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Title: The Threat of Selective Democracy: Popular dissatisfaction and exclusionary strategy of elites in East Central and Southeastern Europe Author(s): VARGA, Mihai; FREYBERG-INAN, Annette Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Article Abstract: The large dissatisfaction of citizens with post-communist democracy in Central and Eastern Europe favors populist and antisystemic parties and movements. These accuse their rivals of various forms of corruption and prescribe ...

Title: Deeper and Wider than a Common Space: European Union–Russia cooperation on migration management Author(s): KORNEEV, Oleg Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Article Abstract: Works that address European Union (EU)-Russia cooperation within the overarching project of the common space of freedom, security and justice (FSJ) often look at this ‘space’ as if it were regarded by both parties as a ...

Title: Action publique et partis politiques : l’analyse de l’agenda législatif français entre 1981 et 2009 Author(s): PERSICO, Simon; FROIO, Caterina; GUINAUDEAU, Isabelle Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Article Abstract: Competition among partisan projects is often cited as a constitutive element of all representative democracies. While the Francophone and English-medium research literature have viewed the link between partisan competition ...

Title: Alexy on Necessity in Law and Morals Author(s): PATTERSON, Dennis Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Article Abstract: Robert Alexy has built his original theory of law upon pervasive claims for “necessary” features of law. In this article, I show that Alexy's claims suffer from two difficulties. First, Alexy is never clear about what he ...

Title: Thinking Through Things Author(s): EASTERBY-SMITH, Sarah Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Article Abstract: 'Materials and expertise in early modern Europe: Between market and laboratory' edited by Ursula Klein and E. C. Spary; Chicago, University of Chicago Press, 2010; explores the relationship between practical and theory-based ...

Title: National Parties and Group Membership in the European Parliament: Ideology or pragmatism? Author(s): BRESSANELLI, Edoardo Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Article Abstract: This contribution investigates the factors behind political group membership in the European Parliament. In June 2009, more than 150 national parties, from the 27 member countries, joined one of the seven transnational ...

Title: On Pain and the Privation Theory of Evil Author(s): SAMET, Irit Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Article Abstract: The paper argues that pain is not a good counter-example to the privation theory of evil. Objectors to the privation thesis see pain as too real to be accounted for in privative terms. However, the properties for which ...

Title: Appraisal of the European Commission’s Energy Roadmap 2050 Author(s): MEEUS, Leonardo Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Article Series/Report no.: [Loyola de Palacio Chair] Abstract: What is the European energy strategy for 2050? How different is it from the 2020 energy strategy? What are the technology options? What are the policy options? The European Commission provided a first answer to these ...

Title: Fresh Views on the Old Past: The postage stamps of the Mexican bicentennial Author(s): HOYO, Henio Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Article Abstract: The year 2010 in Mexico marked both the 200th anniversary of the start of its independence movement and the 100th anniversary of its revolution. Besides several public events, a number of items including commemorative ...

Title: US Supreme Court Says Public Domain Works May Return to Copyright Author(s): ROSATI, Eleonora Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Article Abstract: Golan et al. v Holder, Attorney General, et al., US Supreme Court, 565 US (2012), 18 January 2012. In a 6-2 ruling, the US Supreme Court held that Section 514 of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (URAA) of 1994, which ...

Title: Differentiated Integration Revisited: EU energy policy as experimental ground for a Schengen successor? Author(s): AHNER, Nicole; DE HAUTECLOCQUE, Adrien; GLACHANT, Jean-Michel Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Article Series/Report no.: [Loyola de Palacio Chair] Abstract: For the EU-27 the accommodation of national diversity and conflicting preferences with regard to the pace and scope of the development of the EU energy policy remains a major problem. The resulting institutional paralysis, ...

Title: Priorités migratoires d'hier et vrais enjeux d'aujourd'hui Author(s): CASSARINO, Jean-Pierre Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Article Abstract: Lorsque l’on évoque la coopération bilatérale en matière de gouvernance migratoire, entre la Tunisie et la France, il est presque immédiat de penser à l’accord cadre relatif à la gestion concertée des migrations et au ...

Title: False Extraterritoriality? Municipal and multinational jurisdiction over transnational corporations Author(s): WRAY, Benedict S.; RAFFAELLI, Rosa Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Article Abstract: This article analyses the tricky question of territoriality in respect of transnational corporations, arguing that there is a need to move away from the confines of traditional legal categories in cases where corporate ...

Title: The Study of the Consequences of Armed Groups: Lessons from the social movement literature Author(s): BOSI, Lorenzo; GIUGNI, Marco Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Article Abstract: Despite the development of the political violence and terrorism literature, which has taken a strong forward movement in the past decade, scientific works on the consequences of armed groups are still rare. This article ...

Title: Planting the Seeds of Change Inside? Functional cooperation with authoritarian regimes and socialization into democratic governance Author(s): FREYBURG, Tina Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Article Abstract: Is functional cooperation with authoritarian regimes a blessing or a curse for democratization? Scholars predominantly view cooperation with authoritarian regimes as counterproductive in terms of democratization because ...

Title: État des savoirs et pistes de recherche sur la violence politique Author(s): BOSI, Lorenzo Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Article

Title: Multi-Stakeholder Governance and Voluntary Programme Interactions: Legitimation politics in the institutional design of corporate social responsibility Author(s): FRANSEN, Luc Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Article Abstract: A variety of innovative institutional forms have emerged within the context of voluntary attempts to address pressing social and environmental issues. Among such institutions, the prevailing wisdom is that those characterized ...

Title: Bringing the Bureaucrats Back In: Neoliberal tax reform in New Zealand Author(s): CHRISTENSEN, Johan Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Article Abstract: New Zealand moved further in neo-liberal tax reform than most other advanced economies over the last three decades. The article investigates this extreme case to address the question of what explains major neo-liberal ...

Title: Party and Leader Effects in Parliamentary Elections: Towards a reassessment Author(s): GARZIA, Diego Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Article Abstract: Social-psychological models of voting behaviour systematically downsize the relevance of party leader evaluations by conceiving them as mere consequences of causally prior partisan attachments. However, the validity of ...

Title: ‘Who Wants to Cover Everything, Covers Nothing’: The organization of indigenous security forces in Indonesia, 1945–50 Author(s): FRAKKING, Roel Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Article Abstract: This article analyses the way in which the Dutch colonial authorities, notably the military, tried to organize their defence forces, state-owned and auxiliary, in the teeth of growing Indonesian resistance against re-instituted ...

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