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This paper analyses the migration processes and their influence on the transformation of multiethnic population structure in the Kaliningrad region. The author uses official statistics (current statistics and census data), as well as interviews with the representatives of ethnic cultural ...

... istoricheskoj pamjati [Between the Oder and the Niemen: problems of historical memory], Kaliningrad. 6. Emelyanova, L. L., Kretinin, G. V. 2010, Migracionnye processy v Kaliningradskoj oblasti i regional'nyj socium: istorija i sovremennost' [Migration processes in the Kaliningrad region and the regional society: Past and Present], Regiony I Pogranicza [Regions and border regions], Olsztyn. 7. Zhuravskii, А., Vykhovanets, О. 2014, Vozvrashhenie sootechestvennikov [Return compatriots], Russian Council ...

... whereas the periphery loses population at a fast rate. The centripetal movement is especially pronounced with the youth; moreover, it affects not only the size but also its structure of population in the core and periphery areas, which aggravates the processes of depopulation and ageing. 1. Administrativno-territorial'noe delenie sojuznyh respublik SSSR na 1 janvarja 1987 goda [Administrative-territorial division of the Soviet republics on January 1, 1987], 1987, Moscow. 2. Gritsay, O., Ioffe, G....

... All regions analysed are characterised by a low stationary phase of the demographic transition model (DTM). The situation proves to be unfavourable in the Polish regions under consideration and highly unfavourable in the remaining area. 1. Ágh A. Processes of democratization in the East Central European and Balkan states: sovereignty-related conflicts in the context of Europeanization // Communist and Post-Communist Studies. 1999. Vol. 32. P. 263—279. 2. Anisiewicz R. Changes in fertility ...

... wide territorial disparities in major indicators. The authors identify opposite trends in ranking based on the standardised birth (country consolidation at the level of averaged values) and mortality (polarisation) rates. The features of demographic process development in the Baltic regions states are described against the global and European background. The study confirmed the validity of the demographic ranking method, which can be instrumental in solving not only scientific but also practical ...

... geodemografija Rossii [Educational geodemografiya Russia], Moscow. 13. Orlov, A. Yu. 2011, Geodemograficheskie issledovanija jetnoassimiljacionnyh processov (na primere naselenija Privolzhskogo federal'nogo okruga) [Geolemographic etnoassimilyatsionnyh research processes (for example, the population of the Volga Federal District)], Geografija i prirodnye resursy [Geography and natural resources], no. 1, p. 129—136. 14. Osnovnye pokazateli social'no-jekonomicheskogo polozhenija Rossijskoj Federacii v 2012 ...

... article considers key conditions and factors of the development of Aland Islands, describes main international legal regulations determining current status of the islands, identifies the trends in volume and structure of economic activities, ana lyzes processes of population change by regions and communes, as well as migration flows. The article also characterizes legal framework for socioeconomic development of the Finnish region. It is argued that the key factor behind modern welfare of the islands ...

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... the role of Estonia in Russian foreign policy depends not only on the specific actions of the Estonian elite, for example their readiness to change their position on the participation of Russian-speaking population in the democratic decision-making process or the evaluation of controversial events of the past, but also on the meaning that will be attached to these actions by the Russian elite. 1. Blagoveshhenskij, N. Yu., Krechetova, M. Yu., Satarov, G. A. 2012, Jekspertno-statisticheskij Bajesovskij ...

The role of the ethnic factor in political processes in Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia has been rather significant since these countries’ independence. The author investigates the assumption that after the completion of major Eurointegration procedures, the ethnic factor — which became especially ...

... and Lithuania, which once constituted an integrated social, economic and political space, remain unclear. Media analysts and scholars alike tend to view the Kaliningrad region as “double periphery”, since it is excluded from major modernisation processes both in the European integration zone and in the Russian Federation. However, a detailed study involving polyscale socioeconomic indices, expert interviews, and surveys run contrary to this viewpoint. A look at the key indices of the Kaliningrad ...

... December 2012. 3. Bank of Finland 2012. Russia wants to quintuple its shipbuilding output by 2030, 2012, BOFIT Weekly, no. 46, November 16. 4. Bathelt, H., Malmberg, A., Maskell, P. 2004, Clusters and knowledge: local buzz, global pipelines and the process of knowledge creation, Progress in Human Geography, Vol. 28, no. 1, p. 31—56. 5. Chiaroni, D. Chiesa, V. 2006, Forms of creation of industrial clusters in biotechnology, Technovation, no. 26, p. 1064—1076. 6. Doing Business in St. Petersburg ...

... tourism in the regional development of territories in the case of the Kaliningrad region. The current approaches to defining tourism innovations in Russian and international studies are not comprehensive and do not reflect the essence of innovative processes. Innovative development is often reduced to the introduction of new information technologies, i. e. informatization replaces innovative development. However, it is important to take into account other innovative tools: for instance, interactive ...

... for the Baltic Sea Region, available at: http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy_cooperate/baltic/documents_en.cfm#1 (accessed 10 March 2013). 10. Johanson, J., Vahlne, J.-E. 2003, Business Relationship Learning and Commitment in the Internationalization Process, Journal of International Entrepreneurship, no. 1, p. 83—101. 11. Pan-European corridors (Helsinki corridors), available at: http://www.mt.ro/VECHI/httpdocs/traceca/english/maps.html#a2 (accessed 22 June 2013) 12. Rail Baltica Growth Corridor,...

This article studies the process of transformation of the Swedish political party system in the 1980s. The study aims to develop a typology of the Swedish political party system before and after the transformation processes commenced. The article identifies the key prerequisites ...

This article argues that urban poverty pockets emerged in Poland in the course of the system transformation towards capitalism. The main poverty drivers were the three overlapping processes: de-industrialization, ‘dewelfarization’ and de-institutionalization of the family accompanied by the devolution of social care management from the central to the local government. The enclaves of poverty emerged as a result of better-off ...

... discussions resulted in a considerable increase in funding allocated for the development of the EU regions from the EU Structural Funds and the Cohesion Fund aiming to reduce regional disparities. The present analysis and the assessment of convergence processes (GDP per capita at purchasing power parity) in the EU regions of NUTS-1, -2, -3 levels in 1995 -2009/2010 help demonstrate the efficiency of these efforts. 1. Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 ...

... (accessed 10 February 2013). 3. Bobrovskaya, D. etc. 2012, Rezul'taty oprosa sredi nekommercheskih organizacij v ramkah proekta NO-VISA [The results of a survey of non-profit organizations as part of NO-VISA], Мoscow. 4. Recommendations on the process of facilitation and liberalization of the visa regime between the European Union and the Russian Federation, 2013, Steering Committee of the EU-Russia Civil Society Forum, Prague. 5. Potyomkina, О. 2011, Problema doverija Rossii i ES v ramkah ...

... integration theories). The article demonstrates that the EU nd Russia have made a transition to the integration agenda manifested in the Energy Dialogue (its current goal is the creation of a common European energy market). The author describes the process of gradual consolidation of transgovernmental and transnational institutions, which leads to depoliticization of cooperation and mutual socialization of the partners. Finally, legal discussions on the development of common rules have become more ...

... significant contribution to the budget of many transit countries, one of which is the Republic of Latvia. These countries do not have significant natural resources and prefer to focus on logistics and infrastructure in order to facilitate the transit process. This article focuses on the role of transit in the economy of Latvia, whose unique geographical position makes the country an effective transport corridor (bridge) in both the west-east and north-south directions. The article presents the results ...

... Russia’s economic diplomacy. The promotion of Russian energy projects in the region contributes to the development of a system of mutually beneficial ties. The increasing energy deficiency in the region can serve an economic prerequisite to this process. 1. Berdykhovsky, Z. 2006, V podderzhku vostochnoj politiki ES [In support of east policy of EU], Varshava po-russki [Warsaw in Russian], 04.04.2006, available at: http://www. warsaw. ru/articles/2006/pressa/pressa04-04-06.htm (accessed: 18 ...

Through a situational approach to strategic management of regional and urban development it is possible to identify the interaction between the managerial process and mechanism; bring together the spatial and activity-related concepts of territorial development; and explain the phenomenon in question from both general and specific perspectives. Territorial development is becoming the principal object of ...