This book presents, for the first time, a comprehensive analysis of the different factors behind the 1997 political, economic and social crisis in Albania. It shows that the crisis was both predictable and complex, and not simply a matter of a disgruntled population attempting t…
This study demonstrates that, in the post Cold War era, US leadership becomes more crucial than ever. Through the adoption of a classical approach; a thorough case study of diplomatic efforts vis-a-vis Albania coupled with America's response to the crisis in Bosnia, highlights t…
"This book provides a comprehensive examination of the Albanian Student Movement of 1990-1991. To date, there are no thorough studies of the first year of the transition in Albania, which constitutes the most critical period of transition. The lessons to be learned are vast and …
This book provides a comprehensive examination of the Albanian Student Movement of 1990-1991. To date, there are no thorough studies of the first year of the post-Communist transition in Albania, which constitutes the most critical period of transition. The lessons to be learned…
"This book provides a comprehensive examination of the Albanian Student Movement of 1990-1991. To date, there are no thorough studies of the first year of the transition in Albania, which constitutes the most critical period of transition. The lessons to be learned are vast and …
"This book provides a comprehensive examination of the Albanian Student Movement of 1990-1991. To date, there are no thorough studies of the first year of the transition in Albania, which constitutes the most critical period of transition. The lessons to be learned are vast and …
Prevailing approaches in the comparative historical study of peasant mobilization assume the relationship between peasants and state institutions to be inherently antagonistic. By contrast, this dissertation argues that locally embedded legal cultures are crucial in mediating an…
This dissertation analyzes public policies in different countries and assesses their impacts on different generations. The first chapter tests for intergenerational altruism using Italian cohort consumption data. Intergenerational altruism plays a major role in influencing how a…
Taking as its point of departure the border anxieties of post-Cold War Europe as they emerge in attempts to both expand and secure the perimeter of the European Union, this dissertation examines the rhetorical construction, in fiction, film, polemic, and policy papers, of one su…
