Research
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Plagiarism: factors and solutions. A new research project
In contemporary academic didactics, greater and greater emphasis is laid upon written assignments, especially research-like essays. ... -
Belarus and Kazakhstan: Regime Durability, Claims for Legitimacy and External Influence
Belarus and Kazakhstan have the longest serving rulers among the post-Soviet countries. ... -
REFORUM. Improving the national competitiveness of Belarus: what governmental development programs are missing
This study, conducted within the REFORUM project, analyzes the substance of governmental development programs with a view to identifying any missing dimensions, which, if implemented, could have sufficient capacity to encourage improvements in the national competitiveness of Belarus. ... -
REFORUM. National competitiveness of Belarus: a brief review of the main trends
This study, conducted in the framework of the project “REFORUM”, analyses whereby Belarus may increase its attractiveness for investment and business, and on what parameters country performs lower progress than its neighbors, and how it should implement reforms in order to increase performance in parameters of country competitiveness. ... -
Entrepreneurs: ready for reforms, but do not believe
As part of its REFORUM project, BISS has conducted an opinion poll of representatives of the business community (hereinafter entrepreneurs), which studied their attitude to reforms in our country. The main conclusions of the study are as follows: ... -
Migration between Belarus and the EU: present situation and expected future
In September 2013 - June 2014 the Belarusian Institute for Strategic Studies, in cooperation with the research centers based in Ukraine, Moldova, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary, took part in the international research project "Forecasting migration between the EU, V4 and Eastern Europe: impact of visa abolition". ... -
Impact of the conflict in the South-East of Ukraine on the security of the Ukrainian gas transportation system
The Ukrainian gas transportation system (GTS) is a crucial component of the European gas infrastructure, which accounts for supplies of up to a quarter of the total amount of natural gas consumed in Europe on an annual basis. A substantial portion of Ukraine’s south-eastern regions has found itself in an instability zone caused by a conflict between the Russian Federation and the new Kyiv authorities. ...
