Browsing Department of Political and Social Sciences (SPS) by Title

Title:Arena parlamentare e regolazione politica in Italia : Il caso della politica pensionistica - L'impatto dei conflitti redistributivi sul processo di produzione legislativa (1948-1983) Author(s):MAESTRI, G. EzioDate:1987Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 1987Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI; SPS; PhD Thesis

Title:Armed social movements and insurgency : the PKK and its communities of support Author(s):O'CONNOR, Francis PatrickDate:2014Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 2014Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI; SPS; PhD ThesisAbstract:The supportive environments which sustain armed groups are arguably an understudied aspect of political violence; it is widely acknowledged that all armed groups necessitate a degree of popular support if they are to be ...

Title:Armée Author(s):VENNESSON, PascalDate:2008Citation:Joël ANDRIANTSIMBAZOVIN, Hélène GAUDIN, Jean-Pierre MARGUÉNAUD, Stéphane RIALS et Frédéric SUDRE (eds), Dictionnaire des Droits de l'Homme, Paris, Presses Universitaires de France, 2008, 61-65.Type:Contribution to book

Title:Arming China : major powers’ arms transfers to the People’s Republic of China Author(s):MEIJER, Hugo

; BERAUD-SUDREAU, Lucie; HOLTROM, Paul; UTTLEY, MatthewDate:2018Citation:Journal of strategic studies, 2018, Vol. 41, No. 6, pp. 850-886Type:ArticleAbstract:The rise of China has been fuelled by a massive military modernisation programme relying, in large part, on the acquisition of foreign military equipment. The question of how the world’s major powers define their arms ...

Title:Artificial intelligence, gender and work Author(s):PISANELLI, Elena

Date:2023Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 2023Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI; SPS; PhD ThesisAbstract:This thesis explores the use of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies in hiring and their impact on gender inequality in the labor market. While AI has been adopted by firms with the expectation of unbiased decision-making ...

Title:As open as possible, as autonomous as necessary : understanding the rise of open strategic autonomy in EU trade policy Author(s):SCHMITZ, Luuk Pieter Hendrik

; SEIDL, Timo

Date:2023Citation:Journal of common market studies, 2023, Vol. 61, No. 3, pp. 834-852Type:ArticleAbstract:For decades, the EU's trade policy has been centred around open(ing) markets. Why, then, has the EU recently embraced open strategic autonomy as the conceptual cornerstone of its renewed trade policy? In this article, we ...

Title:As the twig is bent, the tree is inclined? : the role of parental versus own education for openness towards globalisation Author(s):KUNST, Sander; KUHN, Theresa; VAN DE WERFHORST, Herman G.

Date:2023Citation:European Union politics, 2023, Vol. 24, No. 2, pp. 264-285Type:ArticleAbstract:Citizens with higher levels of education are consistently found to be more open to immigration and European integration than those with less education. However, the literature has neglected the issue of whether educational ...

Title:Ascriptive Inequality and Life Chances in Georgia Author(s):GUGUSHVILI, AlexiDate:2012Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:Center for Social Sciences, Applied Social Research Programme; September 2012Abstract:Using data from the Generations and Gender Survey for the cohorts born from 1926 to 1985 in Georgia, and the linear probability models of higher educational and ISCO 1-2 occupational attainment, I find the large ascriptive ...

Title:The Ashes of Law - Book Review; Franz von Benda-Beckmann, Keebet von Benda-Beckmann and Julia Eckert, Rules of Law and Laws of Ruling: On the Governance of Law, Burlington, Ashgate, 2009 Author(s):VASCONCELOS VILAÇA, GuilhermeDate:2010Citation:European Journal of Legal Studies, 2010, 3, 1, 169-180, Comparing LawType:ArticleAbstract:This review essay discusses in detail a recent volume of theoretically informed legal anthropological articles dealing with the intrinsic relationship between law, power and violence in the exercise of governance. The book ...

Title:Aspekte einer mehrdimensionalen Kultur Europas. Inhalt und Methode der Kritik der orthodoxen Theologie am Westen Author(s):STOECKL, KristinaDate:2003Citation:Anne HARTMANN, Frank HOFFMANN (eds), Kultur - Macht - Gesellschaft: Beiträge des Promotionskollegs Ost-West, Münster, LIT Verlag, 2003, Gesellschaft und Kultur, Bd. 2Type:Contribution to book

Title:Assessing the Assessment Author(s):HEIDBREDER, Eva Gabriele; CARRASCO, LauraDate:2003Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EIPA Working Paper; 03/W/04

Title:Assessing the diffusion of international norms : evidence from state incorporation of the Rome statute of the International Criminal Court Author(s):BOWER, AdamDate:2013Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI MWP; 2013/15Abstract:The International Criminal Court (ICC) represents a compelling example of international governance via formal organizations, since it imposes new and potentially costly obligations on states. International Relations has ...

Title:Assessing the impact of natural policy experiments on socioeconomic inequalities in health : how to apply commonly used quantitative analytical methods? Author(s):HU, Yannan; VAN LENTHE, Frank J.; HOFFMANN, Rasmus

; VAN HEDEL, Karen; MACKENBACH, Johan P.Date:2017Citation:BMC medical research methodology, 2017, Vol. 17, (68)Type:ArticleAbstract:Background: The scientific evidence-base for policies to tackle health inequalities is limited. Natural policy experiments (NPE) have drawn increasing attention as a means to evaluating the effects of policies on health. ...

Title:Assessing the legacy of communism : continuities and discontinuities in the East-Central European transitions III Author(s):SZAKOLCZAI, Arpad

; FUSTOS, LaszloDate:1999Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI SPS; 1999/04

Title:Assessing the potential impact of increased participation in higher education on mortality : evidence from 21 European populations Author(s):KULHÁNOVÁ, Ivana; HOFFMANN, Rasmus

; JUDGE, Ken; LOOMAN, Caspar; EIKEMO, Terje A.; BOPP, Matthias; DEBOOSERE, Patrick; LEINSALU, Mall; MARTIKAINEN, Pekka; RYCHTARÍKOVÁ, Jitka; WOKTYNIAK, Bogdan; MENVIELLE, Gwenn; MACKENBACH, Johan P.Date:2014Citation:Social science & medicine, 2014, Vol. 117, pp. 142-149Type:ArticleAbstract:Although higher education has been associated with lower mortality rates in many studies, the effect of potential improvements in educational distribution on future mortality levels is unknown. We therefore estimated the ...

Title:Assessing the regulatory arrangements : concepts, theories and methods Author(s):AUBIN, David; MATHIEU, Emmanuelle; MATTHYS, Joery; VERHOEST, KoenDate:2014Citation:David AUBIN and Koen VERHOEST (eds), Multi-level regulation in the telecommunications sector : adaptive regulatory arrangements in Belgium, Ireland, The Netherlands and Switzerland, London : Palgrave, 2014, pp. 12-44Type:Contribution to book

Title:Assessments, models and international politics of the Arctic : why the 'New North' narrative includes only bomber, polar bear, oil, and gas deposit models, and no original parts or an assembly manual Author(s):DAHL, Justiina

Date:2015Citation:The Polar journal, 2015, Vol. 5, No. 1, pp. 35-58Type:ArticleAbstract:With the advancement of global climate change, a special “New North” narrative has gained popularity as the starting point in studies that make assertions over the future role of the Arctic in the international political ...

Title:Assets, earnings mobility and the black/white gap Author(s):MORILLAS, Juan RafaelDate:2007Citation:Social Science Research, 2007, 36, 2, 808-833Type:Article

Title:Associating, mobilizing, politicizing : local developmental agency from without Author(s):BRUSZT, Laszlo

; VEDRES, BalazsDate:2013Citation:Theory and Society, 2013, Vol. 42, No. 1, pp. 1-23Type:ArticleAbstract:Decades of increase in external aid programs sparked a wide range of criticisms pointing to misaligned interests, lack of accountability, and the reproduction of developmental traps. The success of development from without ...

Title:The association of levels of and decline in grip strength in old age with trajectories of life course occupational position Author(s):KRÖGER, Hannes

; FRITZELL, Johan; HOFFMANN, Rasmus

Date:2016Citation:PLoS ONE, 2016, Vol. 11, No. 5, e0155954Type:ArticleAbstract:The study of the influence of life course occupational position (OP) on health in old age demands analysis of time patterns in both OP and health. We study associations between life course time patterns of OP and decline ...