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

Title: Political Conflict in Western Europe Author(s): KRIESI, Hanspeter; GRANDE, Edgar; DOLEZAL, Martin; HELBLING, Marc; HÖGLINGER, Dominic; HUTTER, Swen; WÜEST, Bruno Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Book Series/Report no.: [COSMOS] Abstract: What are the consequences of globalization for the structure of political conflicts in Western Europe? How are political conflicts organized and articulated in the twenty-first century? And how does the transformation of ...

Title: Political Corruption Author(s): DELLA PORTA, Donatella; VANNUCCI, Alberto Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Contribution to book Series/Report no.: [COSMOS] Abstract: This entry reviews social science literature on political corruption, privileging an institutionalist approach. In doing so, it looks at resources and mechanisms of hidden exchange as well as at its governance.

Title: Political decision-making in the Portuguese New State (1933-39): The dictator, the council of ministers and the inner-circle Author(s): RAIMUNDO, Filipa; ESTÊVÃO, Nuno; DE CARVALHO, Rita Almeida Date: 2009 Type of Publication: Article Abstract: This article seeks to contribute to the study of political centralisation in Portugal under Salazar, focusing on the council of ministers and its decision-making role and exploring the links between the dictator and his ...

Title: Political Distrust and Social Capital in Europe and the USA Author(s): SCHYNS, Peggy; KOOP, Christel Date: 2010 Type of Publication: Article Abstract: Levels of rising political distrust in the USA and parts of Europe attracted political scientists' attention in the 1990s, and urged them to look at possible consequences of this phenomenon for the functioning of democracies ...

Title: The political ecology of regionalism : state-society relations in nine European regions Author(s): GROTE, Jurgen R. Date: 1998 Type of Publication: Thesis Series/Report no.: EUI PhD theses

Title: The political economy of Japanese manufacturing investment in France and the United Kingdom (1970-86) Author(s): DARBY, James Date: 1987 Type of Publication: Thesis Series/Report no.: EUI PhD theses

Title: Political Economy of Old-age Pension Reforms in Georgia Author(s): GUGUSHVILI, Alexi Date: 2009 Type of Publication: Article Abstract: The paper examines the factors that played a major role in development of the old-age pension system in Georgia. Based on data collected from 1991-2009, this analysis centers on the system’s patterns of development and ...

Title: The Political Economy of Pension Reform in Europe Author(s): KOHLI, Martin; ARZA, Camila Date: 2011 Type of Publication: Contribution to book Abstract: Over the second half of the 20th Century, pension reform has become central to the European social policy agenda, first in terms of construction and expansion and then increasingly in terms of consolidation and retrenchment. ...

Title: The Political Economy of Pension Reforms in Croatia: 1991-2006 Author(s): GUARDIANCICH, Igor Date: 2007 Type of Publication: Article Abstract: Online at: http://www.ijf.hr/eng/FTP/2007/2/guardiancich.pdf

Title: The Political Economy of Social Pacts: Competitive Corporatism and European Welfare Reform Author(s): RHODES, Martin Date: 2001 Type of Publication: Contribution to book

Title: The Political Economy of Trade and Industrialization: Turkey and Egypt in the post-liberalization era Author(s): ADLY, Amr Date: 2010 Type of Publication: Thesis Series/Report no.: EUI PhD theses Abstract: How do state economic institutions come about? And why do developing countries give different accounts of state institution-building? This study argues that state economic institution-building is a function of the ruling ...

Title: The Political Economy of Welfare Recalibration: What Determines the State’s Responses to the Emergence of New Social Risks? Author(s): HIEDA, Takeshi Date: 2009 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI SPS Abstract: This study examines the conditions under which welfare states are likely to adapt their social policies to the transformation of social risk structures under post-industrialization. It argues that in the era of welfare ...

Title: The Political Effects of Becoming a Citizen: Solution or selection? Author(s): STREET, Alex Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI MWP Abstract: The status of citizenship confers the right to participate as a full member of the political community. One might therefore expect foreign residents who acquire citizenship to become more engaged with politics. However, ...

Title: Political Exchange and Bargaining Reform in Italy and Spain Author(s): MOLINA ROMO, Oscar Date: 2005 Type of Publication: Article Abstract: Wage bargaining structures in Italy and Spain changed significantly in the 1990s. This is usually seen as an employer-led response to exogenous pressures such as the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU). This article shows ...

Title: The Political Factors Accounting for the Relationship Between Governments and the Parties Which Support Them Author(s): BLONDEL, Jean Date: 1991 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI SPS

Title: Political Finance in Poland Author(s): WALECKI, Marcin Date: 2007 Type of Publication: Book

Title: The Political Form of Europe – Europe as a Political Form Author(s): WAGNER, Peter Date: 2005 Type of Publication: Article Abstract: European integration needs to be analyzed in terms that address the normative self-understanding of the emerging polity or, in other words, the self-understanding of European modernity. While it is often argued that such ...

Title: The Political Impact of the EU's International Trade: EU trade power, policy and influence Author(s): CARATELLI, Irene Date: 2010 Type of Publication: Thesis Series/Report no.: EUI PhD theses Abstract: The aim of the PhD Thesis is to ascertain whether the EU is able to exert a political influence through its international trade agreements. Since the Union has always been considered as an economic giant and a political ...

Title: The Political Independence of Public Service Broadcasters Author(s): HANRETTY, Chris Date: 2009 Type of Publication: Thesis Series/Report no.: EUI PhD theses Abstract: In this thesis, I demonstrate that the degree of political independence that a public service broadcaster has depends on the degree of legal protection given to it, and on the size of the market for news in that country. ...

Title: Political Institutions and Elderly Care Policy: Comparative politics of long-term care in advanced democracies Author(s): HIEDA, Takeshi Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Book Abstract: Although most advanced industrialized countries are facing population aging and other social changes, public long-term care programs for the aged are remarkably diverse across them. This book accounts for the variations ...

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