@article{EydamGabriadze2021,
  author    = {Eydam, Ulrich Leonard and Gabriadze, Irakli},
  title     = {Institutional development in transition economies},
  series = {Post-Soviet affairs},
  volume    = {37},
  journal   = {Post-Soviet affairs},
  number    = {2},
  publisher = {Routledge, Taylor \& Francis Group},
  address   = {Abingdon},
  issn      = {1060-586X},
  doi       = {10.1080/1060586X.2020.1848171},
  pages     = {99 -- 118},
  year      = {2021},
  abstract  = {To understand the divergent institutional development in transition economies, we examine the role of institutional experience from the pre-Soviet era in institution-building after the dissolution of the Soviet Union. To measure institutional experience, we construct an index that captures previous experience with independent non-Soviet institutions. A cross-sectional analysis shows that institutional experience is statistically significantly associated with the quality of political, administrative, and legal institutions in transition economies today. To provide a more comprehensive picture and to control for confounding factors, in a second step, we apply a Hausman-Taylor estimator on panel data. This analysis confirms the positive relationship between institutional experience and institutional development. Moreover, the results suggest that the association between institutional experience and political institutions is stronger than the association to the other dimensions of institutions. Overall, the analysis highlights the importance of institutional experience and provides a rationale for the persistency of institutions.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{Scianna2019,
  author    = {Scianna, Bastian Matteo},
  title     = {Forging an Italian hero?},
  series = {European Review of History: Revue europ{\´e}enne d'histoire},
  volume    = {26},
  journal   = {European Review of History: Revue europ{\´e}enne d'histoire},
  number    = {3},
  publisher = {Routledge, Taylor \& Francis Group},
  address   = {Abingdon},
  issn      = {1350-7486},
  doi       = {10.1080/13507486.2018.1492520},
  pages     = {369 -- 385},
  year      = {2019},
  abstract  = {Over the last two decades, Amedeo Guillet (1909-2010) has been turned into a public and military hero. His exploits as a guerrilla leader in Italian East Africa in 1941 have been exaggerated to forge a narrative of an honourable resistance against overwhelming odds. Thereby, Guillet has been showcased as a romanticized colonial explorer who was an apolitical and timeless Italian officer. He has been compared to Lawrence of Arabia in order to raise his international visibility, while his genuine Italian brand is perpetuated domestically. By elevating him to an official role model, the Italian Army has gained a focal point for military heroism that was also acceptable in the public memory as the embodiment of a 'glorious' defeat narrative.},
  language  = {en}
}