The Uppsala Yearbook of Eurasian Studies is the continuation of the Uppsala Yearbook of East European Law, published by Wildly, Simmonds and Hill. The Uppsala Yearbook of Eurasian Studies has a broader focus on law, economics and politics of the Eurasian region. It is our belief that a proper understanding of the region requires an interdisciplinary approach. The purpose of the Yearbook is to stimulate interdisciplinary research and contribute to the dissemination of such research results.

The Yearbook welcomes three types of publications: longer academic articles (15,000-­‐25,000 words), shorter academic articles (6,000-­‐15,000 words) and notes, comments, and book reviews. Please note that although we accept both published and unpublished articles, preference will be given to the latter.

Submissions in Word format should be sent to assistant editors ausra.padskocimaite@ucrs.uu.se or asa.elmerot@jur.uu.se, no later than January 1, 2015. For questions related to the publication, especially Guidance Notes for Authors please contact one of the assistant editors of the Yearbook.

Welcome with your contribution,

The Editors of the Uppsala Yearbook of Eurasian Studies

Professor Kaj Hobér, Faculty of Law, Uppsala University

Professor Leonid Polischuk, Higher School of Economics, Moscow

Associate professor Anna Jonsson Cornell, Faculty of Law, Uppsala University

The Yearbook seeks to be scholarly and practical, lively and readable. It is believed that confronting issues from all sides rather than avoiding them, is a better way of understanding the past, the present and the future development of the Eurasian area.