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Title:Living in a material world : economic sociology meets science and technology studies Editor(s):PINCH, Trevor; SWEDBERG, RichardDate:2008Citation:Cambridge ; London : MIT Press, 2008, Inside TechnologyType:BookAbstract:Understanding the intersection of economic sociology and science and technology studies through the idea of materiality. Although social scientists generally agree that technology plays a key role in the economy, economics ...
Title:Living in an uncertain world : environment substitution, local and global indeterminacy Author(s):ANTOCI, Angelo; BORGHESI, Simone ; GALEOTTI, Marcello; SODINI, MauroDate:2020Citation:Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, 2020, Vol. 126. OnlineOnlyType:ArticleAbstract:Environmental problems are increasingly frequent, intensive and unpredictable. To protect from the observed environmental depletion, economic agents increasingly react by substituting previously free public environmental ...
Title:Living in the EU : asylum and migration Author(s):SABBATI, Giulio; GUIDI, Caterina Francesca Date:2019Type:OtherSeries/Number:[Global Governance Programme]; GlobalStat; European Parliament; At a Glance InfoGraphics; 2019/637938Abstract:Migration from third countries plays an important role in shaping demography in Member States. In addition to the free movement-based internal population flows, Europe has received large numbers of immigrants from outside ...
Title:Living in the EU : circular economy Author(s):SABBATI, Giulio; TKALEC, Igor Date:2021Type:OtherSeries/Number:[Global Governance Programme]; GlobalStat; European Parliament; At a Glance InfoGraphics; 2021/659391Abstract:Circular economy is a production and consumption model that involves reusing, repairing, refurbishing and recycling existing materials and products to keep materials within the economy. It implies that waste becomes a ...
Title:Living in the EU : climate change and energy Author(s):SABBATI, Giulio; GUIDI, Caterina Francesca Date:2019Type:OtherSeries/Number:[Global Governance Programme]; GlobalStat; European Parliament; At a Glance InfoGraphics; 2019/635564Abstract:The European Union (EU) has been protecting the environment since the early 1970s, considering economic prosperity and environmental protection interdependent. As energy policies are a competence shared between the EU and ...
Title:Living in the EU : demography Author(s):SABBATI, Giulio; GUIDI, Caterina Francesca Date:2019Type:OtherSeries/Number:[Global Governance Programme]; GlobalStat; European Parliament; At a Glance InfoGraphics; 2019/635566Abstract:Important effects of the ageing of its population will influence the future of the European Union (EU). The population is dramatically ageing, driven both by significant increases in life expectancy and by lower fertility ...
Title:Living in the EU : education and health Author(s):SABBATI, Giulio; GUIDI, Caterina Francesca Date:2019Type:OtherSeries/Number:[Global Governance Programme]; GlobalStat; European Parliament; At a Glance InfoGraphics; 2019/635568Abstract:The European Union complements national health and education policies, in particular those with a cross-border dimension. The main responsibility for health and education, however, lies with the governments of its Member ...
Title:Living in the EU : European elections and democracy Author(s):SABBATI, Giulio; GUIDI, Caterina Francesca Date:2019Type:OtherSeries/Number:[Global Governance Programme]; GlobalStat; European Parliament; At a Glance InfoGraphics; 2019/635565Abstract: The concept of participation lies at the heart of the European project, however recent years have seen a decrease in electoral turnout in contrast to the broader feelings of EU citizens of being part of a wider project ...
Title:Living in the EU : the economy Author(s):SABBATI, Giulio; GUIDI, Caterina Francesca Date:2019Type:OtherSeries/Number:[Global Governance Programme]; GlobalStat; European Parliament; At a Glance InfoGraphics; 2019/635567Abstract:While economic policies are mainly managed at national level, the European Union (EU) and its Member States (MS) annually coordinate national economic policies, budget, and macroeconomic as well as structural reforms within ...
Title:Living in the EU : work before the coronavirus crisis Author(s):SABBATI, Giulio; TKALEC, Igor Date:2020Type:OtherSeries/Number:[Global Governance Programme]; GlobalStat; European Parliament; At a Glance InfoGraphics; 2020/651926Abstract:The EU has been severely hit by the spread of the Covid-19 disease. Its impact extends well beyond public health, and the economic and social consequences of the pandemic are now a top priority for both the Member States ...
Title:Living in the past, leaving in the present : emigration and diaspora policies in Spain Author(s):PASETTI, Francesco Date:2017Citation:Agnieszka WEINAR (ed.), Emigration and diaspora policies in the age of mobility, Cham : Springer, 2017. Global migration issues ; 9, pp. 187-203Type:Contribution to bookSeries/Number:[Migration Policy Centre]Abstract:Emigration has long characterised the history of modern and contemporary Spain: from the mid-1800s when Spaniards left the country for Latin America, to the early 2000s, when economic twists and turns brought about new ...
Title:Living labour and social movements : a dialogue with Antonio Negri Author(s):CHIRONI, Daniela ; TOMASELLO, Federico ; NEGRI, AntonioDate:2017Citation:Anthropological theory, 2017, Vol. 17, No. 4, pp. 518-525Type:ArticleAbstract:In this interview, Antonio Negri first focuses on the possibility of defining the concept of social movement'. By mobilizing a spectrum of references that goes from Carl Schmitt to the Weberian sociology of religion, he ...
Title:Living standards in transition : the case of Uzbekistan Author(s):COUDOUEL, AlineDate:1998Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 1998Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI; ECO; PhD Thesis
Title:A living tradition : Catholic Social Doctrine and Holy See Diplomacy Author(s):STUMMVOLL, Albert AlexanderDate:2018Citation:Eugene : Cascade Books, 2018Version:Published version of EUI PhD thesis, 2012Type:BookAbstract:On the world stage, the Holy See acts as both a religious and a political actor. As the head of over 1.2 billion Catholics, the pope is a widely recognized spiritual authority. Politically, the Holy See maintains diplomatic ...
Title:A living tradition : the Holy See, Catholic social doctrine, and global politics, 1965-2000 Author(s):STUMMVOLL, Albert AlexanderDate:2012Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 2012Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI; SPS; PhD ThesisAbstract:In this thesis I explore the question of how the Holy See translates its own normative vision into concrete diplomatic practice. Drawing upon Alasdair MacIntyre’s concept of a ‘living tradition’, I argue that Catholic ...
Title:Living up to their billing? Transnational public-private partnerships and the achievement of the 2030 agenda Author(s):NITSCHKER, Melina Date:2022Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 2022Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI; STG; Master ThesisAbstract:To achieve the 2030 Agenda, the United Nations has identified transnational partnerships as necessary tools. The aim of this work is to highlight how these partnerships have performed since the introduction of the Sustainable ...
Title:Living with Coronavirus uncertainties : four lessons from pastoralists Author(s):SCOONES, Ian ; NORI, Michele Date:2020Type:OtherSeries/Number:PASTRES Project; Blogpost; 2020; [RSCAS]Abstract:Moments of surprise can expose deep uncertainties and even ignorance. They also uncover issues of contested politics, unequal social relations and the capacities of states and citizens. The unfolding coronavirus (COVID-19) ...
Title:Living with the Land : introduction Author(s):UNGER, Corinna R. ; VAN DE GRIFT, Liesbeth; MÜLLER, DietmarDate:2022Citation:Liesbeth VAN DE GRIFT, Dietmar MÜLLER and Corinna R. UNGER (eds), Living with the Land : rural and agricultural actors in twentieth-century Europe. A Handbook, Berlin : De Gruyter, 2022, pp. 1-13Type:Contribution to bookAbstract:The histories of agriculture and rural life in the twentieth century, fields long dismissed by many historians as irrelevant or old-fashioned, are currently receiving renewed attention. Increasing urbanization and the ...
Title:Living with the land : rural and agricultural actors in twentieth-century Europe : a handbook Editor(s):VAN DE GRIFT, Liesbeth; MÜLLER, Dietmar; UNGER, Corinna R. Date:2023Citation:Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter Oldenbourg, 2023, Contemporary European historyType:BookAbstract:For a long time agriculture and rural life were dismissed by many contemporaries as irrelevant or old-fashioned. Contrasted with cities as centers of intellectual debate and political decision-making, the countryside seemed ...
Title:Living with the new coronavirus : learning from pastoralists Author(s):NORI, Michele Date:2020Type:OtherSeries/Number:EUIdeas; Blogpost; 2020; [RSCAS]Abstract:The COVID-19 crisis challenges the main pillars of our society: it affects mobility, sociality, relationships, and exchanges. It generates uncertainties we seem unable to bear and manage. Furthermore, it illustrates the ...