Want to join the EU queue?

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A number of countries from Eastern Europe are seeking to join the European Union (EU) and this will have a number of effects, on nationalism, the role of law, ethnic relations and other areas. There are problems of how qualifications obtained during should communist era should be valued. Nationalism has become important and could be a hindrance to EU membership where there is also intolerance of Roma and other minorities. Attitudes to Germany are also important, and german economic poweris feared by some in Eastern Europe.

Eastern Europe, International relations, Western Europe

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An exchange of peasantries

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Manchester University's former head of sociology Teodor Shanin is carrying out research into the Russian peasantry while on long-term secondment to the Moscow School of Social and Economic Sciences (MSSES) in Russia. Shanin founded Russian peasantry studies in the West in the 1960's and rapidly became well respected for his research into the effect of peasantry on political and socioeconomic developments in the 20th century. MSSES has an annual budget of $1 million, with around 25% raised by the school itself.

Research, Interview, Peasantry, Peasant culture, Shanin, Teodor

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Ukrainian plan riles reformers

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Higher education reformers in Ukraine are riled by a government plan that recently gained the approval of a national educational congress. Critics see the Soviet-style plan as a fantasy that is divorced from national economic hardships. Proponents of the plan see it as a way to promote a love for Ukrainian language, culture and traditions, and as a way to solidify the Ukrainian state.

Ukraine, Social aspects, Laws, regulations and rules, Education, Education, Higher, Higher education

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