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Title:Ideas, politics, and technological change : essays on the comparative political economy of digital capitalism Author(s):SEIDL, Timo Date:2021Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 2021Version:Chapter 3 ‘Regulating the European data-driven economy : a case study on the general data protection' of the PhD thesis draws upon an earlier version published as an article 'Regulating the European data-driven economy : a case study on the general data protection regulation' (2020) in the journal ‘Policy and internet’
Chapter 2 ‘The politics of platform capitalism : a case study on the regulation of Uber in New York' of the PhD thesis draws upon an earlier version published as an article 'The politics of platform capitalism : a case study on the regulation of Uber in New York' (2020) in the journal ‘Regulation and governance’Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI; SPS; PhD ThesisAbstract:Digitalization – the process by which more and more of what we think, say, and do becomes mediated by digital technologies – has a commodifying and a disruptive thrust. It is commodifying to the extent that it undermines ...
Title:Ideas, rules, and agency : public bureaucrats and the evolution of family policies in Hungary and Poland Author(s):SZELEWA, DorotaDate:2009Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 2009Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI; SPS; PhD ThesisAbstract:The starting point for the thesis is the striking difference between the mixes of family policies in the two post-communist countries: Hungary and Poland. I argue that Poland can be best viewed as a case of implicit ...
Title:Identification and the politics of information security Author(s):BRIGHT, JonathanDate:2012Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 2012Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI; SPS; PhD ThesisAbstract:The security of identification systems such as passports and national identity cards is a current policy priority for many governments. False identities allow criminals to cross borders, launder money, claim benefits and ...
Title:Identity, norms, and German foreign policy :the social construction of Ostpolitik and European Monetary Union Author(s):ENGELMANN-MARTIN, DanielaDate:2002Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 2002Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI; SPS; PhD ThesisAbstract:This thesis deals with the question why Westbindung has been such a significant element of (West) Germany’s foreign policy orientation over the last fifty years. Employing a constructivist institutionalist approach, which ...
Title:Ideologia libertaria y movilización clandestina : el anarquismo español durante el franquismo (1939-1975) Author(s):ROMANOS, EduardoDate:2007Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 2007Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI; SPS; PhD ThesisAbstract:Este trabajo examina el conjunto de creencias, valores e ideas políticas de los libertarios que en España se movilizaron contra la dictadura franquista entre 1939 y 1975. La tesis principal de la investigación es la ...
Title:IDP protection and state sovereignty : explaining norm institutionalisation in Colombia, Peru and Kenya Author(s):NICOLAU, Ileana Dana Date:2022Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 2022Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI; SPS; PhD ThesisAbstract:Acknowledging the existence of internally displaced persons (IDPs) and responding to it represent a challenge to state sovereignty. However, an increasing number of state policies specifically address IDPs. Moreover, many ...
Title:Il concetto di regno nel pensiero dello Pseudo Ecfanto : le fonti e i trattati peri basileias Author(s):SQUILLONI, AntonellaDate:1988Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 1988Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI; SPS; PhD Thesis
Title:Il giusto, il bene e le differenze : il conflitto dell'aborto : un dilemma privato tra discorso pubblico, relazioni di genere e teorie della democrazia Author(s):CALLONI, MarinaDate:1997Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 1997Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI; SPS; PhD Thesis
Title:Il problema della rappresentanza politica nel dibattito rivoluzionario inglese, francese e americano: Burke, Sieyes e Madison a confronto Author(s):CEDRONI, LorellaDate:1999Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 1999Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI; SPS; PhD Thesis
Title:Illness as a work of thought: the emergence of a modern problem Author(s):GRECO, MonicaDate:1996Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 1996Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI; SPS; PhD Thesis
Title:Imagining Europe : identities, geography, and method Author(s):MOES, JeroenDate:2017Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 2017Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI; SPS; PhD ThesisAbstract:This study takes an interpretative approach to the question of European identity. Based on 95 mixed-type interviews in three country cases (Estonia, Italy, and the Netherlands), it aims to answer the question what 'Europe' ...
Title:Imagining war and keeping peace? : military cultures and peace operation effectiveness Author(s):RUFFA, ChiaraDate:2010Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 2010Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI; SPS; PhD ThesisAbstract:Why do similar armies deployed in the same peace mission with a similar level of material resources behave differently? Why are they effective in different ways? According to conventional wisdom, an army’s material resources, ...
Title:The immigrant paradox in education : scope, causes and consequences Author(s):FERRARA, Alessandro Date:2023Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 2023Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI; SPS; PhD ThesisAbstract:European societies face the challenge of successfully integrating immigrants and their descendants. A key part of this process is to promote their education, which should enhance their participation in the labor market and ...
Title:Immigrant political mobilisation in Portugal and Italy Author(s):PIRES, SoniaDate:2010Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 2010Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI; SPS; PhD ThesisAbstract:Political mobilisation of immigrants has been a subject of research throughout Europe with different sorts of approach. In this thesis, we make a revision of the extensive literature on the issue. Several perspectives have ...
Title:The Impact of Anti-Immigration Parties on Mainstream Parties' Immigration Positions in the Netherlands, Flanders and the UK 1987-2010: Divided electorates, left-right politics and the pull towards restrictionism Author(s):DAVIS, AmberDate:2012Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 2012Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI; SPS; PhD ThesisAbstract:The rise of anti-immigration parties across Western Europe has put enormous pressure on mainstream parties to adapt their competitive strategies. This thesis tests the hypothesis that mainstream parties have reacted to the ...
Title:The impact of EU conditionality upon democratisation : comparing electoral competition and civil service reforms in post-communist Albania Author(s):ELBASANI, Arolda Date:2007Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 2007Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI; SPS; PhD ThesisAbstract:This dissertation explores how and to what extent EU conditionality can foster democratisation in a highly problematic case such as post-communist Albania. In order to examining the phenomena of democratisation in operational ...
Title:The impact of flexibility on the dynamics of European Unification Author(s):KÖLLIKER, AlkuinDate:2002Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 2002Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI; SPS; PhD Thesis
Title:The Impact of Implementing Eastern enlargement: Changing the European Commission’s Action Capacity Author(s):HEIDBREDER, Eva GabrieleDate:2008Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 2008Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI; SPS; PhD ThesisAbstract:How does policy implementation impact on the institutionalised capacities of political agents? This question about the link between policy-making and institutional development lies at the heart of the study. It is inspired ...
Title:The impact of party programs on voting behavior in Bulgaria, Slovakia and Romania : or does nationalism matter? Author(s):PENESCU, IoanaDate:2002Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 2002Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI; SPS; PhD Thesis
Title:The impact of the EU aid on the stateness of the Palestinian entity Author(s):ABU SAIF, Atef T.Date:2006Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 2006Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI; SPS; PhD ThesisAbstract:The thesis considers the extent to which did international aid, in particular form the EU, impact on the stateness of the Palestinian Entity and help the emerging Palestinian Authority acquiring state features. Nine features ...