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Sebastian Thomasius - Political decision makers and their relevance for public finances

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Political decision makers and their relevance for public finances

Series: Neue Studien zur Politischen Ökonomie

Volume 13 2013

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Economic policy and economic growth S. 24

„… Economic policy and economic growthDreher et al. (2009) investigate the influence of the educational and …” „… highly educated.2.2.2 Monetary policyIn the field of monetary policy, scholars had already started to …” „… 2.2 Decision maker characteristics and (policy) outcomesThere is a scant but growing literature …”

References S. 149-158

„… we learn from monetary policy?’ CESifo Economic Studies 49 (3):319–353.Campa, Pamela. 2011. ‘Gender …” „… -) competence:private versus public banks in Germany.’ Economic Policy 24 (60):701–752.Hayo, Bernd and Florian Neumeier …” „… countries.’ Economic Policy 4 (8):100–132.———. 1989b. ‘Political and economic determinants of budget …”

Monetary policy S. 24-26

„… Economic policy and economic growthDreher et al. (2009) investigate the influence of the educational and …” „… findevidence that more women in the council reduce the inflation rate. Again, and similar to economic policy …” „… highly educated.2.2.2 Monetary policyIn the field of monetary policy, scholars had already started to …”

Candidate characteristics and election outcomes S. 21-24

„… policy and economic growthDreher et al. (2009) investigate the influence of the educational and …” „… highly educated.2.2.2 Monetary policyIn the field of monetary policy, scholars had already started to …” „… section highlightsthe empirical evidence for an effect on (policy) outcomes. The third section focuseson …”

Motivation S. 15-18

„… fiscal policy.Unlike for the field of fiscal policy, there is a growing literature that evaluates …” „… competence of the decision makerswhen political events or policy outcomes are discussed in public. The …” „… , economic theory instead emphasizes the role of institutions – and the incentivesthey set – for economic …”

Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis S. 2-9

„… characteristics and election outcomes 212.2 Decision maker characteristics and (policy) outcomes 242.2.1 Economic …” „… policy and economic growth 242.2.2 Monetary policy 242.2.3 Spending priorities and public good provision …” „… Economic Research (DIW Berlin). I would like to thankRonny Freier and Peter Haan for their invitation and …”

Introduction S. 101-103

„… individual characteristics of political decision makers affect other economic policy outcomes such aseconomic …” „… , Hammadou, and Stanek, 2009, 2011).3 In the field of fiscal policy,however, to date there has not yet been …” „… media, economic research has so far not really considered the relevance of the finance ministers and …”

Introduction S. 71-73

„… . Besides general economic circumstances, much ofthe discussion focuses on the institutional and political …” „… unexplored.However, the relevance of the individual characteristics of political decision makerson economic outcomes …” „… modes of political decision makers.He shows that potential future exit modes affect actual policy …”

Robustness checks S. 94-97

„… from studies in monetary and economic policy (e.g., Dreher et al., 2009; Farvaque,Hammadou, and …” „… hasso far been neglected. This is particularly astonishing because in other policy areas,like economic …” „… studied. Our findings correspond with results from studies in monetaryand economic policy showing …”

Conclusion S. 97-98

„… policy areas,like economic policy, monetary policy, or corporate performance, the influence of individual …” „… monetaryand economic policy showing professional experience to be more influential than educational background …”

Fiscal federalism in Germany S. 74-76

„… colleagues. Her political success comes along with a sound fiscal policyand only this policy will raise her …” „… almostimpossible for them to control their governments in this policy area and this mightgive politicians …” „… incentives to pursue fiscal policy in a suboptimal way.Until the end of 2010, there were no restrictions for …”

Policy implications S. 144-145

„… to be a minor issue in the two studies for the German states and theEU-15 countries.6.3 Policy …” „… decision makers in fiscal policy reveals that their individual144characteristics affect fiscal performance …” „… process of key positions infiscal policy in order to realize sound budgeting. In particular, the empirical …”

Budgetary preferences of the finance minister S. 76-78

„… ministerHibbs (1977) argues that economic policy outcomes are driven by government ideology. Ideologically …” „… colleagues. Her political success comes along with a sound fiscal policyand only this policy will raise her …” „… motivated politicians want to win elections only in order to implement their desired policy. Left-wing …”

Empirical evidence S. 28-32

„… and professional background has proven to be relevant for election outcomes and several policy …” „… minister in fiscal policy. The theoretical considerationsare followed by an overview of the existing …” „… governments.In the run-up to the Economic and Monetary Union of the European Union (EMU),the focus shifted to the …”

Description of the data set S. 82-86

„… preference and the ability of the finance minister. The economic andpolitical control variables are …” „… policy (McKay, 2004).17 For a finance minister belonging to the Left Party, the dummy variable (left …” „… (academia), thereof sixworked in economic or business research institutes or university departments …”

Further research S. 145-146

„… well be taken into account in the appointment process of key positions infiscal policy in order to …” „… or economic crises. Future research could therefore examine such interaction terms of thefinance …” „… minister’s characteristics with certain economic indicators. The same holdsfor interactions with the …”

Specification of the econometric model S. 109-111

„… ruled out that voters select candidates with specific characteristics in response tothe economic or …” „… characteristics on fiscal policy. In the context of European finance ministers,however, reverse causality should …” „… functional relationship, i.e., a reverse causality, between the economic or political circumstances and the …”

Public finances and the finance minister's preferences S. 107-109

„… lower debtgrowth.Professional experienceStudies on economic reforms by Dreher et al. (2009) and on …” „… review of the related economic literature).6 Therefore,the following hypothesis is derived.Hypothesis …” „… response tothe economic or political circumstances. And indeed, a main result of the analysis ofthe …”

Education and incumbency experience on fiscal outcomes S. 48-52

„… support the hypothesisthat education matters for economic policy outcomes.49As mentioned above (see …” „… calculations.trend and the substantial economic size of the effect the estimates are imprecisely estimated and remain …” „… that researchers cannotobserve what good policy for the voters of a municipality really is. A more …”

Spending priorities and public good provision S. 26-27

„… inflation rate. Again, and similar to economic policy, the results for education are less robust than for …” „… fiscal policyThe previous sections of this chapter highlight the empirical literature on the relevance of …” „… cannot confirmthat female representation matters for policy outcomes at the local level. Ferreira …”

Theoretical considerations S. 27-28

„… .32.3 Strength of the finance minister and fiscal policyThe previous sections of this chapter highlight …” „… policy outcomes. The following section takes up this discussion and focuses onthe specific role of the …” „… finance minister in fiscal policy. The theoretical considerationsare followed by an overview of the …”

Public finances and the finance minister's ability S. 103-107

„… welfare-optimizing policy measures (Alesina and Perotti, 1995).Instead, poor fiscal performance is predominatly …” „… to theEconomic and Monetary Union (EMU) of the European Union in the early 1990s.In particular, Hagen …” „… signal for generally higher ability (Spence, 1973). Therefore, Ifollow related studies on economic growth …”

Introduction S. 33-36

„… , second, those attributes matter for policy outcomes oncea politician gets into office. In fact, a large …” „… empirical relevance of politicians’ characteristics for electoralsuccess and for fiscal policy outcomes in …” „… power on policy outcomes.A number of papers in the political economy literature has confirmed that …”

Description of the data set S. 111-116

„… observations in total. The data set comprises three types ofvariables: first, fiscal and economic indicators …” „… indices ofBelgium instead as both countries formed an economic and monetary union, the union …” „… publicfinances such as the treasury, the budget, the fiscal and tax policy as well as the financial regulation …”

A Appendix: Parametric and non-parametric implementation S. 58-61

„… . We report significant effects that those candidates alter tax policy andincrease all three local tax …” „… politician’s characteristics on election outcomes and policy outcomes. Besides the role of their education and …” „… . Thethird candidate holds a university degree in geography and works as an economic geographer.61 …”

Ability of the finance minister S. 78-80

„… definition7 Eckel and Grossman (2008) and Croson and Gneezy (2009) offer two reviews of the economic …” „… as an instrument toensure the adoption of a specific policy and in the sameway parties might use …”

Estimation results S. 88-94

„… studies in monetary and economic policy (e.g., Dreher et al., 2009; Farvaque,Hammadou, and Stanek, 2009 …” „… Chattopadhyay andDuflo, 2004; Svaleryd, 2009) or those without children. Potential policy differencesmight …” „… priorities in specific policyareas as male finance ministers (as reported for the local level by …”

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Heike Hoess, Tilman Nagel, Alfons Schmid, Sigrid Rand, Christa Larsen - The Importance of Governance in Regional Labour Market Monitoring for Evidence-based Policy-Making

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Heike Hoess (ed.), Tilman Nagel (ed.), Alfons Schmid (ed.), Sigrid Rand (ed.), Christa Larsen (ed.)

The Importance of Governance in Regional Labour Market Monitoring for Evidence-based Policy-Making

2017

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Nina Oding Labour Market, Economic Policy and Economic Growth Perspectives in Russia S. 41-62

„… 41 Labour Market, Economic Policy and Economic Growth Perspectives in Russia Nina Oding 1 …” „… future development of labour market and economic policy measures. These data are official aggregated …” „… the centre of economic policy. Focus on quality workplaces, consistent improvement in the quality of …”

INFORMATION ON AUTHORS S. 333-350

„… Institute for Economic Research – IRE – (Università della Svizzera italiana, USI) since June 2014. He …” „… researcher at the Observatory for Economic Dynamics (O-De) and his academic work concerns the analysis of …” „… mobility and “flexicurity”. Dr Moreno Baruffini Institute for Economic Research (IRE) Via Maderno 24 CP …”

Ronald McQuaid The Provision of Skills Information in Scotland and Its Governance – Skills Investment Plans and Regional Skills Assessments S. 263-276

„… and wellbeing. The Economic Strategy and the other policy documents provide a context to guide the …” „… logic. The SIPs seek to explicitly emphasise skills policy as a driver of economic growth, and means …” „… labour market information and intelligence in Scotland is based on a clear set of multi-level policy …”

Moreno Baruffini, Luzius Stricker The Governance Process in the Swiss Regional Labour Market Observatories S. 25-40

„… of 2004, which cover many economic interests, such as agricultural policy and cooperation in the …” „… involved in policy-making. On the one hand, a hierarchical state leaves the policy process to public …” „… governance and combinations of modes in regional labour market monitoring for evidence-based policy-making …”

Andrew Dean Labour Market Governance in England: Devolution and Localism S. 95-114

„… macro-economic policy by the Labour Government when the impacts of the crisis were first felt, the “geographies …” „… and strategies that have led to the reorganisation in labour market and economic governance. Finally …” „… policy areas to local authorities The transfer of additional budgets alongside those powers …”

Javier Ramos Salazar The Importance of Governance in the Regional Labour Market Monitoring for Evidence-based Policy-making: Basque Country Case S. 185-198

„… policies, macro-economic policy, etc. In turn, if the employment context does not lead to an increase in …” „… economic promotion policy. Relevance to link the AEPs with the general labour/social policies …” „… Regional Labour Market Monitoring for Evidence-based Policy-making: Basque Country Case Javier Ramos …”

Sara Ennya, Heike Hoess, Uwe Kühnert, Pierre Lucante, Laura Schmid, Etleva Vertopi (Regional) Labour Market Monitoring – Experience from Developing and Transition Countries S. 277-322

„… for labour Matching in the labour market Framework conditions of economic and employment policy …” „… guidance for policy-making (e.g. for active labour market policy including vocational education and …” „… Market (LM) policy-making; and Institutionalisation and national and legislative framework conditions …”

Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis S. 1-10

„… , Economic Policy and Economic Growth Perspectives in Russia Nina Oding 41 Precarious …” „… Governance in Regional Labour Market Monitoring for Evidence-based Policy-making Rainer Hampp Verlag …” „… evidence-based policy-making. However, local and regional labour market observatories often find it difficult to …”

Ciprian Pânzaru, Claudiu Brândaș A Conceptual Model of Collaborative Support System for Labour Market Governance S. 81-94

„… a series of actors, decision-making processes, policy-making processes and legislation. Within …” „… relationship between all these actors. LMG is not an alternative to government, in terms of policy-making …” „… of a better labour market governance structure. Introduction Economic and demographic factors …”

Željko Tepavčević, Siniša Veselinović, Zvjezdana Jelić Employment Support Project in Bosnia and Herzegovina S. 199-216

„… , employers, policy-makers and the entire population. It will create a basis for the collection of evidence …” „… , policy-makers and the general public. It will also finance the evaluation of the process and impact of the …” „… strategy targeting job seekers, employers and policy-makers. In the FBiH and RS, dedicated project teams …”

Neshat Zeneli Challenges for Albania Regrading Improving the Labour Market Information System and Labour Market Governance from Hierarchy to Market to Network Governance S. 241-262

„… labour market information and how this information is used for policy-making and monitoring/evaluation in …” „… ) is used by the labour market policy-makers in Albania? The final aim of this paper is to do a …” „… this produces a hierarchic mode of decision making, based on individual policy-maker’s perceptions and …”

Patrizio Di Nicola, Alessandra Fasano, Piera Rella, Ludovica Rossotti The Best Offer: Monitoring and Analysis of Best Practices of the Centres for Public and Private Employment and University Orientation and Placement Services S. 147-184

„… characteristics of the national transition. This also helped policy-makers understand in detail their transition …” „… at the economic and social transformations in the West as a result of globalisation, a complex …” „… market, thus remaining trapped in a process of economic dependence on the family. This problem does not …”

Marco Ricceri The Labour Market’s Regulation and the Transition from Government to Governance S. 323-332

„… maintain the efficiency of their services, policy-makers are called to overcome some “institutional …” „… understand the nature and implications of the ongoing structural changes in the economic sphere. It deals …” „… with the initiative called New Approaches to Economic Challenges (NAEC). “The goal – Gurria explained …”

Renato Fontana, Vera D’Antonio, Martina Ferrucci, Carmine Piscopo The Reaction of Social Partners to the Application of the “Jobs Act”: A Comparison Between Digital Communication Strategies S. 115-146

„… ; http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/products-datasets/-/tipsna60. As it is imaginable, the economic recovery is slower and requires greater effort in the …” „… Focus on unemployment increase, dismissals, etc. Economic policies Focus on stability law, crises and …” „… development policies (36 cases out of 95) and criticism to the economic policies carried out by the Government …”

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European Horizons - Cornerstones for an Evolving Europe

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Cornerstones for an Evolving Europe

Series: Denkart Europa | Mindset Europe

Volume 34 2022

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Bryan Bayne The EU’s New Forest Strategy: Taking advantage of this watershed moment S. 35-48

„… incentive to devise coordinated EU-wide approaches to forest policy.Before the EU Commission published its …” „… collected and reported according to “priority EU policy-relevant topics” such as climate change …” „… considerations into account when writing policy—even if they disagree with Brussels’ specific proposals.This …”

Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis S. 1-10

„… Policy Approaches to Economic Development, Environmental Policy, and Human RightsDenkart Europa …” „… Otzenhausen.New Policy Approaches to Economic Development, Environmental Policy, and Human RightsCornerstones for …” „… Evolving EuropeNew Policy Approaches to Economic Development, Environmental Policy, and Human …”

Lilybell Evergreen The Case for Values-Driven Multilateralism Among Democracies: The implications of EU and US relations with China S. 71-86

„… Kim, “U.S. Perceptions of China in the Pandemic Era and Implications for U.S. Policy.”Lilybell …” „… EU, and Australia’s poor record on climate policy.Changing and unstable alliances due to domestic …” „… Union’s foreign policy and international development strategy, specifically analysing EU-US-China …”

Alexios Simintzis Externalizing the European Union’s Climate Policies: Ensuring the Brussels Effect has an impact S. 57-70

„… Policy Strategy, the EU “has an interest in shaping global economic and environmental rules”.6 While …” „… ” have not shown positive signs so far; the economic arguments must always accompany such policy …” „… European Union has established itself as a ‘first-mover’.Despite concerns about stagnating economic growth …”

Darren Wong Making Europe’s Smart Cities Participatory: Designing for meaningful citizen engagement S. 121-129

„… meaningfully and deliberatively.Policy Approach 3: Bridging the gap between citizens and policymakersLastly …” „… technology, policy-writers in civic hackathons, and even coders creating bottom-up solutions to urban …” „… around the world have adopted smart urbanism as a future-oriented strategy to boost their economic …”

Viddhi Thakker Rethinking Refugees: The evolution of EU migration policies before and after Covid-19 S. 97-104

„… burdensome for social and economic systems. Particularly, such foundational evolution in EU migration policy …” „… policy.ConclusionThe migration of refugees and asylum seekers in Europe has been consistently increasing, firstly as a …” „… ThakkerIntroductionMigration as a phenomenon of social and economic integration has been undertaken extensively within European …”

Samuel Blair Open Societies and Energy Anxiety: Achieving security through diversity S. 49-56

„… with the initial goals of Cohesion Policy.The Partnership Agreement reached on April 19, 2022, between …” „… its capacity to protect its core values such as human rights and rule of law. A foreign policy crisis …” „… to strengthen the economic, social and territorial cohesion of the EU in the interest of promoting …”

Bilal Asghar Towards a New Approach to European Crisis and Disaster Management S. 105-120

„… international discourse around socio-economic policymaking. Ultimately, building back better must include …” „… concrete policy proposals and recommendations, before examining potential drawbacks and objections and …” „… prevention plans, but prevention policy is organized following a sectoral approach.’9 In short, different …”

Gabrielle Bernoville A New Bauhaus for the Green Deal: A cultural approach to Europe’s recovery S. 23-34

„… independent JRC, attests to the EU's desire to avoid bureaucratic policy-making. Unlocking this holistic …” „… existing programs should enable people to actively take action and share the ownership of this policy.The …” „… BernovilleIntroduction“I want this to be more than an environmental or economic project. The European Green Deal must also …”

José María Arroyo Nieto Conference on the Past of Europe: The EU’s foundational myth and where it leaves us today S. 11-22

„… new community with permanent structures. This would make Europeans depend on each other for economic …” „… , which was part of the European Economic Community by way of French membership. French governments at …” „… economic arguments against leaving the EU and its Single Market, Leave backers succeeded in focusing the …”

Rasmika Ghosh Violating the non-refoulement principle: Covid-19 and the erosion of refugee rights S. 87-96

„… ” to public policy, affecting the fundamental interests of the host state, in order to consider a …” „… Covid-19 Pandemic has brought about epistemic changes in the global political and socio-economic …” „… European legal instruments and refugee policy. Consequently, the EU should modify existing structures in …”

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Colette Sophie Vogeler - Conventional Paths for New Challenges?

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Conventional Paths for New Challenges?

Series: Internationale Politische Ökonomie

Volume 16 2016

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Consolidation of a new Path? Economic Policy in Democratic Brazil S. 97-120

„… economic policy and the adaptation of new paradigms. The international constraints on policymaking …” „… 97 8 Consolidation of a new Path? Economic Policy in Democratic Brazil The concluding two …” „… industrial and economic policy has been conducted. Recent developments in Brazil are increasingly being …”

Change of Path? The Democratic Transition and Implications for Economic Policy S. 83-96

„… 83 7 Change of Path? The Democratic Transition and Implications for Economic Policy The preceding …” „… in economic policy, i.e. a time of merely incremental changes. Around 1980, politics began to shift …” „… a moment of rethinking among decision-makers in regard to their general approach to economic policy …”

New Challenges, Old Answers – Present Policy S. 121-150

„… towards a radical change in economic policy: Actual policy output suggests a shift towards greater …” „… economy in 2008. In the course of history, economic crises have repeatedly triggered policy change, and …” „… Policy 122 of a government is closely intertwined with economic success. Taking into consideration …”

Theoretical Perspectives on Policy Change S. 17-46

„… policy change are met, these changes may be unsustainable. The analysis of economic policymaking in …” „… ideas” that, in the case of economic policy, include perceptions on the role of the state in the …” „… long-term development of economic policy in Brazil and follows a historical approach. Though one of the …”

Conventional Paths for New Challenges? S. 151-156

„… policymaking and the ideas behind it. The theoretical application to the case of economic policy in Brazil …” „… socio-economic and socio-political antecedents when studying policy change. A paradigmatic policy change …” „… remained untouched. The case of economic policy in Brazil represents a remarkable example of policy change …”

Arising Social Cleavages and Political Regime Change – the Military in Power S. 69-82

„… evaluated the concomitants of the emergence of a new economic paradigm that was to shape future policy, the …” „… . What effects did the emergence of a military government have on the economic policy paradigm? To …” „… preceding the coup and the consequences for economic policy deserve attention. 6.1 Social Viability – the …”

The Path Begins – the Brazilian Industrialization S. 57-68

„… political process continued as before (Schmitter 1971, p. 20). A radical economic policy change from an …” „… paradigmatic change in economic policy has taken place and what it was that triggered this change. 5.1 …” „… Political Viability – the Revolution of 1930 and Economic Policy Change The upcoming section will discuss …”

Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis S. 1-12

„… Challenges? Change and Continuity in Economic Policy in Brazil „Internationale Politische Ökonomie“ is …” „… BUT_Vogeler_2392-8.indd 2 26.04.16 15:20 Change and Continuity in Economic Policy in Brazil Conventional …” „… Paths for New Challenges? Change and Continuity in Economic Policy in Brazil Colette Sophie Vogeler 178 …”

Research Design – a Qualitative Approach S. 47-52

„… policy change in Great Britain on a macro-level, taking economic policy 3 Research Design – a …” „… Brazilian economic policy – a hypothesis that will be further discussed in the course of the empirical …” „… economic policy was analyzed, and extensive data on the automobile industry including production and …”

Motivation and Problem Statement S. 13-16

„… in policymaking. As an approach to policy change, a historical analysis of Brazil's economic policy …” „… conceptualization to explain a shift from Keynesianism to monetarism in economic policy (Hall 1993). In these models …” „… be paradigmatic yet unsustainable. Using the example of economic policy in Brazil, it will be shown …”

Appendix S. 157-178

„… ; Saad-Filho, Alfredo (2012) Neo-Developmentalism and the Challenges of Economic Policy-Making under Dilma …” „… Fishlow, Albert (1973) Some Reflections on Post-1964 Brazilian Economic Policy. In: Stepan, Alfred (ed …” „… Publishing Group, Boston Kingstone, Peter R. (2000) Muddling through Gridlock – Economic Policy Performance …”

Point of Departure – Socio-Economic Background S. 53-56

„… unequal socio-economic background. Policymaking was designed to serve the interests of the elite and a …” „… 53 4 Point of Departure – Socio-Economic Background As a starting point for the empirical …” „… economics. The historical review is a fundamental approach to policy paradigms. The goal is to sort out …”

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Elena Kropatcheva - Russia's Ukraine Policy against the Background of Russian-Western Competition

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Russia's Ukraine Policy against the Background of Russian-Western Competition

Series: Demokratie, Sicherheit, Frieden

Volume 201 2010

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Economic Factors in Russian Foreign Policy S. 156-175

„… 1562 Russia’s Economic Policy in Relation to Ukraine This chapter focuses on Russia’s economic …” „… policy towards Ukraine – the goals it pursues in the economic sphere, as well as the methods and policies …” „… main economic factors codetermining the implementation of contemporary Russian foreign policy (section …”

Russia’s Economic Policy towards Ukraine: General Description S. 222-224

„… Russia’s Economic Policy towards Ukraine: General Description This section summarizes the main conclusions …” „… on Russia’s economic policy in relation to Ukraine on the basis of the empirical investigation …” „… conducted in the previous sections of this chapter. Russian economic policy vis-á-vis Ukraine is defined by …”

A Realist Analysis of Russia’s Economic Policy towards Ukraine S. 224-234

„… conclusions about Russia’s economic policy in general, paying special attention to the questions of which …” „… (realist or constructivist) explanations are more plausible for Russia’s economic policy vis-á-vis Ukraine …” „… Policy towards Ukraine Previous sections have described Russia’s economic policy towards Ukraine on the …”

A Constructivist Analysis of Russia’s Economic Policy towards Ukraine S. 234-238

„… 234 2.8 A Constructivist Analysis of Russia’s Economic Policy towards Ukraine This section …” „… interprets Russia’s economic policy towards Ukraine from the viewpoint of constructivism. The question under …” „… ) impact Russia’s economic policy towards Ukraine. The empirical analysis within the framework of this …”

Summary S. 238-242

„… 2382.9 Summary This chapter has studied Russia’s economic policy vis-á-vis Ukraine, its goals, the …” „… Russia in favor of integration with the EU. In its economic policy vis-á-vis Ukraine, Russia is both a …” „… explanations complement each other. Russia’s economic policy is guided by the perception of being a great power …”

Russia’s Ukraine Policy: Goals Pursued S. 243-246

„… and Ukraine in the areas of foreign policy, economic and security policies, not to mention cultural …” „… , Russia’s Ukraine policy is a litmus test for its relations with the West, as Russia’s economic and security …” „… 243 3 Conclusions This study has concentrated on Russia’s Ukraine policy during Putin’s …”

Russia’s Initiatives on Regional Integration: the Single Economic Space (SES) S. 209-222

„… Integration: the Single Economic Space (SES) This section analyzes Russia’s policy of formal integration, in …” „… , “the policy of cutting ties with Russia” was “reversed as the price of economic independence has proved …” „… integration as an important factor” (Foreign Policy Concept of the RF 2000). In the economic sphere, Russia is …”

Russia’s Ukraine Policy through the Two Analytical “Lenses” S. 252-261

„… case of the economic policy of the RF with respect to Ukraine than in the area of security. In the case …” „… of the economic policy of the RF vis-á-vis Ukraine, different patterns of interaction between the …” „… economic integration with Ukraine were not paying off, and by the end of Putin’s presidency a shift in …”

Summary and Overview of Chapters S. 50-52

„… . gov/catdir/cpso/romanization/russian.pdf>, accessed 15 Sep. 2008. 52The second substantive chapter studies Russia’s economic policy in …” „… Russian economic policy towards Ukraine is followed by realist and constructivist analyses, which explain …” „… in more detail the realism of Russia’s economic policy towards Ukraine and the reproduction of …”

Russia’s Security Policy in Relation to Ukraine S. 52-57

„… 52The second substantive chapter studies Russia’s economic policy in relation to Ukraine: Russia’s …” „… Economic Space (SES). As in the first chapter, a general description of Russian economic policy towards …” „… Russia’s economic policy towards Ukraine and the reproduction of Russia’s national identity in it …”

Scope of the Study S. 21-22

„… : Russia’s policy towards Ukraine in the sphere of security and Russia’s economic policy. Even though …” „… with in the chapter on Russia’s economic Ukraine policy. Another area where security and economic …” „… security policy depends on the availability of resources and on domestic economic development. Hence …”

Aim of the Analysis, Research Questions and Relevance of the Topic S. 17-21

„… and Russia’s economic policy. Even though Russia’s Ukraine policy involves more fields than just …” „… ”: military, political, economic, environmental and societal (1991: 19). The chapter on Russia’s policy …” „… Russian foreign policy. This study focuses on Russian foreign policy by analyzing “one of [its] key …”

Tools of Russia’s Ukraine Policy S. 246-249

„… Russia’s economy were discussed in the chapter on Russia’s economic policy vis-á-vis Ukraine and became …” „… policy in all areas is constrained by its economic problems. Russia’s subsidies and unilateral …” „… support in trying to prevent the accession of their country to NATO and to promote greater economic …”

Time Frame of the Study S. 22-25

„… on the subject shows. This is dealt with in the chapter on Russia’s economic Ukraine policy. Another …” „… domestic economic development. Hence, economy and security are the two key areas where Russia’s policy …” „… analyzes two of the main dimensions – economic and security – of Russia’s Ukraine policy in detail. All …”

Russia’s Competition with the West S. 249-252

„… from some of the important economic decisions, since it is not a member of the WTO or the economic G-7 …” „… actors in closer trade relations and economic relations in general. However, the challenge remains one of …” „… how to establish a common FTA, or even a common economic space, in which all three actors participate …”

Methodology S. 48-50

„… ). Thus, the chapter on the economic policy of the RF relies heavily on economic data, which can help in …” „… 48with which to theorize about a state’s foreign policy (Fearon and Wendt 2002: 53). In accordance …” „… application of realism- and constructivism-based foreign policy theories can offer more comprehensive …”

Russia’s Policy Responses to the Ukrainian-EU Plans for Energy Diversification S. 203-209

„… relations are problematic, economic actors on both sides have common economic interests and find …” „… economic actors, and a joint venture was formed between Naftogaz of Ukraine and Gazprom for this purpose in …” „… next few years. 2.4.3 Russia’s Policy Responses to the Ukrainian-EU Plans for Energy Diversification …”

Russia’s Investment Interests in Ukraine S. 181-189

„… following their own economic interests, nevertheless, the state supports their policy of capital expansion …” „… 261 Some authors (e.g. Bugajski 2004) present Russia’s economic policy vis-á-vis Ukraine as economic …” „… trade interest in Ukraine. Ukraine needs both Russia and the West as trade partners, and these economic …”

Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis S. 2-8

„… 2 Russia’s Economic Policy in Relation to Ukraine 156 2.1 Economic Factors in Russian Foreign Policy …” „… Integration: the Single Economic Space (SES) 209 2.6 Russia’s Economic Policy towards Ukraine: General …” „… Description 222 2.7 A Realist Analysis of Russia’s Economic Policy towards Ukraine 224 2.8 A Constructivist …”

Russia’s Trade Relations with Ukraine S. 175-181

„… assertive foreign policy. Foreign policy aims at reinforcing the position of Russian economic actors abroad …” „… abroad of Russian economic actors that have strong connections with the government. This policy in turn …” „… and the West as trade partners, and these economic “vectors” of Ukraine’s policy are complementary …”

Summary S. 149-155

„… identity is frequently ignored. Russia’s policy is concentrated on the regions with Russia-friendly …” „… identity, while the West’s policy focuses on Western-leaning regions. As a result, regional cleavages in …” „… , Russia’s great power identity (its vision of Self and Other) penetrates its security policy. Russia’s “role …”

IR-Based Approaches to the Study of Foreign Policy S. 26-37

„… power define the contours of foreign policy. Economic interest groups are the most significant such …” „… with policy-makers and representatives of intellectual elites in Moscow and Kiev (on this method see …” „… policy, but the most detailed yet undertaken. It is also original in terms of its theoretical framework …”

The Third Debate S. 37-48

„… conclusions are made. After that, the economic and security dimensions of Russia’s Ukraine policy during …” „… 25 For details on individual aspects of policy-making and psychological factors see: Putnam 1993 …” „… discussion on developing a realist/rationalist-constructivist methodology for studying foreign policy. The …”

Abbreviations S. 11-13

„… Policy Instrument ESDP European Security and Defence Policy EU European Union EurAsEc Eurasian Economic …” „… CEC Central Election Committee CEES Common Economic Space of the EU and Russia CFE Conventional Armed …” „… Forces in Europe Treaty CFSP Common Foreign and Security Policy CIS Commonwealth of Independent States …”

The Polarity of the International System: Russia versus the West S. 111-117

„… 111to analyze this policy, first, through the “lens” of realism and then from the point of view of …” „… contradictions found in Russia’s security policy in relation to Ukraine, whether their explanations would be …” „… Analysis of Russia’s Security Policy towards Ukraine This section explains Russia’s security policy with …”

Turbulent Russian-Ukrainian Energy Relations and the West S. 189-198

„… energy, and thereby to achieve closer economic and political relations with the West, its policy towards …” „… Ukraine’s membership of the WTO, which it acquired in 2008 (cf. BFAI 2008b). In conclusion, economic …” „… not only economic, but also has political underpinnings. Russia hopes to spread its economic and …”

Russia’s Self and Ukraine S. 134-149

„… policy-making institutions: Moscow’s jealous attentiveness to the post-Soviet space shows that Russia’s …” „… a partner. By the same token, the policy-makers in the NATO states, especially in the U.S., still …” „… into Russian-Ukrainian and Russian-Western relations. In the context of Russia’s security policy, this …”

Russia’s Policy of Diversifying Energy Transit Routes S. 198-203

„… that was striving to join the EU and NATO. In short, Russian policy towards Ukraine in the energy …” „… reliable supplier of energy, and thereby to achieve closer economic and political relations with the West …” „… , its policy towards Ukraine has, nevertheless, undermined these efforts. Russian-Ukrainian conflicts …”

Documents S. 263-268

„… . Charter of Organization for Democracy and Economic Development – GUAM. 2006, available from …” „… : , accessed 7 Dec. 2006. Common European Economic Space (CEES). Concept Paper. 2003 …” „… soiuza [Treaty on Economic Union]. 1993, available from:

Military-Industrial Cooperation between Russia and Ukraine S. 103-109

„… “Orange Revolution,” Russia’s early warning system relied on the ORTUs in Ukraine, Russia’s policy has …” „… capabilities (cf. Bailes et al. 2003: 37). By 2001, as a result of the process of conversion and economic …” „… to distance itself from Russia, but faced negative consequences as a result of this policy …”

Ukraine between Two Poles of the International System S. 117-124

„… or even the West as a whole. Russia’s policy is power- and autonomy-seeking, and it aims to improve …” „… its military and economic capabilities as the prerequisites of power. It is guided by the factor of …” „… system as primarily a bipolar system in which Russia is opposed by the West influences its policy towards …”

The West’s Ukraine Policy in Competition with Russia S. 82-86

„… EU policy on Ukraine is discussed in more details in the chapter on Russian economic policy towards …” „… becoming a member of the Alliance. 1.6.3 The West’s Ukraine Policy in Competition with Russia Since the …” „… 1990s, official Russian representatives have been firmly underlining Russian “vital strategic economic …”

Development of Ukraine-NATO Relations S. 57-71

„… understanding of the development of Ukraine-NATO relations is necessary in order to better understand the policy …” „… forward to further steps to develop its [Ukraine’s] democratic institutions, to implement radical economic …” „… foreign policy issues, and the position of the official Ukrainian government does not always represent the …”

The Russian Black Sea Fleet in Ukraine S. 86-98

„… discussed in the next chapter on Russia’s economic policy towards Ukraine. 96 One of the most serious …” „… Russian national sea policy is experiencing economic, political, and military pressure from the NATO …” „… integration into the Alliance. The West’s – primarily the United States’ – policy of supporting Ukraine’s …”

Statements, Press Releases, Interviews and Other Official Sources S. 268-275

„… Manuel. 2006. Speaking with a Common Voice: Energy Policy in the 21st Century. Speech at the Honorary …” „… Policy," Document S324/06, available from: Economic Development and Trade on Social and Economic …”

Secondary Sources S. 275-303

„… Foreign Policy: From El'tsin to Putin. UCL SSEES Centre for the Study of Economic and Social Change in …” „… Working Paper 13. Zimmermann, William. 2003a. Elite Political-Economic Orientations and Foreign Policy …” „… Balkanpolitik-Mythos in realpolitischer Bewährung? [Russia's Balkan Policy-Myths Put on Test by Reality]. In Rußland in …”

Contribution of the Research S. 25-26

„… semi-structured personal interviews and discussions held with policy-makers and representatives of intellectual …” „… 25ern-leaning policy of Yushchenko and Tymoshenko and the more pro-Russian course of Victor …” „… Yanukovych to the Western-oriented policy of Yushchenko and Tymoshenko once again. The present analysis …”

Future Research Agenda and Contribution of This Study S. 261-262

„… economic interest groups in Russia on foreign policy, and by looking more deeply into the domestic …” „… Russia’s foreign policy. The introductory chapter explained that realism and constructivism cannot be …” „… Russia’s view that the West’s promotion of democracy is really the pursuit of its geopolitical, economic …”

Russia’s Perception of Self and of the West as Other S. 124-134

„… factors, Russia does not have a clear strategy vis-á-vis Ukraine. Its policy is twofold: to try to prevent …” „… Security Policy towards Ukraine This section interprets Russia’s security policy towards Ukraine through …” „… reproduced in Russia’s Ukraine security policy. The question to be analyzed is whether Russia is acting in …”

Abstract S. 16

„… perspectives: its economic policy and its policy towards Ukraine in the area of security. The period of …” „… 16Abstract This study analyzes Russian policy in relation to Ukraine against the background of …” „… actions and their outcomes with respect to Ukraine. Russia’s Ukraine policy is studied from two …”

Russia’s Attitude to NATO Enlargement S. 71-74

„… and continues to impact on Russia’s security policy vis-à-vis Ukraine. 1.6 Russia’s Position on …” „… relations have developed in opposition to Russia’s policy. More specific examples of Russia’s attitude …” „… focus on building up our economic might and defence capability, which is being done by the president and …”

Overview of Russian-Western Relations S. 74-82

„… Russian Foreign Minister and member of the presidential foreign policy directorate, for example, stated in …” „… , expected – with the political and economic support of the West – to transform itself into a prosperous …” „… December 1992, Russian Foreign Minister Andrey Kozyrev declared that Russian foreign policy had been …”

Russia’s Security Policy towards Ukraine: General Description S. 109-111

„… is intended for long-term development. 1.7.4 Russia’s Security Policy towards Ukraine: General …” „… Description This section summarizes the main conclusions about Russia’s security policy towards Ukraine that …” „… policy towards Ukraine, in particular its overall support of Ukraine’s NATO aspirations, has been shaped …”

List of Tables S. 15

„… Policy 37 2.1 Evolution of Cooperation between NATO and Ukraine 58 2.2 Regional Differences in Attitudes …” „… Russian Federation 168 3.9 Russian Economic Growth: 2001-2007 169 3.10 Structure of Foreign Debt of the …” „… Independence in 1990 183 3.15 Regional Difference in Attitudes in Ukraine towards the Foreign Policy 219 …”

List of Figures S. 14

„… 14 List of Figures 1.1 Visualization of Russia’s Ukraine Policy as Interpreted in Terms of the …” „… Economic Growth: 1998-2008 182 3.4 The Share of Russian Investors in Individual Markets for Goods and …”

List of Maps S. 14

„… 14 List of Figures 1.1 Visualization of Russia’s Ukraine Policy as Interpreted in Terms of the …” „… Economic Growth: 1998-2008 182 3.4 The Share of Russian Investors in Individual Markets for Goods and …”

Early Warning Radar Stations in Ukraine S. 98-103

„… the coming to power of the “orange” coalition, Russia changed its policy in this area and decided to …” „… increased during the periods when Ukraine restored its policy of seeking NATO membership, especially after …” „… leadership’s course aimed at maintaining its global leadership and expanding its economic, political and …”

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