Title:A Novel Business Model for Aggregating the Values of Electricity Storage
Author(s):HE, Xian; DELARUE, Erik; D'HAESELEER, William; GLACHANT, Jean-MichelDate:2010Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI RSCASAbstract:Electricity storage is considered a valuable source of flexibility whose applications cover the whole
electricity value chain. However, most of the existing evaluation methods for electricity storage are
conceived for ...
Title:Nuclear Weapons and Limited War: The U.S. Army in the 1950s
Author(s):TRAUSCHWEIZER, IngoDate:2009Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI MWPAbstract:This essay discusses how the U.S. Army proved its utility for the nuclear age in the wake of the Korean War. It specifically addresses the rationale behind the reorganization of U.S. Army formations into pentomic divisions ...
Title:Objective Knowledge in Social Sciences and Humanities: Karl Popper and Beyond
Author(s):VALENTINI, Chiara; MARIMON, Ramon; VALENTINI, Chiara; BLACKBURN, Simon; CLELAND, Carol; POSTEMA, Gerald; COLLINS, Harry; CRUIKSHANK, Justin; VANDENBERGHE, FrédéricDate:2010-01-01Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI MWPAbstract:This collection of papers addresses the issue of ‘objective vs. subjective’ knowledge in the social sciences and humanities: how we may get ‘objective’ knowledge out of ‘subjective’ perceptions; how ‘induction’ and ‘deduction’ ...
Title:Ofcom’s Proposal to Regulate Access to Premium Television Content: Some Thoughts
Author(s):IBÁÑEZ COLOMO, PabloDate:2009Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI LAWAbstract:In September 2008, Ofcom submitted a consultation document dealing with the regulation of access to premium television content in the UK. Ofcom’s proposal reflects some tensions in the electronic communications sector which ...
Title:Oil Futures and Strategic Stocks at Sea
Author(s):PHLIPS, Louis; MOLLGAARD, H. PeterDate:1991Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI ECO
Title:Oil Workers, Trade Unions and the Emergence of Oil Nationalism in Libya, 1956-1969
Author(s):BINI, ElisabettaDate:2012Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI MWPAbstract:This paper analyzes the ways in which U.S. oil companies transformed Libya’s economy and society between the Suez Crisis of 1956 and the rise of Muammar Qaddafi’s regime in 1969, as the country became one of the main oil ...
Title:Old "Foundations" and New "Rules" for an Enlarged European Union
Author(s):SCHMITTER, Philippe C.; TORREBLANCA, José IgnacioDate:1997Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:Estudios = Working papers (Centro de Estudios Avanzados en Ciencias Sociales)Abstract:This paper presents a novel arrangement for the distribution of votes and the rules of decision-making in an enlarged European Union (EU). It starts from the observation that if one merely transposes the present arrangement ...
Title:Old "Foundations" and New "Rules" for an Enlarged European Union
Author(s):SCHMITTER, Philippe C.; TORREBLANCA, José IgnacioDate:1997Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:European integration online papersAbstract:This paper presents a novel arrangement for the distribution of votes and the rules of decision-making in an enlarged European Union (EU). We make two assumptions: (1) that the EU is condemned to enlarge its membership in ...