Financial stability is related to both the real economic sector and public finance stability, and this cohesion is complex, ambiguous, especially complicated, includes many factors acting in different directions. Fiscal sustainability is one of the most significant factors of financial stability, and recently its significance has unfolded in the context of increasing fiscal imbalances and the government debt crisis. The growing interdependence between the public and the financial sectors leads to strengthening the two-direction connection between fiscal sustainability and financial stability. This article analyses one direction of this connection, i. e. implications of fiscal sustainability for financial stability. The complex research presented in this article involves the analysis of scientific literature, of statistical data, multi-criteria evaluation, the interstate comparative analysis, and panel estimation. The results of the research show that some fiscal variables may have a role to play in explaining changes of the financial stability index.
Financial stability is related to both the real economic sector and public finance stability, and this cohesion is complex, ambiguous, especially complicated, includes many factors acting in different directions. Fiscal sustainability is one of the most significant factors of financial stability, and recently its significance has unfolded in the context of increasing fiscal imbalances and the government debt crisis. The growing interdependence between the public and the financial sectors leads to strengthening the two-direction connection between fiscal sustainability and financial stability. This article analyses one direction of this connection, i. e. implications of fiscal sustainability for financial stability. The complex research presented in this article involves the analysis of scientific literature, of statistical data, multi-criteria evaluation, the interstate comparative analysis, and panel estimation. The results of the research show that some fiscal variables may have a role to play in explaining changes of the financial stability index.
EU Council of Ministers, legislative politics, negotiations, Eastern Enlargement. - The dissertation analyzes the impact of the Eastern Enlargement on the work of the EU Council of Ministers. Why does the Council fulfill its legislative tasks so efficiently, despite the exogenous shock of membership change? What kind of shifts in the internal dynamics did the Eastern Enlargement induce? It is argued that the legislative robustness of the enlarged Council results from member states' highly unequal ambitions and abilities to formulate and advocate their own policy interests in the Council arena. This diversity is strategically exploited by the Council Presidency, which employs its procedural prerogatives to boost legislative effectiveness, in line with its institutional interest. The Eastern Enlargement increased the internal fragmentation of the Council and intensified the demand for leadership and process-management, eventually leading to "oligarchization" of this institution. The thesis offers a mechanism-based explanation, as it explores the sequences of position-taking, coalition formation, conflict dynamics and majority crafting within the Council. While presenting two case-studies from the realm of the regulatory policy, the thesis complements existing large-n studies of post-Enlargement Council politics.
ÖZETBu çalışmanın amacı, sosyal bilimlerin karmaşık olgularından biri olan geri dönüşü, özellikle savaş nedeniyle yerinden edilmiş insanların geri dönüşünü incelemektir. Mültecilerin ülkelerine geri dönüşü savaştan yeni çıkmış toplumların iyileşmesinde birincil öneme sahip bir olgu olarak karşımıza çıkmaktadır. Bu konunun incelenmesi için seçilen örnek, savaş ve komünizmin çöküşünün getirdiği geçiş dönemi eş-zamanlı yaşayan bir ülke olan Bosna-Hersek'tir. 1992-1995 yıllarında arasında süren Bosna Savaşı ülke nüfusunun yarısından fazlasını yerlerinden etmiş; uluslararası toplum, savaşı bitiren Dayton Barış Antlaşması'ndan sonra ülkeyi yeniden yapılandırma projesine girişmişti. Yerinden edilen insanların evlerine geri dönmeleri bu projenin önemli bir bölümüdür. Bu çalışmada niteliksel araştırma yöntemi kullanılmak suretiyle saha araştırması yapılmıştır. Bu yöntemin kullanılma nedeni incelenen olgunun doğasıyla ilintilidir. Geri dönüş, birey ve gruplar tarafından kurgulanan hatta yeniden kurgulanan karmaşık ve çok boyutlu sosyal bir gerçekliktir. Bu gerçeği anlamak ve analiz edebilmek için onunla ilgili kapsamlı bilgiye ihtiyaç vardır. Bu bilgiye de niteliksel araştırmayla ulaşılabilir. Ayrıca çalışmadaki amaç geri dönüşü yaşayanlar tarafından çizilen geri dönüş profilini betimlemek olduğundan ötürü herhangi bir hipotez ileri sürülmemektedir. Yapılan saha çalışmasında görüşülen Bosnalılar'ın aktardıkları deneyim ve değerlendirmeler Bosna-Hersek'teki geri dönüş gerçeğini göz önüne sermede önemli rol oynamaktadır. Bosna'daki geri dönüş gerçeği birçok boyuta sahiptir. Savaşın sona ermesinden itibaren yerinden edilmiş nüfusun yarısına yakını ülkeye geri dönmüş; mülklerin geri edinimi gibi bazı alanlarda gelişme sağlanmıştır. Mikro düzeyde de olsa başarı örneklerine rastlamak mümkündür. Yine de çözülemeyen pek çok sorun vardır ve bu sorunlar Bosna'da geri dönüşün sürdürülebilirliğinin ciddi ölçüde sorgulanmasına neden olmaktadır. ABSTRACTThe aim of the present study is to examine one of the complicated phenomena of social sciences: return, in particular the return of forced migrants, which is considered to be the first step in the recovery of post-conflict societies. The case selected is a country which has experienced war and transition simultaneously: Bosnia-Hercegovina. The starting point is the displacement that took place with the Bosnian War of 1992-1995. Following the signing of the Dayton Peace Accords, the international community launched an ambitious project of reconstruction. The process of return and reintegration is a crucial part of this project. The research method used for the study is qualitative research. The main reason for using this method is related to the nature of the phenomenon examined. Return is a complex and multi-dimensional social reality which is constructed and reconstructed by individuals and groups, and the purpose is to describe the profile of return reality drawn by the returnees. That is why the present study does not have any hypotheses. The Bosnians interviewed share their experiences, and the evaluations they make are quite important in drawing the return profile in Bosnia. The reality of return to/in Bosnia has several dimensions. About half of the displaced population returned since the war came to an end. Progress has been achieved in some fields like property restitution. One can come across with stories of success but success remains at micro-level. There are still challenges that leave the issue of sustainable return in Bosnia open to question.
