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Title: Più scelta in Europa? Una rassegna delle differenze di efficacia tra scuola pubblica e scuola confessionale in alcune società europee Author(s): DRONKERS, Jaap Date: 2003 Type of Publication: Article

Title: Planting the Seeds of Change Inside? Functional cooperation with authoritarian regimes and socialization into democratic governance Author(s): FREYBURG, Tina Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Article Abstract: Is functional cooperation with authoritarian regimes a blessing or a curse for democratization? Scholars predominantly view cooperation with authoritarian regimes as counterproductive in terms of democratization because ...

Title: A Plausible Analogy? The European Union and the USA: Learning by Comparison Author(s): GLENCROSS, Andrew Date: 2007 Type of Publication: Article

Title: Plurality Competition and Party Realignment in Italy: the 1994 Parliamentary Elections Author(s): BARTOLINI, Stefano; D'ALIMONTE, Roberto Date: 1996 Type of Publication: Article Abstract: This paper deals with the 1994 Italian elections to both the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies. It discusses: the new electoral system introduced for these elections; the realignment of the Italian party system since the ...

Title: Plurinational Democracy in a Post-Sovereign Order Author(s): KEATING, Michael Date: 2002 Type of Publication: Article

Title: Policy Concertation, Europeanization and New Political Cleavages: the Case of Switzerland Author(s): AFONSO, Alexandre Date: 2010 Type of Publication: Article Abstract: This article investigates the impact of Europeanization on corporatist policy concertation by emphasizing the mediation of political cleavages.The analysis shows that in Switzerland, Europeanization has tended to strengthen ...

Title: Policy Convergence and Divergence in Scotland under Devolution Author(s): KEATING, Michael Date: 2005 Type of Publication: Article Abstract: The scope for divergence of public policy between Scotland and the rest of the UK is constrained by institutional, political and contextual factors. The policy capacity of the Scottish Executive is limited but increasing. ...

Title: Policy Framing in the European Union Author(s): DAVITER, Falk Date: 2007 Type of Publication: Article Abstract: Abstract Policy framing research addresses the role of political issue definitions in the policy-making process. This research article first offers an introduction to this field and argues that the policy framing perspective ...

Title: Policy, Ideology, and Party Distance - Analysis of Election Programs in 19 Democracies Author(s): BUDGE, Ian; LAVER, Michael Date: 1986 Type of Publication: Article

Title: Policy-Making By Subterfuge: Interest Accommodation, Innovation and Substitute Democratic Legitimation in Europe - Perspectives From Distinctive Policy Areas Author(s): HERITIER, Adrienne Date: 1997 Type of Publication: Article Abstract: The institutional context of European policy-making, its redistributive content, sheer scope, and the need to accommodate diverse, and often conflicting, interests and goals, together tend to have a stalling effect on the ...

Title: Policymaking without policy choice: the rise of private health insurance in Denmark Author(s): OLESEN, Jeppe Dørup Date: 2009 Type of Publication: Article Abstract: Policymaking and policy outcomes are not necessarily the result of a carefully designed process but can result from intertwined political and institutional dynamics that are often difficult to predict from the outset. This ...

Title: Political Allegiance and European Integration Author(s): VAN KERSBERGEN, Kees Date: 2000 Type of Publication: Article Abstract: Under what conditions and to what extent do national publics come to accept the increasing efforts of state elites to build new political institutions that transcend the constitutional frontiers of the nation-state and ...

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: 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 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: 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 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: Political Instructors and the Decline of Communism in Hungary - Apparatus, Nomenclatura and the Issue of Legacy Author(s): SZAKOLCZAI, Arpad; HORVATH, Agnes Date: 1991 Type of Publication: Article

Title: Political Membership in the Contractarian Defense of Cosmopolitanism Author(s): YPI, Lea Leman Date: 2008 Type of Publication: Article Abstract: This article assesses the recent use of contractarian strategies for the justification of cosmopolitan distributive principles. It deals in particular with the cosmopolitan critique of political membership and tries to ...

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