Title:Transitional justice in Albania : historical burden, weak civil society, and conflicting interests
Author(s):ELBASANI, Arolda; LIPINSKI, ArturDate:2013Type of Publication:Contribution to bookAbstract:This chapter asks why postcommunist Albania has failed to ensure transitional justice for the abuses committed during one of the harshest communist dictatorships in Eastern Europe. The analysis takes into account alternative ...
Title:Crossing the border : self selection, earnings and international migration decisions
Author(s):BERTOLI, Simone; FERNÁNDEZ-HUERTAS MORAGA, Jesus; ORTEGA, FrancescoDate:2013Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:We analyze an international migration episode for which we are able to gather individual-level data covering all relevant countries, namely the exodus of Ecuadorians to Spain and the US in the aftermath of the economic ...
Title:Global economy report : January 2013
Author(s):LIMONTA, Daniele; MARCELLINO, Massimiliano; PANELLI, Francesca; STANZINI, Alessandro; TRAVERSO, Maria Eleonora; MARTINO, AlbertaDate:2013Type of Publication:Technical ReportSeries/Report no.:Global Governance ProgrammeAbstract:The objective of the Report is to provide an analysis of the current and expected macroeconomic and financial conditions at the global level, with also a focus on key economic areas such as Europe, the USA and ASIA.
Title:Enfoques y metodologías en las ciencias sociales : una perspectiva pluralista
Author(s):DELLA PORTA, Donatella; KEATING, MichaelDate:2013Type of Publication:BookAbstract:Este es un nuevo y revolucionario manual que ofrece a profesores y estudiantes de ciclos superiores los principales enfoques y metodologías de investigación en el campo de las ciencias sociales. Escrito por un destacado ...
Title:Brain imaging as a diagnostic and as a communicative tool in disorders of consciousness
Author(s):BAGGIO, Giosuè; MORATTI, SofiaDate:2013Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI MWPAbstract:Recently, a number of neuroimaging studies have been conducted, aimed at detecting signs of consciousness in patients with a diagnosis of vegetative or minimally conscious state. The contributions appeared during an ongoing ...
Title:Online collective action and policy change citation
Author(s):CALDERARO, Andrea; KAVADA, AnastasiaDate:2013Type of Publication:BookAbstract:The Internet has multiplied the platforms available to influence public opinion and policy making. It has also provided citizens with a greater capacity for coordination and mobilisation, which can strengthen their voice ...
Title:Challenges and opportunities of online collective action for policy change
Author(s):CALDERARO, Andrea; KAVADA, AnastasiaDate:2013Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:The Internet has multiplied the platforms available to influence public opinion and policymaking. It has also provided citizens with a greater capacity for coordination and mobilization, which can strengthen their voice ...
Title:From a status to a transaction-based approach? : institutional design in European contract law
Author(s):CAFAGGI, FabrizioDate:2013Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:The Common European Sales Law (CESL), currently under examination at the European Parliament, is intended to introduce a regime for cross-border sales that individual Member States can extend to domestic transactions ...
Title:Geographic access rules and investments
Author(s):BOURREAU, Marc; CAMBINI, Carlo; HOERNIG, SteffenDate:2013Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI RSCASAbstract:We analyze competition between vertically-integrated operators who build infrastructure and provide access in different geographical areas. Under full commitment, the regulator sets socially-optimal access rates that depend ...
Title:Refugee Resettlement from Pakistan: Findings from Afghan refugee camps in the North-West Frontier Province (NWFP)
Author(s):CHATTHA, IlyasDate:2013Type of Publication:Technical ReportSeries/Report no.:Migration Policy CentreAbstract:This report surveys Afghan refugee resettlement from Pakistan for the Know Reset Project in order to better understand the processes and practices of the refugee populations’ resettlement in EU member states. This involved ...
Title:Lawyering Europe : European law as a transnational social field
Author(s):VAUCHEZ, Antoine; DE WITTE, BrunoDate:2013Type of Publication:BookAbstract:While scholarly writing has dealt with the role of law in the process of European integration, so far it has shed little light on the lawyers and communities of lawyers involved in that process. Law has been one of the ...
Title:Race for the WTO director - general job : seven candidates speak
Author(s):HOEKMAN, Bernard M.; MAVROIDIS, Petros C.Date:2013Type of Publication:BookAbstract:The race for Director-General (DG) of the WTO has never attracted so much interest. Indeed, this is the first time ever nine individuals from different parts of the globe, all with extensive experience in the area of trade ...
Title:Embedded Bilateralism : Deutsch-französische Beziehungen in der europäischen Politik
Author(s):KROTZ, Ulrich; SCHILD, JoachimDate:2013Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:Die zentrale Rolle Deutschlands und Frankreichs in der Geschichte der europäischen Integration und in der Politik der Europäischen Union (EU) ist längst zur Binsenweisheit geworden. Passend dazu hat der politische, ...
Title:Institutionalizations compared : implementing the EU’s 2008 wine reform
Author(s):ITÇAINA, Xabier; ROGER, Antoine; SMITH, AndyDate:2013Type of Publication:ArticleSeries/Report no.:[COSMOS]Abstract:In 2008 the European Union adopted an apparently radical reform of its wine policy. However, whether this policy change actually reinstitutionalizes the regulation of this industry is dependent on how it is implemented and ...
Title:Introduction : an emerging field
Author(s):LANGFORD, Malcolm; VANDENHOLE, Wouter; SCHEININ, Martin; VAN GENUGTEN, WillemDate:2013Type of Publication:Contribution to book
Title:Changing rules of delegation : a contest for power in comitology
Author(s):HERITIER, Adrienne; MOURY, Catherine; BISCHOFF, Carina S.; BERGSTRÖM, Carl-FredrikDate:2013Type of Publication:BookAbstract:With each legislative issue, legislators have to decide whether to delegate decision-making to the executive and/or to expert bodies in order to flesh out the details of this legislation, or, alternatively, to spell out ...
Title:A survey of econometric methods for mixed-frequency data
Author(s):FORONI, Claudia; MARCELLINO, MassimilianoDate:2013Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI ECOAbstract:The development of models for variables sampled at different frequencies has attracted substantial interest in the recent econometric literature. In this paper we provide an overview of the most common techniques, including ...
Title:A concept of the global to conceive global governance : four metaphorical proposals
Author(s):INNERARITY, DanielDate:2013Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI RSCASAbstract:This paper suggests four metaphors to correct our habitual way of thinking about globalization. It begins with the idea that the world can be understood more effectively based on the properties of gases, rather than liquids; ...
Title:European networking and training for national competition enforcers (ENTRANCE 2011) : selected case notes
Author(s):MONTI, Giorgio; PARCU, Pier LuigiDate:2013Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI RSCASAbstract:The working paper includes a collection of the case notes written by the national judges who attended the European Networking and Training for National Competition Enforcers (ENTRANCE 2011). The training program was organized ...