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

Title:Immigration Policy in Europe: The Politics of Control Editor(s):GUIRAUDON, Virginie; LAHAV, GallyaDate:2006Citation:Special Issue of West European Politics, 2006, 29, 2Type:Book

Title:Immigration, Europe, and the 'New' Cultural Dimension Author(s):VAN DER BRUG, Wouter; VAN SPANJE, JoostDate:2009Citation:European Journal of Political Research, 2009, 48, 3, 309-334Type:ArticleAbstract:Kriesi et al. announced the birth of a new cleavage in contemporary Western Europe, one dividing the winners and losers of globalisation. Their studies in 2006 and 2008 contain analyses of party positions in six countries, ...

Title:Immobility and the Brexit vote Author(s):LEE, Neil; MORRIS, Katy

; KEMENY, ThomasDate:2017Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:LSE International Inequalities Institute; 2017/19Abstract:Popular explanations of the Brexit vote have centred on the division between cosmopolitan internationalists who voted Remain and geographically rooted individuals who voted Leave. In this article, we conduct the first ...

Title:Immobility and the Brexit vote Author(s):LEE, Neil; MORRIS, Katy

; KEMENY, ThomasDate:2018Citation:Cambridge journal of regions economy and society, 2018, Vol. 11, No. 1, pp. 143-163Type:ArticleAbstract:Popular explanations of the Brexit vote have centred on the division between cosmopolitan internationalists who voted Remain and geographically rooted individuals who voted Leave. In this article, we conduct the first ...

Title:The immunity of heads of states of nonparties in the early years of the ICC Author(s):AKANDE, DapoDate:2018Citation:American journal of international law (AJIL) unbound, 2018, Vol. 112, pp. 172-176Type:ArticleSeries/Number:[IOW]Abstract:More than any other international criminal tribunal, the International Criminal Court (ICC) has, in its early years, pursued cases against heads of state. The Court issued arrest warrants for President Omar al Bashir of ...

Title:Impact assessment of alternative reforms of child allowances using RUSMOD--the static tax-benefit microsimulation model for Russia Author(s):POPOVA, DariaDate:2013Citation:International Journal of Microsimulation, 2013, Vol. 6, No. 1, pp. 122-156Type:ArticleAbstract:RUSMOD is a static tax-benefit microsimulation model for Russia. The model can be used for ex post and ex ante evaluation of reforms of personal income taxation and social benefits in Russia. In addition, being compatible ...

Title:The Impact of Anti-Immigration Parties on Mainstream Parties' Immigration Positions in the Netherlands, Flanders and the UK 1987-2010: Divided electorates, left-right politics and the pull towards restrictionism Author(s):DAVIS, AmberDate:2012Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 2012Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI; SPS; PhD ThesisAbstract:The rise of anti-immigration parties across Western Europe has put enormous pressure on mainstream parties to adapt their competitive strategies. This thesis tests the hypothesis that mainstream parties have reacted to the ...

Title:The Impact of Changes in Household Forms on Income Inequality. The Case of Italy 1977-2000 Author(s):ALBERTINI, MarcoDate:2004Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI SPS; 2003/19

Title:The impact of collective actors upon democratization Author(s):GLENN, John K.Date:1999Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI SPS; 1999/05

Title:The impact of EU conditionality upon democratisation : comparing electoral competition and civil service reforms in post-communist Albania Author(s):ELBASANI, Arolda

Date:2007Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 2007Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI; SPS; PhD ThesisAbstract:This dissertation explores how and to what extent EU conditionality can foster democratisation in a highly problematic case such as post-communist Albania. In order to examining the phenomena of democratisation in operational ...

Title:The impact of experts on tax policy in post-war Britain and Sweden Author(s):ANDERSSON, Per F.

Date:2017Citation:Acta oeconomica, 2017, Vol. 67, No. s1, pp. 79-96Type:ArticleAbstract:During the decades after World War II, countries began shifting taxation from income to consumption. This shift has been associated with an expanding welfare state and left-wing dominance. However, the pattern is far from ...

Title:The impact of flexibility on the dynamics of European Unification Author(s):KÖLLIKER, AlkuinDate:2002Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 2002Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI; SPS; PhD Thesis

Title:The impact of formal adult education on the likelihood of being employed : a comparative overview Author(s):KILPI-JAKONEN, Elina; VONO DE VILHENA, Daniela; KOSYAKOVA, Yuliya

; STENBERG, Anders; BLOSSFELD, Hans Peter

Date:2012Citation:Studies of Transition States and Societies, 2012, 4, 1, 48-68Type:ArticleAbstract:This article aims to map formal adult education in terms of the determinants of educational upgrading later in life, relating these back to social inequalities from a comparative perspective, and to labour market outcomes ...

Title:The Impact of Implementing Eastern enlargement: Changing the European Commission’s Action Capacity Author(s):HEIDBREDER, Eva GabrieleDate:2008Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 2008Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI; SPS; PhD ThesisAbstract:How does policy implementation impact on the institutionalised capacities of political agents? This question about the link between policy-making and institutional development lies at the heart of the study. It is inspired ...

Title:The impact of increasing income inequalities on educational inequalities in mortality - an analysis of six European countries Author(s):HOFFMANN, Rasmus

; HU, Yannan; DE GELDER, Rianne; MENVIELLE, Gwenn; BOPP, Matthias; MACKENBACH, Johan P.Date:2016Citation:International journal for equity in health, 2016, Vol. 15, No. 103, pp. 1-12Type:ArticleAbstract:Over the past decades, both health inequalities and income inequalities have been increasing in many European countries, but it is unknown whether and how these trends are related. We test the hypothesis that trends in ...

Title:The impact of informalisation : early agreements and voting cohesion in the European Parliament Author(s):BRESSANELLI, Edoardo

; KOOP, Christel; REH, ChristineDate:2016Citation:European Union politics, 2016, Vol. 17, No. 1, pp. 91-113Type:ArticleAbstract:EU legislative decision-making is increasingly shifted into informal secluded arenas. Scholars have explained this trend and analysed its consequences for bargaining success and democratic legitimacy. Yet, we know little ...

Title:The Impact of Leadership Turnover and Domestic Institutions on International Cooperation Author(s):SMITH, Alastair; MCGILLIVRAY, FionaDate:2005Citation:Journal of Conflict Resolution, 2005, 49, 5, 639-660Type:Article

Title:The impact of party programs on voting behavior in Bulgaria, Slovakia and Romania : or does nationalism matter? Author(s):PENESCU, IoanaDate:2002Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 2002Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI; SPS; PhD Thesis

Title:The Impact of Protest Movements on the Establishment: Dimensions, models, approaches Author(s):GIUGNI, Marco; BOSI, LorenzoDate:2012Citation:Kathrin FAHLENBRACH, Martin KLIMKE, Joachim SCHARLOTH and Laura WONG (eds), The 'Establishment' Responds: Power, politics and protest since 1945, New York, Palgrave Macmillan, 2012, Palgrave Macmillan Transnational History Series, 17-28Type:Contribution to bookAbstract:A broad consensus exists within the literature on collective action that protest movements can have a multitude of important, intended, and unintended impacts on the establishment. There is, however, less agreement on how ...