Truth revelation procedures are evaluated according to various normative criteria. The authors find the concepts of false conviction and false acquittal more adequate for such evaluation than the conformity with the rule of law and apply a useful classification of truth revelation procedures...

This essay examines the anthropology of Russia and Eastern Europe two decades after the end of the Cold War. It discusses how the ideology and political pressures of that era continue to influence and distort the discipline, hindering social science advances in the comparative study of empires...

By compiling data on 12 politico-institutional variables for 25 member states of the European Union over the years 1997—2006, we were able to investigate the emerging patterns of democracy in the European Union. The study addresses the questions of how direct democracy can be incorporated...

AbstractThe following sections are included:Political Reasons for EnlargementBeyond Economic ChallengesPolitical Challenges: Large versus Small StatesLack of HegemonyThe End of a Dynamic?The limits of western deepeningAgricultural policyComparing CEE and Southeast AsiaBeyond enlargementConclusion

AbstractThe following sections are included:EU Cross and Trans-Border CooperationThe initial model: La Grande regionThe Euro-regionBeyond Enlargement Policy: Stabilizing Unsecured Borders with the ENP“No institutions”The Macro-Regions“3 nos”: No new institutions, no new rules, no new...

AbstractThe following sections are included:Regionalization from a Comparative Perspective: Conditions for Reform and a Comparison of CEE and Southeast AsiaVarieties of EU regionalizationSoutheast AsiaCultural, Political and Economic Regionalism: Further Comparison of EU and Asian...

AbstractThe following sections are included:The Theoretical FrameworkPolitical and economic dimensions of corruptionInfant, father, client and boss: Patronage and neo-patrimonalismThe European Transition Period“Red privatization”Domestic transformation in CEE: Privatization policyThe role of...

AbstractThe following sections are included:The EU Cohesion PolicyA vision of development: Efficiency and equityA hard public debateStrategy, objectives and tools of developmentASEAN: Cooperation, No Binding Rules and Step-by-Step ConstructionASEAN: A loose regional ensemblePolitical changes and...

AbstractThe following sections are included:Globalization and FlexibilityManagement through flexibilityGender issuesInternational Rules and Legal ObstaclesConclusion: Comparing Both Areas

AbstractThe following sections are included:Lack of Territorial Continuity and Borders: Lack of Sovereign StatesTerritorial Imbalances: Inter- and Intra-regional DisparitiesDisparities between member states and within both regionsCapital cities versus surrounding regionsPovertySocial Structures:...