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Title:Religion et télévision dans le monde arabe : vers une approche communicationnelle. Author(s):FERJANI, RiadhDate:2008Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI RSCAS; 2008/22; Mediterranean Programme SeriesAbstract:L'apparente neutralité des titres cachent souvent la difficulté des chercheurs à rendre compte de leurs objets d'étude. Cette contribution s'articule autour du terme épreuve qui peut revêtir deux sens : Il s'agit d'abord ...
Title:Religion, European elections and EU politics : a resilient second-order factor for a second-order polity? Author(s):FORET, François; MONDO, EmilieDate:2019Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI RSCAS; 2019/66; Florence School of RegulationAbstract:The purpose of this article is to make sense of the resurgence of religion on the political agenda of a secularizing Europe. The focus is placed on the European Union (EU). The religious factor is considered alternatively ...
Title:Religious Diversity and the Divergence of Secular Trajectories: Comparing secularization practices in Quebec and France Author(s):KOUSSENS, DavidDate:2011-01-01Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI MWP; 2011/31Abstract:In this working paper, I propose to analyze the treatment of the wearing of religious symbols in the public sphere in Quebec and France as political and juridical events that have crystallized, in different moments, certain ...
Title:Religious freedom and the German circumcision debate Author(s):HEIMBACH-STEINS, MarianneDate:2013Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI RSCAS; 2013/18; RELIGIOWESTAbstract:In May 2012, a German court in Cologne ruled that circumcising young boys represents grievous bodily harm. This decision, which touched upon the questions of freedom of religious practice, identity and children’s rights, ...
Title:The religious-question doctrine : free-exercise right or anti-establishment immunity? Author(s):GEDICKS, Frederick MarkDate:2016Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI RSCAS; 2016/10; RELIGIOWestAbstract:This Essay argues that the source of judicial inconsistency in applying the U.S. religious-question doctrine is confusion about whether the doctrine protects a free-exercise right held by religious individuals and groups ...
Title:Reluctant powers : a concept-building approach and an application to the case of Germany Author(s):DESTRADI, SandraDate:2015Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:[Global Governance Programme]; [Europe in the World]Abstract:Reluctance is an extremely widespread phenomenon in international politics. For example, several rising powers have displayed an inconsistent, flip-flopping approach towards their regions and have not conformed to the ...
Title:Reluctant Rulers and the Negotiated Transition: Mobilizing for democracy in Hungary Author(s):RITTER, Daniel P.Date:2012Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI SPS; COSMOS; 2012/09Abstract:Among the Eastern European democratization processes of the 1989 period, Hungary stands out as the least dramatic transition in the region. Whereas other countries experienced massive demonstrations in favor of democratic ...
Title:A Remaining Share or a New Part? The Union’s Role vis-à-vis Minorities After the Enlargement Decade Author(s):TOGGENBURG, Gabriel N.Date:2006Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI LAW; 2006/15
Title:Remittances and the economic crisis : evidence from the Greenback 2.0 survey in Italy Author(s):BARTOLINI, Laura ; CASTAGNONE, EleonoraDate:2015Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:The World Bank; Greenback 2.0 Working Paper; 2015/01Abstract:Monetary remittances represent the most visible transnational activity of migrants and can be considered as a function of migrant’s ability of producing savings from income and of remitting (supply side), and of the type ...
Title:Remonetisation and capital markets in the reform of centrally planned economies Author(s):NUTI, Domenico MarioDate:1988Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 1988Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI Working Papers; 361; [ECO]Abstract:Since the mid-1950s there have been repeated attempts at reforming the Centrally Planned Economy (CPE) of the Soviet Union and other Soviet-type economies, i.e. decentralising economic decisions, activating markets to ...
Title:Removing Cross-Border Capacity Bottlenecks in the European Natural Gas Market – A Proposed Merchant-Regulatory Mechanism Author(s):NEUMANN, Anne; ROSELLÓN, Juan; WEIGT, HannesDate:2011Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:DIW Berlin Discussion Paper; 2011/1145; [Florence School of Regulation]; [Gas]Abstract:We propose a merchant-regulatory framework to promote investment in the European natural gas network infrastructure based on a price cap over two-part tariffs. As suggested by Vogelsang (2001) and Hogan et al. (2010), a ...
Title:Renew or reload? : continuity and change in Italian defence policy Author(s):COTICCHIA, Fabrizio ; LOCATELLI Andrea; MORO, Francesco N.Date:2015Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI RSCAS; 2016/01Abstract:How do countries adapt their overall defence policy to deal with mutating scenarios? In this paper, as part of a broader research agenda, we try to address these questions focusing specifically on the evolution of Italian ...
Title:Renewable Electricity and Transatlantic Relations: Exploring the Issues Author(s):ROWLANDS, Ian H.Date:2003Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI RSC; 2003/17
Title:Renewable energy incentives and CO2 abatement in Italy Author(s):MARCANTONINI, Claudio ; VALERO, VanessaDate:2015Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI RSCAS; 2015/20; Florence School of Regulation; ClimateAbstract:In order to combat global warming, Italy has committed to clear environmental goals by reducing its CO2 emissions. To this purpose, it has notably encouraged renewable energy development through a variety of support schemes, ...
Title:Renewable energy intermittency and its impact on thermal generation Author(s):GRAF, Christoph; MARCANTONINI, Claudio Date:2016Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI RSCAS; 2016/16; Florence School of Regulation; ClimateAbstract:Electricity production from renewable sources generally displaces thermal generation, which leads to lower CO2 emissions in the power sector. However, the intermittent nature of many renewable technologies leads to greater ...
Title:Rent Seeking, Market Structure and Growth Author(s):BROU, Daniel; RUTA, MicheleDate:2007Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI ECO; 2007/03Abstract:We construct a model where firms compete in both political and economic markets. In political markets, firms compete for influence over government transfer policy (rents). This activity can be beneficial for the firm, but ...
Title:Rental market regulation in the European Union Author(s):CUERPO, Carlos; PONTUCH, Peter; KALANTARYAN, Sona Date:2014Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:European Commission; Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs; Economic Papers; 2014/515; [Migration Policy Centre]Abstract:The state of development of rental markets as a genuine alternative to home-ownership stands out as a particularly relevant institutional factor shaping the outcome of the housing market and playing a balancing role and ...
Title:Reopening pandora’s box in search of a WTO-compatible industrial policy? : The Brazil – taxation dispute Author(s):ORNELAS, Emanuel; PUCCIO, Laura Date:2019Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI RSCAS; 2019/82; Global Governance Programme-371; Global EconomicsAbstract:We critically assess the Appellate Body (AB) report on the Brazil-Taxation dispute, taken to the World Trade Organisation by the European Union and Japan, and encompassing seven different Brazilian industrial programmes ...
Title:Repatriation: Legal and Policy Issues Concerning Refugees from the Former Yugoslavia Author(s):Robert Schuman CentreDate:1997Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 1997Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI RSC; 1997/22
Title:Repenser l'intégration politique des immigrés en Europe: Vers une nouvelle agenda de recherche Author(s):GARBAYE, RomainDate:2002Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI RSC; 2002/51