Title:The spectre is back : new perspectives on the rise and decline of European communism
Author(s):KOLAR, PavelDate:2010Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:This review article examines five recent studies on the communist movement, both analytical monographs and attempts at a general interpretation. It leaves aside the enormous scholarship specialized in ‘actually existing ...
Title:Market regulation and firm performance : the case of smoking bans in the United Kingdom
Author(s):ADDA, Jérôme; BERLINSKI, Samuel; MACHIN, StephenDate:2012Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:This paper analyzes the effects on firms of a ban on smoking in public places. Our empirical strategy relies on comparing outcomes in Scotland before and after the Scottish smoking ban (introduced in March 2006) with those ...
Title:Forum "Convergence in the EU"
Author(s):HEFEKER, Carsten; TORRES, Francisco S.; BONGARDT, Annette; WUNSCH, Pierre; HERMANN, ChristophDate:2013Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:The EU has long viewed economic and institutional convergence as important goals, but the results thus far have been decidedly mixed, and there remain several open questions: How exactly should convergence be defined? How ...
Title:The EMU’s legitimacy and the ECB as a strategic political player in the crisis context
Author(s):TORRES, Francisco S.Date:2013Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:The sovereign debt crisis made it clear that, to be sustainable and serve its initial purpose (notably price stability), EMU would require enhanced policy coordination, increased sovereignty- and risk-sharing and further ...
Title:Why Greece failed
Author(s):PAPPAS, Takis S.Date:2013Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:Seeking to offer a unified theory about Greece’s current political and economic crisis, this article unravels the particular mechanisms through which this country developed as a populist democracy, that is, a pluralist ...
Title:The Party as a New Utopia: Reshaping communist identity after Stalinism
Author(s):KOLAR, PavelDate:2012Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:This article examines the transformation of communist identity in the eastern bloc after 1956, showing both moments of decline as well as attempts to reforge it. It explores how communist identity was negotiated and reshaped ...
Title:A new chance for Georgian democracy
Author(s):FAIRBANKS JR, Charles H.; GUGUSHVILI, AlexiDate:2013Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:Something amazing happened in Georgia’s 1 October 2012 parliamentary elections. The government lost and it gave up power, aside from the now-weakened presidency that it will hold for another year. A new coalition known as ...
Title:The multiscale causal dynamics of foreign exchange markets
Author(s):BEKIROS, Stelios; MARCELLINO, MassimilianoDate:2013Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:This paper relies on wavelet multiresolution analysis to investigate the dependence structure and predictability of currency markets across different timescales. It explores the nature and direction of causality among the ...
Title:On the Predictability of Time-Varying VAR and DSGE Models
Author(s):BEKIROS, Stelios D.; PACCAGNINI, AlessiaDate:2012Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:Over the last few years, there has been a growing interest in DSGE modelling for predicting macroeconomic fluctuations and conducting quantitative policy analysis. Hybrid DSGE models have become popular for dealing with ...
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:Debating the Sources and Prospects of European Integration
Author(s):KROTZ, Ulrich; MAHER, Richard; MCCOURT, David M.; GLENCROSS, Andrew; RIPSMAN, Norrin M.; SHEETZ, Mark S.; HAINE, Jean-Yves; ROSATO, SebastianDate:2012Type of Publication:Article
Title:Da Benedetto a Francesco : il Vaticano e la nuova "translatio imperii"
Author(s):FERRARA, PasqualeDate:2013Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:Negli anni di Benedetto XVI, la chiesa ha continuato ad adattarsi ai cam¬biamenti internazionali in modo molto graduale. Si è riconosciuta sem¬pre più “globale” ma ha faticato a modernizzare la sua governance. Si è concentrata ...
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 ...
