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    Title: Populism in Europe: CasaPound  Author(s): BARTLETT, Jamie; BIRDWELL, Jonathan; FROIO, Caterina Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: Demos Country briefing papers; 2012 Abstract: This paper is the fifth in a series of country briefing papers released in 2012 about the online support of populist political parties and street-based groups in Europe. These papers are based on a dataset of approximately ...
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    Title: Private law and the visible hand of EU regulation  Author(s): SVETIEV, Yane Date: 2013 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI MWP Abstract: A question that is central to current debates about the Europeanisation of private law is that of how to conceptualise the relationship between European law and national private law. And a key aspect of that question is ...
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    Title: The (Non) Reform of the Georgian Pension System, 1991-2011: A brief history and update  Author(s): GUGUSHVILI, Alexi Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI) Abstract: This study reviews the factors that played a major role in the development of the old-age pension system in Georgia, 1991-2009 and identifies three main stages in this process. Fiscal constraints and international technical ...
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    Title: The External Effects of National ECHR Judgments  Author(s): ANDENÆS, Mads Tønnesson; BJØRGE, Eirik Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: Jean Monnet Working Paper Abstract: In their jurisprudence on the rights flowing from the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), national courts in Europe define their relationship with the Convention system and its authoritative arbiter, the European ...
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    Title: Intellectual Property, innovation and the governance of the internet  Author(s): LEVINE, David K. Date: 2013 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI RSCAS Abstract: I discuss both the causes and consequences of the Internet being squeezed by copyright proponents. The striking fact is that while this squeeze has a broad and negative impact on society broadly, it brings very little ...
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    Title: European Foreign Policy and the Euro-crisis  Author(s): ZIELONKA, Jan Date: 2013 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI RSCAS Abstract: This paper will try to explain the nature of European actorness, the mode of European policy-making, and the formation of common European interests. What are the pillars of EU power and how does the EU engage in power ...
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    Title: Net neutrality is imperfect and should remain so!  Author(s): CURIEN, Nicolas Date: 2013 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI RSCAS Abstract: Network neutrality is often mistakenly assimilated with the non-discrimination of Internet usage. Although this rough view is acceptable at first sight, as far as blocking of content or clearly anti-competitive discrimination ...
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    Title: The value of social networks in financial markets  Author(s): RANCAN, Michela Date: 2013 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI RSCAS Abstract: Social contacts influence decisions and economic outputs in a variety of contexts. Does social network matter also in financial markets? In this paper I investigate the effect of social networks on mutual funds performance ...
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    Title: Overlapping regionalism, no integration : conceptual issues and the Latin American experiences  Author(s): MALAMUD, Andres Date: 2013 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI RSCAS Abstract: Twenty years after its foundation, MERCOSUR has failed to meet its declared goals. Far from being a common market and not yet a customs union, it has neither deepened nor (legally) enlarged. All the other regionalist ...
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    Title: Religious freedom and the German circumcision debate  Author(s): HEIMBACH-STEINS, Marianne Date: 2013 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI RSCAS Abstract: In May 2012, a German court in Cologne ruled that circumcising young boys represents grievous bodily harm. This decision, which touched upon the questions of freedom of religious practice, identity and children’s rights, ...
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    Title: The impact of emissions-performance benchmarking on free allocations in EU ETS phase 3  Author(s): LECOURT, Stephen; PALLIÈRE, Clément; SARTOR, Oliver Date: 2013 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI RSCAS Abstract: From Phase 3 (2013-20) of the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme carbon-intensive industrial emitters will receive free allocations based on harmonised, EU-wide benchmarks. This paper analyses and evaluates the impacts ...
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    Title: Environmental policy and directed technological change : evidence from the European carbon market  Author(s): CALEL, Raphael; DECHEZLEPRÊTRE, Antoine Date: 2013 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI RSCAS Abstract: This paper investigates the impact of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) on technological change. We exploit installations-level inclusion criteria to estimate the impact of the EU ETS on firms patenting. We find ...
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    Title: EU policy toward Asia and the Pacific : a view from Japan  Author(s): UETA, Takako Date: 2013 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI RSCAS Abstract: This paper explains the changing feature of EU policy toward Asia and the Pacific from the viewpoint of Japan. In the era of global power shift, and because of the impressive economic growth in Asia, the EU’s interest in ...
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    Title: The EU and India : common interests, divergent policies  Author(s): KUMAR, Radha Date: 2013 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI RSCAS Abstract: 2013 marks 50 years of India-EU relations. Most of this period witnessed cordial but largely unsubstantial relations. It was only a decade ago that relations took a leap forward, when the EU and India launched a Strategic ...
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    Title: Why do emitters trade carbon permits? : firm-level evidence from the European Emission Trading Scheme  Author(s): ZAKLAN, Aleksandar Date: 2013 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI RSCAS Abstract: The creation of the EU’s Emission Trading Scheme (EU ETS) has turned the right to emit CO2 into a positively priced intermediate good for the affected firms. Firms thus face the decision whether to source compliance with ...
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    Title: From the Coup to the Escalation of Violence: The transition to democracy in Romania  Author(s): ROSSI, Federico M. Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI SPS Abstract: Romania was the only example of violent regime change in the central and south eastern European milieu, with massive mobilizations both in favour and against change and the execution of the dictator. In other words, there ...
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    Title: Bread, Freedom, Human Dignity: Tales of an unfinished revolution in Egypt  Author(s): WARKOTSCH, Jana Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI SPS Abstract: When at the height of the 'Arab Spring' Egyptians from all walks of life took to the streets to oust one of the Arab world's most long-standing dictators, it took both Egyptians and outside observers by surprise. This ...
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    Title: Reluctant Rulers and the Negotiated Transition: Mobilizing for democracy in Hungary  Author(s): RITTER, Daniel P. Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI SPS Abstract: Among the Eastern European democratization processes of the 1989 period, Hungary stands out as the least dramatic transition in the region. Whereas other countries experienced massive demonstrations in favor of democratic ...
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    Title: The Elite Coup: The transition to democracy in Bulgaria  Author(s): ROSSI, Federico M. Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI SPS Abstract: The transition to democracy in Bulgaria is commonly defined as a coup d'état carried out by the Bulgarian Communist Party (BCP) elites against the long-standing dictator Todor Zhivkov. The Bulgarian transition to democracy ...
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    Title: The Unintended Consequence of the Struggle for Independence: The transition to democracy in the Baltic Countries  Author(s): ROSSI, Federico M. Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI SPS Abstract: The Baltic countries' struggle was for independence more than any other thing. The achievement of democracy was a by-product of the secessionist project of increasing autonomy from Moscow. A possible explanation for this ...