Title:Multidimensional poverty and social exclusion in Europe: A cross-national perspective
Author(s):TOMASZEWSKI, WojciechDate:2009Type of Publication:ThesisSeries/Report no.:EUI PhD thesesAbstract:The main scope of this dissertation is the analysis of multidimensional poverty and social exclusion in Europe from a cross-national perspective. The multidimensional approach means that in addition to income, other more ...
Title:Multiple media practices in Italian mobilizations against precarity of work
Author(s):MATTONI, AliceDate:2009Type of Publication:ThesisSeries/Report no.:EUI PhD thesesAbstract:The dissertation addresses the general question of how social movements interact with the media in contemporary, media-saturated societies. The basic assumption is that visibility in the media is crucial to become recognized ...
Title:Muslim Women’s Participation in the Veil Controversy: Austria and the UK compared
Author(s):HADJ-ABDOU, Leila; WOODHEAD, LindaDate:2012Type of Publication:Contribution to bookAbstract:This article compares the involvement of Muslim women in the public debates around the Muslim headscarf in the UK and Austria. It explains differences and similarities regarding the patterns of female Muslim mobilization ...
Title:Muslims' Support for European Integration: The role of organizational capacities
Author(s):ELBASANI, Arolda; SAATÇIOGLU, BekenDate:2012Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:What explains Islamic organizations' differing support for European integration and the democratic reforms that it entails? The question is highly relevant in the context of European Union (EU) enlargement towards ...
Title:Mutual Recognition: Comparing Policy Areas
Author(s):HERITIER, AdrienneDate:2007Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:Based on the analysis of the different policy areas discussed in this volume, this article proposes a strategic choice argument to account for the differential outcomes in the establishing of mutual recognition and, if ...
Title:The Myth of the Clash of Civilizations
Author(s):BOTTICI, Chiara; CHALLAND, BenoîtDate:2010-01-01Type of Publication:BookAbstract:While globalization unifies the world, divisions re-emerge within it in the form of a spectacular separation between Islam and the West. How can it be that Huntington's contested idea of a clash of civilizations became ...
Title:National and European Identity: The case of France
Author(s):GUINAUDEAU, IsabelleDate:2011Type of Publication:Contribution to bookAbstract:There is no simple relationship between national and European identity. Identifications fluctuate over the course of time as well as between individuals and sub-groups within the same nation – elements which are too often ...
Title:National Governments and the Control of the Internet: A digital challenge
Author(s):GIACOMELLO, GiampieroDate:2005Type of Publication:BookAbstract:Over the last decade, the Internet has transformed how information can be made available-it is now used to transfer information about things as varied as financial transactions and celebrity gossip and to link and coordinate ...
Title:National Parties and Group Membership in the European Parliament: Ideology or pragmatism?
Author(s):BRESSANELLI, EdoardoDate:2012Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:This contribution investigates the factors behind political group membership in the European Parliament. In June 2009, more than 150 national parties, from the 27 member countries, joined one of the seven transnational ...