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Harry Hayfield

U.K.
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  • Knowledgeability 9.78
  • Clarity of Response 9.44
  • Timeliness 9.67
  • Politeness 9.78
  • Total Questions 58
 Am able to answer questions on the British Parliament, Scottish Parliament, Welsh Assembly and Northern Ireland Assembly (with regard to MP`s, MSP`s, AM`s and MLA`s and the electoral method used)

Sam Vaknin, Ph. D.

Macedonia
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  • Knowledgeability 9.50
  • Clarity of Response 9.42
  • Timeliness 9.83
  • Politeness 9.58
  • Total Questions 179
 Economic and political columnist in many periodicals in a few countries and a published and awarded author of short fiction and reference books in Hebrew, English and Macedonian in Israel, Macedonia and the Czech Republic. Until 2002, I served as Economic Advisor to the Government of Macedonia. My book, "After the Rain - How the West Lost the East" was published by CEENMI/Central Europe Review and Narcissus Publications and, as an e-book.

Lavinia Stan

Canada
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  • Knowledgeability N/A
  • Clarity of Response N/A
  • Timeliness N/A
  • Politeness N/A
  • Total Questions 3
 democracy; democratization; church-state relations; religion and politics; transitional justice; lustration; secret files; secret archives; Securitate; Stasi; communist regimes; communism; governance; social capital; property restitution; court trials; judiciary; governmental performance; Eastern Europe; Romania; Poland; Moldova; Hungary; Bulgaria; European Union; Russia; KGB; siloviki; elections; Parliament; government; the executive; file access; post-communism; transition; privatization

Pierre-Alexandre De Bavay M.A.

Belgium
Available
  • Knowledgeability 9.44
  • Clarity of Response 10.0
  • Timeliness 10.0
  • Politeness 10.0
  • Total Questions 27
 I can answer any question dealing with the European Union at large and various European states as well. I will try to respond to all questions even if they do not exactly deal with my specialization.

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2009-10-06 How Much Control And Influence Does The EU Have, Or, How Close Are They To Being A Nation/Federal Government?:

Hi Josh, Well you already seem quite well informed about the EU. Your question is quite complex but I will try to give some feedback and info. Firstly, the EU commission is not a parliament or an assembly

2009-10-05 Polyarchy:

Hi Linda, Polyarchy is a quite recent concept though difficult to use in political science. The problem is that it remains complex to assess the true limits of power of modern politicians. All the countries

2009-09-27 World War 1 - Order of Events:

More or less, yes. The only additions you need to add are: (July 25th) Austria-hungary assured Russia that no Serbian land would be annexed;Austria-Hungary did not accept the Serbian repy to its ultimatum

2009-09-12 NATO:

Hi Effie, All members states of NATO are european except USA and Canada. Turkey might be an exception too, but since 5% of its territory is located on the European continent (namely Istanbul), then

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