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Russian — European Centre for Multidisciplinary Research “Baltic Practice” Russia and the EU: Uneasy Relations A Look From Belgium Academic Papers of the 9th International Session of the HSE Russian – European Centre for Multidisciplinary Research Brugge, 2 – 9 August, 2009 Edited by Nina Belyaeva Academic Director of the “Baltic Practice” Centre Vytautas Magnus University Press Kaunas, Lithuania 2010 This Academic Papers Collection has been published with the support of State University — Higher School of Economics (Moscow) www.hse.ru http://balticpractice.hse.ru Academic Papers of the 9th International Session of the HSE Russian — European Centre for Multidisciplinary Research Brugge, 2–9 August, 2009 This publication is an continuation of the series of yearly Academic Papers , published since 2006, by the ‘Baltic Practice” interdisciplinary research Center, in a form of structured and edited collection of research papers of participants of the International HSE Summer School "Practice at the Baltic Sea" or simply “Baltic Practice”, submitted by the students of State University - Higher School of Economics, as well undergraduate and graduate students from several European universities, complimented by the commentaries and research articles by research groups academic leaders and experts. The book is not intended for sale, is a scientific publication and is distributed free of charge. The volume was prepared by Baltic Practice Editorial Group: Maria Shabanova, Secretary of the Editorial Board Ann – Sofie Nyman, English Language Editor Shota Kakabadze, Managing Editor © 2010 Nina Belyaeva, idea, selection and editorial matter © 2010 Design. INTELCORP Publishing House © 2010 Vytautas Magnus University Press All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilized in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in written from the Russian – European Centre of Multidisciplinary Research “Baltic Practice”, Higher School of Economics ISBN 978-9955-12-579-2 Editorial Board Nina Belyaeva, professor of Higher School of Economics, Head of Public Policy Department; Academic Director of the HSE Russian — European Centre for Multidisciplinary Research “Baltic Practice” Stefano Bianchini, professor of Politics and History of Eastern Europe, University of Bologna, Italy Vladimir Bryushiknkin, professor at the Kantian Russian State University; Kaliningrad, Russia Thomas Bull, professor in Public Law at Uppsala University; Sweden Aleksander Chepurenko, professor and Dean of the Sociology Faculty of the SU-HSE; Moscow, Russia Katia Dolgova-Dreyer, Secretary to the Steering Committee for Higher Education and Research, Directorate of Education and Languages of the Council of Europe; Strasbourg, France Leonidas Donskis, professor and Dean of the Faculty of Political Science and Diplomacy at Vytautas Magnus University (Lithuania); a Member of the European Parliament; Strasbourg, France Michel Grosmann, professor of Physics at the University of Strasbourg, France. Carsten Herrmann-Pillath, professor of Business Economics at the Frankfurt School of Business and Management; Frankfurt, Germany Neil Jarman, Director of the Institute for Conflict Research, leader of the Expert Panel on Freedom of Peaceful Assembly at the OSCE/ODIHR; Belfast, UK Sergei Kuznetsov, professor, Head of the Data Analysis and Artificial Intelligence Chair, SU-HSE; Moscow, Russia Rustem Nureev, Honorary professor of the SU-HSE, Chair of the Department of Economic analysis of organizations and markets; Moscow, Russia Stanislav Tkachenko, professor at the St.Petersburg State University, School of International Relations; St. Petersburg, Russia CONTENTS FOREWORD FROM THE ACADEMIC DIRECTOR.......................................................................... 7 EXPERTS’ CONTRIBUTION .................................................................................... 9 VLADIMIR ZUEV EU-RUSSIAN RELATIONS: IN SEARCH OF A NEW CONTRACT WITHIN A CHANGING GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT ....................................................................................................................... 16 ALEXANDER NIKITIN EUROPE AND RUSSIA IN INTERNATIONAL PEACE OPERATIONS.............................................. 21 ANITA SOBOLEVA INSTITUTES FOR HUMAN RIGHTS PROTECTION: HOW EFFECTIVE............................................. 28 CHAPTER ONE. RUSSIAN-EUROPEAN COOPERATION: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES ............................................................... 35 NINA BELYAEVA, SERGEY TKACHENKO INTRODUCTION BY THE GROUP’S ACADEMIC LEADERS ......................................................... 35 MILENA MARIN NORMATIVE VALUES IN RUSSIA-EU INTERACTIONS .............................................................. 37 PETER NOVIK RUSSIA AND THE EU — COOPERATION OR RIVALRY ............................................................. 51 NATIA EJOSHVILI EASTERN PARTNERSHIP ANALYSIS......................................................................................... 66 MILAN ALEKSIĆ NABUCCO VS. SOUTH STREAM IN RUSSIAN-EUROPEAN COOPERATION.................................. 81 CHAPTER TWO. DEMOCRACY VALUES AND PRACTICES: GETTING DOWN TO BASIC FEATURES ............................................................ 92 DMITRIY ZAYTSEV, VLADIMIR LEDYAEV INTRODUCTION BY THE GROUP’S ACADEMIC LEADERS ......................................................... 92 ANNA SHKURATOVA DEMOCRACY: PROS AND CONS. DEMOCRATIZATION PROCESS ............................................... 94 EKATERINA BALOBAEVA NATION-STATE AND GLOBALIZATION.................................................................................. 102 KONSTANTIN ANCHIN, MARIA MERKULOVA THE INTERACTION OF POLITICAL PARTIES AND CIVIL ORGANIZATIONS: CASES OF RUSSIA AND NORWAY .................................................................................................... 112 RAMON VAN BRUCHEM NO DEMOCRACY: WHY THE RUSSIAN PARTY SYSTEM FAILED .............................................. 124 NIKITA ROMASHKIN TEXTUAL ANALYSIS OF THE FRENCH SOCIALIST PARTY MOTIONS PRESENTED AT THE 2008 PS CONGRESS ................................................................................................. 146 CHAPTER THREE. HUMAN RIGHTS: FROM PHILOSOPHY TO LEGAL INSTRUMENTS ......................................... 152 ANITA SOBOLEVA, CHUCK HIRT INTRODUCTION BY THE GROUP’S ACADEMIC LEADERS ....................................................... 152 BENJAMIN MOLS PHILOSOPHIC FOUNDATIONS OF HUMAN RIGHTS................................................................. 156 EKATERINA TARASOVA THE EU-RUSSIA DIALOGUE ON IMPLEMENTATION OF THE RIGHT TO FAIR ENVIRONMENT ... 166 5 Uneasy Relations of Russia and The EU: A Look From Belgium ELENA SOROKINA LEGISLATION ON NGOS IN RUSSIA AND EUROPE ................................................................ 175 TATIANA MILACHEVA COMPARISON OF THE EU AND CE HUMAN RIGHTS INSTRUMENTS ON THE EXAMPLE OF DISCRIMINATION OF FOREIGN NATIONALS ON GROUNDS OF NATIONALITY...................... 182 MARIA SHABANOVA RIGHTS OF LGBT MINORITY IN RUSSIAN LAW AND PRACTICE............................................. 190 CHAPTER FOUR. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE: BETWEEN MARKETS AND POLICY ................................................................. 196 OLGA MELITONYAN, VLADIMIR ZUEV INTRODUCTION BY THE GROUP’S ACADEMIC LEADERS....................................................... 196 YULIA SONINA CORPORATE GOVERNANCE PRACTICES. IS IT IMPORTANT FOR COMPANIES? ........................ 198 NATALIA CHURKINA INTEGRATING INTERESTS OF BUSINESS AND GOVERNMENT IN SOLVING THE PROBLEM OF CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION ....................................................................................... 209 MARIA SINICHKINA EU-RUSSIA RELATIONS: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR RUSSIAN INVESTORS IN THE EUROPEAN UNION’S MARKET .................................................................................. 215 SVETLANA BORISOVA TAXATION OF SMALL ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN RUSSIA UNDER THE CONDITIONS OF THE ECONOMIC CRISIS: WHAT CHANGES ARE NEEDED? ............................................................... 225 DENIS KURAKIN DECISIONS OF MANAGEMENT AND SHAREHOLDERS OF THE COMPANY: HOW THEY INFLUENCE COMPANY MARKET PRICE ................................................................ 236 CHAPTER FIVE. ENTREPRENEURSHIP: FRAMEWORK AND PRACTICE IN RUSSIA AND EUROPE ......................... 242 ALEXANDER CHEPURENKO, MIGUEL MEULEMAN INTRODUCTION BY THE GROUP’S ACADEMIC LEADERS....................................................... 242 ELENA SUBBOTINA EDUCATING MANAGERS AND ENTREPRENEURS: COMMON FEATURES AND DIFFERENCES IN THE PRACTICE OF RUSSIAN AND FOREIGN BUSINESS-SCHOOLS IN DEVELOPED COUNTRIES .. 243 ELENA CHURILOVA, VLADIMIR SHUKLIN ENTREPRENEURIAL POTENTIAL OF RUSSIA AND BELGIUM: COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF ENVIRONMENT FOR EARLY ENTREPRENEURSHIP ACTIVITIES .......................................... 259 MAXIM MARKIN, ELENA NAZARBAEVA WHAT IS MORE IMPORTANT FOR EARLY STAGE ENTREPRENEURS IN RUSSIA AND BELGIUM: HUMAN CAPITAL VS. SOCIAL CAPITAL ....................................................... 271 EKATERINA YARYGINA, MARIA KARPASOVA ACCESS TO REAL ESTATE AS RESTRICTION OF SMALL ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT IN RUSSIA ................................................................................................... 279 DENIS BOLDIN, ANDREI KUZMINOV, KONSTANTIN ROZANTSEV