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<abstract><title style='display:none'>ABSTRACT</title> This article contains three book reviews. The reviewed books are: The Politics of Encounter: Urban Theory and Protest under Planetary Urbanization (2013) by Andy Merrifield; Elections to the European Parliament as a Challenge for Democracy, European Integration and Democracy Series Vol. 2 (2013), Eds. Elżbieta Kużelewska and Dariusz Kloza; and, Transformations in Central Europe between 1989 and 2012: Geopolitical, Cultural, and Socioeconomic Shifts (2012) by Tomas Kavaliauskas.</abstract>

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Vilnius University Kaunas Faculty of Humanities

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<article-title>BOOK REVIEWS: The Politics of Encounter: Urban Theory and Protest Under Planetary Urbanization; Elections to the European Parliament as a Challenge for Democracy; and Transformations in Central Europe Between 1989 and 2012: Geopolitical, Cultural, and Socioeconomic Shifts</article-title>

BOOK REVIEWS: The Politics of Encounter: Urban Theory and Protest Under Planetary Urbanization; Elections to the European Parliament as a Challenge for Democracy; and Transformations in Central Europe Between 1989 and 2012: Geopolitical, Cultural, and Socioeconomic Shifts

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Baltic Journal of Law & Politics

BOOK REVIEWS: The Politics of Encounter: Urban Theory and Protest Under Planetary Urbanization; Elections to the European Parliament as a Challenge for Democracy; and Transformations in Central Europe Between 1989 and 2012: Geopolitical, Cultural, and Socioeconomic Shifts

Tanel Kerikmäe,
Tanel Kerikmäe,
Arnoldas Stramskas y
Arnoldas Stramskas y
Andrius Martinkus
Andrius Martinkus

Publicado en línea: 27 Feb 2014

Volumen & Edición: Volumen 6 (2013) - Edición 2 (December 2013)

Páginas: 149 - 166

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BOOK REVIEWS: The Politics of Encounter: Urban Theory and Protest Under Planetary Urbanization; Elections to the European Parliament as a Challenge for Democracy; and Transformations in Central Europe Between 1989 and 2012: Geopolitical, Cultural, and Socioeconomic Shifts

Tanel Kerikmäe,Tanel Kerikmäe,Arnoldas Stramskas yArnoldas Stramskas yAndrius MartinkusAndrius Martinkus

Publicado en línea: 27 Feb 2014

Volumen & Edición: Volumen 6 (2013) - Edición 2 (December 2013)

Páginas: 149 - 166

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Tanel Kerikmäe,
Tanel Kerikmäe,
Arnoldas Stramskas y
Arnoldas Stramskas y
Andrius Martinkus
Andrius Martinkus