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    Title: “United (Should) We Stand?” On the interplay between European and national competition law after regulation 1/2003  Author(s): FÉTEIRA, Lúcio Tomé Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Thesis Series/Report no.: EUI PhD theses Abstract: The enactment of Regulation 1/2003 radically changed the rules for the application of Art. 101 and Art. 102 TFEU, replacing the existing system of prior administrative authorisation by one of a directly applicable exception ...
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    Title: Changing Choices, Changing Elections: A study of volatility and vote-switching in six Western European countries  Author(s): GOMEZ MARTINEZ, Raul Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Thesis Series/Report no.: EUI PhD theses Abstract: It is often argued that elections in established Western European democracies have become more unstable during recent decades. Much scholarly work has thus focused on the study of changes in election results in order to ...
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    Title: Choice: An essay on pluralism, value conflicts and decision-making  Author(s): HERLITZ, Per Anders Kristian Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Thesis Series/Report no.: EUI PhD theses Abstract: This thesis examines decision-making in value conflicts, and argues in favor of a unified approach to decision-making that accepts partial success of a plurality of decision-making methods, and that uses these as alternative ...
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    Title: International Norms and Local Agents in Peacebuilding: Small arms control in post-war Kosovo and Cambodia  Author(s): THOLENS, Simone Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Thesis Series/Report no.: EUI PhD theses Abstract: Finding that existing theories of International Relations have problems explaining why international Small Arms Control programmes succeed or fail, this thesis explores internationally driven micro-disarmament processes ...
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    Title: Power under Contract: Domestic political constraints and military privatization in the United States and the United Kingdom  Author(s): CUSUMANO, Eugenio Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Thesis Series/Report no.: EUI PhD theses Abstract: The increasing provision of military support functions such as logistics and armed security by private military and security companies (PMSCs) is often conceptualized as a functional response to new operational, financial ...
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    Title: Europeanization through Judicial Enforcement? The case of race equality policy  Author(s): HERMANIN, Costanza Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Thesis Series/Report no.: EUI PhD theses Abstract: Ten years after its enthusiastic adoption in 2000, the Race Equality Directive (RED) - a deeply innovative and indeed overall far-reaching piece of equal treatment legislation – seems to be still little enforced at the ...
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    Title: Explaining and Assessing Independence: National competition authorities in the EU member states  Author(s): GUIDI, Mattia Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Thesis Series/Report no.: EUI PhD theses Abstract: This Ph.D dissertation aims at answering two questions, which are closely related to each other: 1. How do politicians decide about the independence they give to regulatory agencies? 2. Is there a link between the amount ...
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    Title: Using Historical Experience: The British Army and the Bundeswehr in Afghanistan  Author(s): SANGAR, Eric Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Thesis Series/Report no.: EUI PhD theses Abstract: This PhD explores some of the ways in which the British and German Armies have used historical experience in their process of operational adaptation in Afghanistan. Historical experience is conceptualized as a body of ...
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    Title: Identification and the Politics of Information Security  Author(s): BRIGHT, Jonathan Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Thesis Series/Report no.: EUI PhD theses Abstract: The security of identification systems such as passports and national identity cards is a current policy priority for many governments. False identities allow criminals to cross borders, launder money, claim benefits and ...
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    Title: Sprovincializzare l'Italia: la casa editrice Einaudi in Europa (1943-1957)  Author(s): MUNARI, Tommaso Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Thesis Series/Report no.: EUI PhD theses Abstract: Alla fine della seconda guerra mondiale la casa editrice Einaudi, nata a Torino nel 1933, avvia una politica di sprovincializzazione e aggiornamento della cultura italiana che si traduce in un’azione di consolidamento delle ...
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    Title: Beyond Electoralism? Electoral fraud in third wave regimes, 1974-2009  Author(s): VAN HAM, Carolien Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Thesis Series/Report no.: EUI PhD theses Abstract: As the “third wave” of democratization spread across the globe after 1974, more and more citizens got a chance –often for the first time in their lives- to cast their vote in multi-party elections. Since then, the number ...
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    Title: Laws of Return? Co-ethnic immigration to West Germany and Israel (1948-1992)  Author(s): PANAGIOTIDIS, Jannis Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Thesis Series/Report no.: EUI PhD theses Abstract: This dissertation examines the phenomenon of co-ethnic immigration to West Germany and Israel between 1948 and 1992. Its core object of study is the legal and institutional arrangements for co-ethnic immigration in both ...
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    Title: Between Street Fight and Stadtguerrilla: The autonomous movement in Amsterdam and Hamburg during the 1980s  Author(s): VAN DER STEEN, Bart Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Thesis Series/Report no.: EUI PhD theses Abstract: The years 1980-1981 witnessed youth revolts all over Western Europe. Influenced by radical politics and punk subculture, youths squatted houses and demanded autonomous, self-managed youth centres and clashed with the police. ...
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    Title: A Time for Pride and Prejudice: Anglo-American relations at the UN during the Congo crisis, 1960-1965  Author(s): O'MALLEY, Alanna Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Thesis Series/Report no.: EUI PhD theses Abstract: This thesis examines the Anglo-American relationship at the United Nations during the Congo crisis from 1960-1964. The United Nations headquarters in New York became a focal point for British and American foreign policies ...
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    Title: Financial Constraints, Financial Shocks, and Business Cycle Accounting  Author(s): RIMARCHI, Massimiliano Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Thesis Series/Report no.: EUI PhD theses Abstract: This thesis features three closely related chapters investigating the role of the investment wedge in affecting macroeconomic fluctuations. The first chapter shows that the Business Cycle Accounting (BCA) methodology is ...
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    Title: Banking across Borders: Evidence and implications  Author(s): NIEPMANN, Friederike Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Thesis Series/Report no.: EUI PhD theses Abstract: This thesis sheds light on the motives, the nature and the implications of banking across borders. In Chapter 1, co-authored with Tim Schmidt-Eisenlohr, I examine the challenges that increased financial integration presents ...
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    Title: The Impacts of Housing Derivatives Trading on the Housing Market  Author(s): ULUC, Arzu Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Thesis Series/Report no.: EUI PhD theses Abstract: Housing is the largest asset class in the world. However, in contrast to other major asset classes, including stocks and bonds, it does not have a well-developed derivatives market. In fact, housing derivatives can provide ...
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    Title: Essays on Sovereign Default and the Link with the Domestic Economy  Author(s): ANDREASEN, Eugenia Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Thesis Series/Report no.: EUI PhD theses Abstract: This thesis studies the causes and consequences of sovereign defaults focusing on non traditional links between sovereign default and the domestic economy: the impact of sovereign defaults on the external financial conditions ...
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    Title: An Economic Analysis of the Regulation of Pharmaceutical Markets  Author(s): SAURÍ, Lluís Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Thesis Series/Report no.: EUI PhD theses Abstract: Regulation in pharmaceutical markets is pervasive in most countries, especially in Europe. The nature of existing regulations is diverse, as they serve a number of purposes: guaranteeing safety, efficacy and security of ...
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    Title: Regulating Social Membership and Family Ties: Policy frames on spousal migration in Germany  Author(s): BLOCK, Laura Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Thesis Series/Report no.: EUI PhD theses Abstract: Migration policy-making in liberal democracies has long been explained by highlighting how “liberal constraints” compel governments to respect individual rights when devising migration policies. Family-related migration ...