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Title: European integration and transformation in the Western Balkans : Europeanization or business as usual ? Author(s): ELBASANI, Arolda Date: 2013 Type of Publication: Book Abstract: The book investigates the scope and limitations of the transformative power of EU enlargement in the Western Balkans. The extension of EU enlargement policy to the Western Balkans has generated high expectations that ...
Title: Online collective action and policy change citation Author(s): CALDERARO, Andrea; KAVADA, Anastasia Date: 2013 Type of Publication: Book Abstract: The Internet has multiplied the platforms available to influence public opinion and policy making. It has also provided citizens with a greater capacity for coordination and mobilisation, which can strengthen their voice ...
Title: Race for the WTO director - general job : seven candidates speak Author(s): HOEKMAN, Bernard M.; MAVROIDIS, Petros C. Date: 2013 Type of Publication: Book Abstract: The race for Director-General (DG) of the WTO has never attracted so much interest. Indeed, this is the first time ever nine individuals from different parts of the globe, all with extensive experience in the area of trade ...
Title: Lawyering Europe : European law as a transnational social field Author(s): VAUCHEZ, Antoine; DE WITTE, Bruno Date: 2013 Type of Publication: Book Abstract: While scholarly writing has dealt with the role of law in the process of European integration, so far it has shed little light on the lawyers and communities of lawyers involved in that process. Law has been one of the ...
Title: Regulation of the power sector Author(s): PÉREZ-ARRIAGA, Ignacio J. Date: 2013 Type of Publication: Book Series/Report no.: [Florence School of Regulation] Abstract: Regulation of the Power Sector is a unified, consistent and comprehensive treatment of the theories and practicalities of regulation in modern power-supply systems. The need for generation to occur at the time of use ...
Title: Shaping Europe : France, Germany, and embedded bilateralism from the Elysée Treaty to twenty-first century politics Author(s): KROTZ, Ulrich; SCHILD, Joachim Date: 2013 Type of Publication: Book Abstract: France and Germany have played a pivotal role in the history and politics of European integration. Yet, paradoxically, a study that systematically investigates the interrelated reality of Franco-German bilateralism and ...
Title: L'Union par le droit : l'invention d'un programme institutionnel pour l'Europe Author(s): VAUCHEZ, Antoine Date: 2013 Type of Publication: Book Abstract: Constitution européenne, charte des droits fondamentaux, règle d'or budgétaire… L'intégration européenne frappe par l’extraordinaire continuité des formes qu’elle emprunte : par-delà les crises et les « sommets de la ...
Title: Irregular migrant domestic workers in Europe : who cares? Author(s): TRIANDAFYLLIDOU, Anna Date: 2013 Type of Publication: Book Abstract: With specific attention to irregular migrant workers - that is to say, those without legal permits to stay in the countries in which they work - this volume focuses on domestic work, presenting studies from ten European ...
Title: Changing rules of delegation : a contest for power in comitology Author(s): HERITIER, Adrienne; MOURY, Catherine; BISCHOFF, Carina S.; BERGSTRÖM, Carl-Fredrik Date: 2013 Type of Publication: Book Abstract: With each legislative issue, legislators have to decide whether to delegate decision-making to the executive and/or to expert bodies in order to flesh out the details of this legislation, or, alternatively, to spell out ...
Title: Disciplining terror : how experts invented "terrorism" Author(s): STAMPNITZKY, Lisa Date: 2013 Type of Publication: Book Abstract: Since 9/11 we have been told that terrorists are pathological evildoers, beyond our comprehension. Before the 1970s, however, hijackings, assassinations, and other acts we now call 'terrorism' were considered the work of ...
Title: The Euro crisis and the state of European democracy Author(s): DE WITTE, Bruno; HERITIER, Adrienne; TRECHSEL, Alexander H. Date: 2013 Type of Publication: Book Abstract: The book is divided in five sections. The first two sections explore the diverse ways in which the institutional system of the European Union has been affected by the unfolding Euro crisis and the efforts to contain that ...
Title: L'Islam, une religion américaine ? Author(s): MARZOUKI, Nadia Date: 2013 Type of Publication: Book Abstract: Les Musulmans américains sont bien intégrés dans l’économie, la politique et la culture des États-Unis. Et pourtant il y a de vifs soupçons, de la part de la droite surtout, mais même au-delà, quant à la nature de l’islam ...
Title: The UN and the Arab-Israeli Conflict: American hegemony and UN intervention since 1947 Author(s): DI MAURO, Danilo Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Book Abstract: This book provides a comprehensive empirical analysis of the United Nations intervention in the Arab-Israeli conflict since 1947. In his structured and exhaustive analysis, the author presents a long term perspective on ...
Title: Migrant Smuggling: Irregular migration from Asia and Africa to Europe Author(s): TRIANDAFYLLIDOU, Anna; MAROUKIS, Thanos Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Book Abstract: This book explores one important aspect of international irregular migration, notably the smuggling of migrants from Asia and Africa into southern European countries. During the last two decades, international migration ...
Title: A New Architecture for EU Gas Security of Supply Author(s): GLACHANT, Jean-Michel; HAFNER, Manfred; DE JONG, Jacques; AHNER, Nicole; TAGLIAPIETRA, Simone Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Book Series/Report no.: [Loyola de Palacio Chair] Abstract: Is the EU on the right track to meet its stated objective – a true European energy security policy? Is the current architecture on which the EU gas security of supply policy is built able to deliver those responses needed ...
Title: The European Court of Justice and the Autonomy of the Member States Author(s): MICKLITZ, Hans-Wolfgang; DE WITTE, Bruno Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Book Series/Report no.: [EUDO - European Union Democracy Observatory Programme] Abstract: There is an impressive body of legal literature on the relationship between the European Court of Justice and its various “interlocutors” (EU institutions, national jurisdictions, EU interest groups, multinationals…) and ...
Title: Language Rights Revisited: The challenge of global migration and communication Author(s): RICHTER, Dagmar; RICHTER, Ingo; TOIVANEN, Reetta; ULASIUK, Iryna Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Book Abstract: Linguistic autonomy, assured internationally to ethnic minorities, has succeeded, above all, in Europe, yet is nowhere near passing its acid test in other parts of the world. Examples show that it is not only a question ...
Title: Inclusive Democracy in Europe Author(s): JEFFERS, Kristen Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Book Series/Report no.: EUDO Abstract: In this publication, academics, policy-makers, and representatives of civil society explore the history and nature of migrant political participation in Europe and consider policy options for remedying the democratic deficit ...
Title: Europapolitik „am Abgrund”. Die Krise des „leeren Stuhls“ 1965–66 Author(s): BAJON, Philip Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Book Abstract: Brüssel, 1. Juli 1965, kurz vor Morgengrauen. Im "Saal der Katastrophen" platzt die Ministerratssitzung über die Finanzierung der europäischen Landwirtschaftspolitik. Aus Protest zieht die französische Regierung ihre ...
Title: Reflexive Governance for Global Public Goods Author(s): BROUSSEAU, Eric; DEDEURWAERDERE, Tom; SIEBENHÜNER, Bernd Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Book Abstract: Since the publication of the ground-breaking work on global public goods by Inge Kaul et al. a decade ago many political initiatives have been launched, a wide number of governance experiments have been run, and much ...