in: European journal of political research: official journal of the European Consortium for Political Research. Political data yearbook, Volume 59, Issue 1, p. 310-322
in: European journal of political research: official journal of the European Consortium for Political Research. Political data yearbook, Volume 58, Issue 1, p. 232-240
in: European journal of political research: official journal of the European Consortium for Political Research. Political data yearbook, Volume 57, Issue 1, p. 244-254
In the twenty-five years since the Soviet Union was dismantled, the countries of the former Soviet Union have faced different circumstances and responded differently to the need to redress and acknowledge the communist past and the suffering of their people. While some have adopted transitional justice and accountability measures, others have chosen to reject them; these choices have directly affected state building and societal reconciliation efforts. This is the most comprehensive account to date of post-Soviet efforts to address, distort, ignore, or recast the past through the use, manipulation, and obstruction of transitional justice measures and memory politics initiatives. Editors Cynthia M. Horne and Lavinia Stan have gathered contributions by top scholars in the field, allowing the disparate post-communist studies and transitional justice scholarly communities to come together and reflect on the past and its implications for the future of the region.
in: European journal of political research: official journal of the European Consortium for Political Research. Political data yearbook, Volume 56, Issue 1, p. 229-236
in: European journal of political research: official journal of the European Consortium for Political Research. Political data yearbook, Volume 55, Issue 1, p. 224-230
Though vilified as instances of "parliamentary putsch," no-confidence censure motions remain significant constitutional tools through which the opposition can challenge the government in Romania, and publicly underscore its policy ineffectiveness in certain areas of activity. An overview of censure motions debated in the Romanian parliament from 1989 to 2012 reveals that center-left cabinets faced fewer challenges than their centerright counterparts, anti-communist forces were less skilled in articulating criticisms against cabinets, not all adopted motions led to cabinet removal, and motions became increasingly complex over time. Two motions adopted in 2009 and 2012, tabled by the center-left opposition against center-right cabinets, turned these parliamentary tools into powerful censure instruments.