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Title: Worldly ambitions : foreign policy objectives in European constitutional law Author(s): LARIK, Joris Date: 2013 Type of Publication: Thesis Series/Report no.: EUI PhD theses Abstract: Constitutions of today do not merely address the salus populi anymore, the welfare of the people, but increasingly exhibit international ambitions. This is true in particular for the EU Treaties. To make sense of these ...

Title: Enforcing transnational private regulation : a comparative analysis of case studies in advertising and food safety Author(s): VERBRUGGEN, Paul Date: 2013 Type of Publication: Thesis Series/Report no.: EUI PhD theses Abstract: Transnational private regulation constitutes a key element in contemporary debates about regulatory governance. This PhD study examines the interplay between public and private enforcement mechanisms in ensuring compliance ...

Title: The legal framework of EU state aid in light of the more economic approach : protecting competition or promoting a European industrial policy? Author(s): GEBSKI, Szymon Date: 2013 Type of Publication: Thesis Series/Report no.: EUI PhD theses Abstract: This research aims to analyse the prohibition of State aid and compatibility assessments in the EU from the perspective of the 'more economic approach’ (MEA). The hypothesis enunciated in the thesis is that the MEA in State ...

Title: Building bridges between regionalism and multilateralism : enquiries on the ways and means to internationally regulate preferential rules of origin and their impact on systemic problems of FTA Author(s): PUCCIO, Laura Date: 2013 Type of Publication: Thesis Series/Report no.: EUI PhD theses Abstract: The analysis of rationales for preferential rules of origin presented in the thesis brings forward the assumptions that, contrary to what has been written in the literature, it still seems legitimate to maintain preferential ...

Title: Class, friendship, and the postsocialist transition : identity work and patterns of stability in Central Europe - East and West Author(s): CEPIĆ, Dražen Date: 2013 Type of Publication: Thesis Series/Report no.: EUI PhD theses Abstract: In this thesis, I analyze the emergence of class boundaries in postsocialism in the realm of sociability and friendship making. The goal of this study is to provide a dynamic account of the ways actors draw symbolic ...

Title: Families in migration through the gender lens : a study of Polish transmigrants in Ireland Author(s): MUSZEL, Magdalena Date: 2013 Type of Publication: Thesis Series/Report no.: EUI PhD theses Abstract: This thesis tries to determine the impact of transnational family migration on the gendered division of labour and power dynamics between the couples either entrenching inequalities and traditional roles, or challenging ...

Title: Regulatory functions of European contract law : theoretical foundations and practical applications Author(s): GORYWODA, Łukasz Date: 2013 Type of Publication: Thesis Series/Report no.: EUI PhD theses Abstract: Contract law is increasingly becoming an important part of the European regulatory landscape. The increasing recourse to contract law as a regulatory technique triggers fundamental questions about the aims and the effects ...

Title: The place of religion in public education : theoretical considerations Author(s): IBADOV, Rashad Date: 2013 Type of Publication: Thesis Series/Report no.: EUI PhD theses Abstract: This PhD thesis, entitled ‘The Place of Religion in Public Education: Theoretical Considerations’, aims at answering the following question: ‘what should be the permissible room for religion in modern public education under ...

Title: The constructions of global administrative law Author(s): CARMOUCHE, Nuhaila Date: 2013 Type of Publication: Thesis Series/Report no.: EUI PhD theses Abstract: This thesis is devoted to exploring the emerging area of research known as global administrative law as a particular lens from within which to analyse key transformations in the domain of regulatory governance, including ...

Title: Essays in applied microeconomics and finance Author(s): IANCU, Emanuela Maria Date: 2013 Type of Publication: Thesis Series/Report no.: EUI PhD theses Abstract: The topics covered in this paper cover a broad range of subjects, from a reputation system in a discrete and infinite time model over to a three period game on a network and concluding with the optimal default decision in ...

Title: Putting firms in context : the role of embeddedness in shaping corporate strategies Author(s): ROMANO, Livio Date: 2013 Type of Publication: Thesis Series/Report no.: EUI PhD theses Abstract: This thesis investigates the social dimension of entrepreneurial activity, showing the importance of embeddedness with local communities and institutions in affecting corporate strategies. The first two chapters contribute ...

Title: The ambivalent empire : Soviet rule in the Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic, 1945-1964 Author(s): BECH HANSEN, Claus Date: 2013 Type of Publication: Thesis Series/Report no.: EUI PhD theses Abstract: This thesis analyses the functioning of Soviet rule in the Uzbek Soviet republic from 1945 to 1964. Thereby, it focuses on the effects of two fundamental forces that characterised Soviet rule in Uzbekistan: On the one hand, ...

Title: Defining the (In)appropriate : Scandinavian debates about the role of media in children's lives, 1950-1985 Author(s): JENSEN, Helle Strandgaard Date: 2013 Type of Publication: Thesis Series/Report no.: EUI PhD theses Abstract: This thesis investigates public debates about the role of media in children’s lives in Scandinavia from the mid-nineteen fifties to the early eighties. The thesis breaks with the theoretical approaches 'moral panic’ and ...

Title: Negotiating the Ottoman Constitution : 1856-1876 Author(s): KOÇUNYAN, Aylin Date: 2013 Type of Publication: Thesis Series/Report no.: EUI PhD theses Abstract: The dissertation is about the genesis of the Ottoman Constitution, which was promulgated on December 23, 1876. The main objective is to reconstruct the nineteenth-century Ottoman constitutional movement in relation to ...

Title: Intermediation and leadership : essays on the economics of networks Author(s): SIEDLAREK, Jan-Peter Date: 2013 Type of Publication: Thesis Series/Report no.: EUI PhD theses Abstract: This thesis offers a contribution to the economic literature applying a networks perspective to economic issues. The focus of my thesis is the role of agents that are in particularly prominent positions within networks and ...

Title: Structural vector autoregressions with Markov switching : identification via heteroskedasticity Author(s): NETŠUNAJEV, Aleksei Date: 2013 Type of Publication: Thesis Series/Report no.: EUI PhD theses Abstract: Structural vector autoregressions are of great importance in applied macroeconometric work. The main di culty associated with structural analysis is to identify unique shocks of interest. In a conventional approach this ...

Title: Three essays on frictional labour markets Author(s): POTHIER, David Date: 2013 Type of Publication: Thesis Series/Report no.: EUI PhD theses Abstract: This thesis contributes to the understanding of how socio-economic factors affect the functioning of modern labour markets. It belongs to the strand of academic literature that departs from the standard Walrasian model of ...

Title: Data Protection and the Prevention of Cybercrime: A dual role for security policy in the EU? Author(s): PORCEDDA, Maria Grazia Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Thesis Series/Report no.: EUI LLM theses Abstract: Cybercrime and cyber-security are attracting increasing attention, both for the relevance of Critical Information Infrastructure to the national economy, and the interplay of the policies tackling them with ‘ICT sensitive’ ...

Title: Human Rights Protection Against Private Expropriation: The case of a squeeze-out rule Author(s): MARCISZ, Ewa Maria Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Thesis Series/Report no.: EUI LLM theses Abstract: The thesis below provides a study on a squeeze-out rule. It is analyzed in the context of other rules of modern private law which allow for deprivations of property rights for the benefit of private individuals. A squeeze-out ...

Title: Sub-national challenges to Europe’s constitutional structure Author(s): FINCK, Michèle Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Thesis Series/Report no.: EUI LLM theses Abstract: This LL.M. thesis investigates how European Union law reacts when sub-national actors behave as an autonomous level of public authority. It will look at how supranational law has traditionally dealt with sub-national actors ...

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