Larisa Patlis (Carnegie Fellow and professor at ULIM) and I presented a paper at the Northeast Political Science Association Annual Meeting in Boston (at the Omni Parker House Hotel) in November.
In our paper -- "Devolutionary Trends in the Republic of Moldova: The Case of the Gagauz Yeri" -- we studied the devolved region in the
Republic of Moldova: Gagauzia. Many people know Moldova for the frozen Transnistrian conflict,
although Gagauzia is not less important. We provided an overview of the
developments in Gagauzia from the proclamation of the Gagauz Republic and the
conflict it generated, to the present state of affairs in Gagauz Autonomy. We
evaluated the problems and the prospects for devolution in Moldova,
identifying some acute issues in Chisinau-Komrat relations.
I had tried to warn Larisa that there may not be that many people who come to hear our paper; sometimes there may only be a handful of scholars in the audience at any given panel. Much to my surprise, we presented our paper to a packed salon!
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| Boston Common, America's first public garden 1634 |
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| Our presentation at the Northeastern Political Science Association |
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| Enjoying the walk around Faneuil Hall Marketplace....they were decorating the Christmas tree that night |
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| Old South Meeting House |
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| At the Union Oyster House....we sat in the Women of the Revolution booth |
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