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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 ...

Title: Political Opposition and the European Union Author(s): MAIR, Peter Date: 2007 Type of Publication: Article Abstract: This paper applies categories developed in the classic literature on political opposition to the developing European Union. It is clear that the EU has never developed the third great milestone identified by Dahl in his ...

Title: Political opposition and the European Union (the government and opposition/Leonard Schapiro memorial lecture, 2006) Author(s): MAIR, Peter Date: 2007 Type of Publication: Article

Title: Political Parties and Corruption in Portugal Author(s): DE SOUSA, Luís Date: 2001 Type of Publication: Article Abstract: Portugal is often considered an example of successful democratic consolidation. Yet it has not been exempt from corruption scandals. By the mid-1990s, transparency and the moralisation of political life had come to dominate ...

Title: Political Parties and Corruption: Ten Hypotheses on Five Vicious Circles Author(s): DELLA PORTA, Donatella Date: 2004 Type of Publication: Article

Title: Political representation and government in the European Union Author(s): MAIR, Peter; THOMASSEN, Jacques Date: 2010 Type of Publication: Article Abstract: This paper addresses two particular aspects of the much debated democratic deficit in European Union (EU) governance - the absence of a system of party government at the European level, whereby parties in the Parliament ...

Title: Political Representation and Its Mechanisms: A Dynamic Left-Right Approach for the United Kingdom, 1976-2006 Author(s): HAKHVERDIAN, Armen Date: 2010 Type of Publication: Article Abstract: Some scholars use the 'dynamic representation' approach to test how much current policy changes reflect past public preferences. This article tests hypotheses derived from this approach in a left-right context for the ...

Title: The political use of the internet: Some insights from two surveys of Italian students Author(s): MOSCA, Lorenzo; CALENDA, Davide Date: 2007 Type of Publication: Article

Title: Politička ekonomija mirovinskih reformi u Hrvatskoj 1991-2006 Author(s): GUARDIANCICH, Igor Date: 2007 Type of Publication: Article Abstract: online at: http://www.ijf.hr/FTP/2007/2/guardiancich.pdf

Title: The Politics of Civic Combinations Author(s): BRUSZT, Laszlo; VEDRES, Balazs Date: 2008 Type of Publication: Article Abstract: In this article, we explore the ways in which partnerships with the state within state-led developmental programs might effect the autonomy of civic organizations (COs) and their readiness to enter in political action. To ...

Title: Politics, Territory and Religion. A Europe after… Author(s): STOECKL, Kristina Date: 2007 Type of Publication: Article Abstract: available online: www.losquaderno.net

Title: Polity-Scepticism, Party Failings, and the Challenge to European Democracy Author(s): MAIR, Peter Date: 2006 Type of Publication: Article

Title: Portugal, 2011 : Une victoire de la droite néoliberale et une defáite de la gauche Author(s): FREIRE, André; SANTANA PEREIRA, José Date: 2011 Type of Publication: Article Abstract: Cet article analyse les élections parlementaires portugaises du 5 juin 2011. Il en présente l’arrière-plan issu de la législature précédente, de la crise économique, du renflouement de la dette portugaise et de la campagne ...

Title: Portugal, 2011: Une victoire de la droite néoliberale et une defáite de la gauche Author(s): FREIRE, André; SANTANA PEREIRA, José Date: 2011 Type of Publication: Article Abstract: Cet article analyse les élections parlementaires portugaises du 5 juin 2011. Il en présente l’arrière-plan issu de la législature précédente, de la crise économique, du renflouement de la dette portugaise et de la campagne ...

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