Course “Europe after Communism: democratic culture and integration”. Academic year 2019-2020. Didactic materials

Contents Project “European Values and Identity Studies” ................ 5 Course: “Europe after Communism: democratic culture and integration” .............................................................................. 7 Teachers .................................................................................................... 11 Reading Texts: Martin Dangerfield The European Union and Post-Communist Europe: One Approach or Several ........................................................... 12 Ivan Krastev, Stephen Holmes Explaining Eastern Europe: Imitation and Its Discontents ........................................................................................ 46 Mykhailo Minakov The Significance of Euromaidan for Ukraine and Europe .................................................................................................. 63 Kimberly Amadeo Ukraine Crisis Summary and Explanation ............................. 68 Javad Nikmoeen Review of Color Revolution ............................................................ 74 About Jean Monnet .............................................................................. 83 About ERASMUS+ Jean Monnet Programme ......................... 8

Overview of the Tevatron Collider Complex: Goals, Operations and Performance

For more than two decades the Tevatron proton-antiproton collider was the centerpiece of the world's high energy physics program. The collider was arguably one of the most complex research instruments ever to reach the operation stage and is widely recognized for numerous physics discoveries and for many technological breakthroughs. In this article we outline the historical background that led to the construction of the Tevatron Collider, the strategy applied to evolution of performance goals over the Tevatron's operational history, and briefly describe operations of each accelerator in the chain and achieved performance.Comment: Includes modifications suggested by reviewer

Critical ressourcement and evaluative correction in Trinitarian theology : a case study on Richard of St. Victor’s De Trinitate

I begin this article by suggesting that the current phase of trinitarian theology is characterized by an impetus to evaluate and correct work done in earlier phases. One evaluative-corrective voice is that of Stephen Holmes, who critiques recent trinitarian ressourcement and advocates a return to more traditional conceptions. I suggest that Richard of St Victor can serve as an excellent model of traditional trinitarian theologizing. To do so, however, some recent mischaracterizations of Richard must first be corrected. Toward this end, I identify several points of disagreement with Holmes’ reading of Richard. I explicate those points of disagreement and argue for what I take to be the correct understanding. I conclude by briefly reflecting on how Richard’s project can serve the current phase of trinitarian theology.Publisher PDFPeer reviewe

The Gag Rule: From Compromise to Contradiction

This essay examines the gag rule of 1836, its motivations and effects. Enacted in 1836 to counter the growing vitriol of the slavery debates, it was later repealed in 1844, following sustained controversy. To begin, the essay analyzes the historical context which informed the rule’s enactment, going over the Second Great Awakening and its role in intensifying the abolitionist movement. It proceeds to examine both the proximate historical explanations for the gag rule, such as recent slave revolts, as well as the more abstract, theoretical arguments concerning how enforced silence can function within democratic legislation. Finally, the essay elucidates the effects of the gag rule and the factors contributing to its failure and ultimate repeal. It ends on a note regarding the proximate impacts of the gag rule in antebellum America, and the precedent it set for other “gag rules” in American society

Elitist Democracy as the Root of Populist Counter-Revolution: A Theoretical Approach

The article aims to critically discuss elitist democracy as one of the possible causes of the contemporary crisis of liberal democracy. The research problem is the question about the essential elements of the concept of elitist democracy, which potentially account for the populist counter-revolution aimed at changing the political systems formed after 1989. The theoretical background of this paper is provided by the studies on the crisis of democracy, which have been conducted in recent years and presented by Jan Zielonka, or the duets of Ivan Krastev and Stephen Holmes as well as Roger Eatwell and Matthew Goodwin. The analysis makes it possible to state that relations between elites and non-elites are crucial for elitist democracy, and they include the process of elites distancing themselves from non-elites, depreciating the needs of non-elites and their importance within the political system, and privileging the position of the elites. In turn, the indicated features of elitist democracy constitute the areas of populist criticism of liberal democracy

Escaping the Snowstorm: Legal Rights and Economics in the Developing World

In this thesis, I seek to provide a framework for developing nations making policy-decisions about legal rights, as in the realm of Rawlsian ideal theory, prescriptions for governments not living in conditions of moderate scarcity is lacking. I first springboard off Stephen Holmes and Cass R. Sunstein’s conclusion that “all legal rights are positive,” from their book, The Cost of Rights, to argue for the value of considering the economic implications of rights protections. I then propose that Holmes and Sunstein’s conclusion means that we can think of legal rights as goods to be purchased by governments. Next, I discuss the implications of “rights as goods” within the reality of the developing world. These implications highlight the necessity to fully consider the economics of legal rights in the developing world. Finally, I highlight the distinct advantages of including economic considerations when discussing legal rights for arriving at a consensus. I conclude that ignoring these economic considerations of legal rights uniquely harms the developing world

Boston Hospitality Review: Winter 2017

Table of contents: Family, Team or Something Else? by John Murtha -- Kitchen Organization in Full-Service Restaurants: Reducing Heat and Stress by Peter Szende and Justin Cipriano -- Rules of Engagement: Building Brand Relationships by Alex Friedman -- Corporate Social Responsibility in the Hospitality Sector by Manisha Singal and Yinyoung Rhou -- “Hold on, I have to post this on Instagram”: Trends, Talk, and Transactions of the Experiential Consumer by Steve Kent -- C-corporation Hotels vs. Hotel-REITs: A Theoretical and Practical Comparison by Tarik Dogru -- Sisters in Restaurant Success: A History of The Maramor by Jan WhitakerFamily, Team or Something Else? by John Murtha -- Kitchen Organization in Full-Service Restaurants: Reducing Heat and Stress by Peter Szende and Justin Cipriano -- Rules of Engagement: Building Brand Relationships by Alex Friedman -- Corporate Social Responsibility in the Hospitality Sector by Manisha Singal and Yinyoung Rhou -- “Hold on, I have to post this on Instagram”: Trends, Talk, and Transactions of the Experiential Consumer by Steve Kent -- C-corporation Hotels vs. Hotel-REITs: A Theoretical and Practical Comparison by Tarik Dogru -- Sisters in Restaurant Success: A History of The Maramor by Jan Whitake

Case-control study of stroke and the quality of hypertension control in north west England

Objective: To examine the risk of stroke in relation to quality of hypertension control in routine general practice across an entire health district. Design: Population based matched case-control study. Setting: East Lancashire Health District with a participating population of 388,821 aged < or = 80. Subjects: Cases were patients under 80 with their first stroke identified from a population based stroke register between 1 July 1994 and 30 June 1995. For each case two controls matched with the case for age and sex were selected from the same practice register. Hypertension was defined as systolic blood pressure > or = 160 mm Hg or diastolic blood pressure > or = 95 mm Hg, or both, on at least two occasions within any three month period or any history of treatment with antihypertensive drugs. Main outcome measures: Prevalence of hypertension and quality of control of hypertension assessed by using the mean blood pressure recorded before stroke) and odds ratios of stroke (derived from conditional logistic regression). Results: Records of 267 cases and 534 controls were examined; 61% and 42% of these subjects respectively were hypertensive. Compared with non-hypertensive subjects hypertensive patients receiving treatment whose average pre-event systolic blood pressure was controlled to or = 160 mm Hg) or untreated had progressively raised odds ratios of 1.6, 2.2, 3.2, and 3.5 respectively. Results for diastolic pressure were similar; both were independent of initial pressures before treatment. Around 21% of strokes were thus attributable to inadequate control with treatment, or 46 first events yearly per 100,000 population aged 40-79. Conclusions: Risk of stroke was clearly related to quality of control of blood pressure with treatment. In routine practice consistent control of blood pressure to below 150/90 mm Hg seems to be required for optimal stroke prevention