Title:From Hayek's Spontaneous Orders to Luhmann's Autopoietic Systems
Author(s):VASCONCELOS VILAÇA, GuilhermeDate:2010Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:In this paper I contrast Hayek’s and Luhmann’s treatment of law as a complex social system. Through a detailed examination of Hayek’s account of law, I criticize the explanatory power of his central distinction between ...
Title:From Hierarchy to Networks : Transatlantic Governance of Homeland Security
Author(s):PAWLAK, PatrykDate:2007Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:The article investigates how the emergence of homeland security issues on the international policy agenda has challenged the bilateral EU-US relationship. It argues that challenges in governance of transatlantic homeland ...
Title:From the Coup to the Escalation of Violence: The transition to democracy in Romania
Author(s):ROSSI, Federico M.Date:2012Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI SPSAbstract:Romania was the only example of violent regime change in the central and south eastern European milieu, with massive mobilizations both in favour and against change and the execution of the dictator. In other words, there ...