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Title:A way forward? Author(s):SCHMITTER, Philippe C.Date:2012Citation:Journal of democracy, 2012, Vol. 23, No. 4, pp. 39-46Type:Article
Title:Aan- en uitsluiting van migranten op de Nederlandse arbeidsmarkt. Het empirisch gelijk van zowel links als rechts Author(s):DRONKERS, JaapDate:2004Citation:J van HOOF (ed), Arbeid, onderwijs [amp] sociale ongelijkheid in de 21ste eeuw, Noort. Amsterdam: Boom, 2004, 46-67Type:Contribution to book
Title:About institutions, mainly, but not exclusively, political Author(s):BLONDEL, Jean Date:2006Citation:R. A. W. RHODES, Sarah A. BINDER and Bert A. ROCKMAN (eds), The Oxford handbook of political institutions, Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2006, The Oxford handbooks of political science, pp. 716-730Type:Contribution to book
Title:The absent rewards of assimilation : how ethnic penalties persist in the Swiss labour market Author(s):AUER, Daniel; FOSSATI, Flavia Date:2019Citation:Journal of economic inequality, 2019, Vol. 17, No. 2, pp. 285-299Type:ArticleAbstract:We analyse whether the origin of immigrants and/or their level of assimilation to the host country (birth and naturalisation) can explain labour market trajectories. Among the manifold domains in which individuals with a ...
Title:Academic achievement and sense of belonging among non-native-speaking immigrant students : the role of linguistic distance Author(s):BORGONOVI, Francesca; FERRARA, Alessandro Date:2020Citation:Learning and individual differences, 2020, Vol. 81, Art. 101911, OnlineOnlyType:ArticleAbstract:This paper examines the association between how distant the language spoken by non-native-speaking immigrant students is with respect to the language of instruction and their outcomes using data on 15-year-old students ...
Title:Academic careers in a rapidly changing world : biographies of academics who stayed or left Belarus after 1991 Author(s):POLESCHUK, Svetlana Date:2021Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 2021Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI; SPS; PhD ThesisAbstract:For journalists, policymakers, and scholars, Belarus has been interesting first and foremost as a case of “the last true dictatorship in the heart of Europe”. The repressive political environment in Belarus has been presented ...
Title:Academic placement records and gendered placements in the political science profession Author(s):FRESE, Joris Date:2023Citation:European political science, 2023, Vol 22, p. 243-259Type:ArticleAbstract:There are many ways of quantifying the success of political science departments, all of which have advantages and disadvantages. The most relevant international rankings consider factors such as research quality, research ...
Title:The acceptance of party unity in parliamentary democracies Author(s):WILLUMSEN, David MunckDate:2017Citation:Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2017Version:Published version of EUI PhD thesis, 2013Type:BookAbstract:Despite the central role of policy preferences in the subsequent behaviour of legislators, preferences at the level of the individual legislator have been almost entirely neglected in the study of parliaments and legislative ...
Title:Access to non-vulnerable part-time employment in the Netherlands, Spain and the UK, with special reference to the school and local government sectors Author(s):IBANEZ GARZARAN, Zyab LuisDate:2007Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 2007Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI; SPS; PhD ThesisAbstract:A large part of the literature on part-time employment stresses that this form of employment contract is the result of employers’ strategies and female employees who need to reconcile work and family life. However, the ...
Title:Access to social protection by immigrants, emigrants and resident nationals in Serbia Author(s):POPIC, Tamara Date:2020Citation:Jean-Michel LAFLEUR and Daniela VINTILA (eds), Migration and social protection in Europe and beyond : a focus on non-EU sending states, 2020, Cham : Springer, 3, pp. 305-318Type:Contribution to bookAbstract:Turbulent political events of the 1990s marked by the Yugoslav wars, protracted transition from socialism to capitalism, and unstable economic outlook since 2000, have contributed to the preservation of a Serbian welfare ...
Title:The accommodation of diversity in European policy making and its outcomes : regulatory policy as a patchwork Author(s):HERITIER, Adrienne Date:1996Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI SPS; 1996/02
Title:The accommodation of nationalism : regional nationalist parties and territorial restructuring in Great Britain, Spain and Belgium Author(s):TOUBEAU, SimonDate:2010Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 2010Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI; SPS; PhD ThesisAbstract:The aim of this thesis is to investigate the relationship between the claims advanced by regional nationalist parties for the re-organisation of state structures based on the recognition of their distinct national groups ...
Title:Accommodation or confrontation? : explaining differences in policies towards Iran Author(s):WAGNER, Wolfgang ; ONDERCO, Michal Date:2014Citation:International studies quarterly, 2014, Vol. 58, No. 4, pp. 717-728Type:ArticleAbstract:Even though democracies by and large share the perception of Iran as a threat to peace and security, they disagree over the appropriate policy response. This paper examines why some democracies prefer accommodation while ...
Title:Accountability and decision making in autonomous warfare : who is responsible? Author(s):GUIORA, Amos N.Date:2017Citation:Utah law review, 2017, No. 2, pp. 393-422Type:ArticleSeries/Number:[IOW]Abstract:Who is the enemy? How can you distinguish between the civilians and the non civilians? The same people who come and work in the bases at daytime, they just want to shoot and kill you at nighttime. So how can you distinguish ...
Title:Accountability and European Governance Editor(s):CURTIN, Deirdre ; MAIR, Peter; PAPADOPOULOS, YannisDate:2010Citation:Abingdon, Routledge, 2010, West European politics, 33, 5Type:BookAbstract:In recent years there has been a considerable effort in some transnational organizations and institutions to confront a crisis of legitimacy by promising more accountability and openness. This volume takes as its central ...
Title:Accountability and European Governance Editor(s):CURTIN, Deirdre ; MAIR, Peter; PAPADOPOULOS, YannisDate:2010Citation:Special issue of West European Politics, 2010, 33, 5, 929-1164Type:Book
Title:Accountability for international crimes committed in Syria Author(s):GALAND, Alexandre Skander Date:2019Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:IOW; Policy Briefs; [2019]Abstract:Several war crimes, crimes against humanity, and even acts of genocide have been committed in Syria since 2011. While some States have undertaken unilateral military actions to deter the commission of further crimes, this ...
Title:Accountability in densely institutionalized governance spaces Author(s):EILSTRUP-SANGIOVANNI, Mette ; HOFMANN, Stephanie Claudia Date:2024Citation:Global policy, 2024, OnlineFirstType:ArticleAbstract:The concept of organizational accountability is central to good governance both domestically and internationally. However, assessing accountability in densely institutionalized global governance spaces requires new conceptual ...
Title:Accountability through government alternation : economic performance and the conditional role of political institutions in fifty countries, 1990-2015 Author(s):PELLEGATA, Alessandro; QUARANTA, Mario Date:2019Citation:International political science review, 2019, Vol. 40, No. 3, (SI), pp. 419-436Type:ArticleAbstract:Government alternation is a fundamental aspect of representative democracies because it is the most efficient mechanism of accountability through which voters can steer the course of government. Previous research on ...
Title:Accounting for nationalist violence in affluent countries Author(s):DE LA CALLE ROBLES, LuisDate:2009Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 2009Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI; SPS; PhD ThesisAbstract:This thesis seeks to explain the determinants of resilient nationalist violence in Western Europe since World War II. Despite being one of the most affluent regions in the world, several episodes of nationalist violence ...