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ALEXANDRA KRAUSE, REFERENCES LITERATUR VERA TRAPPMANN
theory. Assuming the latter, we invited experts
in the field to elaborate on existing analytical
paradigms for socio-economic change and
examine their adaptability to Central Eastern
Europe.
Professor Elena Iankova fom Cornell University
dealt with the VoC paradigm and industrial
relations; Professor Lawrence King from
Cambridge University presented neoclassical
sociology arguing for a re-evaluation of the
role of the state in economic change in CEE;
and Professor Christoph Köhler from Jena
discussed the challenge-and-response approach
developed by the Collaborative Research
Centre 580.
The event was part of a series of workshops
for post-graduates and early career researchers
studying Central and Eastern Europe.
The network of these young scholars is
supported by the Otto Brenner Foundation
and benefits from the generosity of the
various host institutions. While in the past
the London School of Econmics, under the
head of Aleksandra Janovskaia, organized the
meetings, we are very grateful of the support
of the SFB 580 for the meeting in 2009, which
was organized by two SFB projects dealing, in
particular, with Central and Eastern Europe.
The A2 project compares economic elites in
Poland and Hungary with those in Germany,
while B2 compares employment relationships
in Russia with Germany. The workshop in 2010
will take place at Osnabrück University. The
following workshop is planned in Bratislava. If
any of the readers feels inspired by this project,
please do not hesitate to host one of the future
workshops!
Finally, we must say that it has been extremely
fruitful to engage the young researchers in a
dialogue with the senior researchers of the
field, who participated in the workshop. We,
therefore, would particularly like to thank
Katharina Bluhm, Elena Iankova, Lawrence
King and Christoph Köhler for their helpful
comments and a lively debate.
We are even more fortunate to be able to
present the empirical workshop contributions
here to a broader audience and would like to
thank all authors for revising their papers for
this publication.
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