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Title:Individual and systemic determinants of electoral abstention in Western Europe Author(s):ANDUIZA PEREA, EvaDate:1997Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 1997Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI; SPS; PhD ThesisAbstract:Este libro analiza las causas de la abstención electoral en el marco de las elecciones parlamentarias considerando simultáneamente las variables individuales y las características del sistema político y de la elección como ...
Title:Individual educational decisions : a study of the low levels of educational attainment in Italy Author(s):IANNELLI, CristinaDate:2000Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 2000Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI; SPS; PhD ThesisAbstract:Italy is one of the OECD countries with the lowest levels of educational attainment. This dissertation examines the reasons for this situation through the analysis of the main factors affecting individual educational ...
Title:Individual perceptions of labour market opportunities and subjective well-being Author(s):FERNANDEZ URBANO, Roger Date:2021Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 2021Version:Chapter 3 ‘Requiem for A Dream: Perceived Economic Conditions and Subjective Well-Being in Times of Prosperity and Economic Crisis' of the PhD thesis draws upon an earlier version published as an article 'Requiem for a dream : perceived economic conditions and subjective well-being in times of prosperity and economic crisis' (2020) in the journal ‘Social indicators research’Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI; SPS; PhD ThesisAbstract:This PhD thesis examines the relationship between perceptions of labour market opportunities and subjective well-being. It is often assumed that the presence and improvement of labour market opportunities has an immediate, ...
Title:Individual transnationalism and EU supportv: an empirical test of Deutsch's transactionalist theory Author(s):KUHN, TheresaDate:2011Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 2011Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI; SPS; PhD ThesisAbstract:Recent trends of euroscepticism seriously challenge Deutsch’s transactionalist theory that increased transnational interactions trigger support for further political integration. While transnational interactions have indeed ...
Title:The individual, the couple and the family: Social and legal recognition of same-sex partnerships in Europe Author(s):JÖRGENS, FrédéricDate:2007Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 2007Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI; SPS; PhD ThesisAbstract:This study analyzes the role of social and legal transformations regarding homosexuality in the construction of gay and lesbian identities. In this respect, the recognition of same-sex couples constitutes a fundamental ...
Title:The industrial class in post-industrial age: corporate political strategies in the environmental issue 1985-1995 Author(s):DONATI, PaoloDate:2000Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 2000Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI; SPS; PhD Thesis
Title:Inequality in Access to Political Action : Determinants of political membership and protest in Western Europe Author(s):FERRER-FONS, MarionaDate:2005Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 2005Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI; SPS; PhD Thesis
Title:Infiltrating history : structure and agency in the Irish independence struggle, 1916-1921 Author(s):DAVIS, Donagh Date:2015Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 2015Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI; SPS; PhD ThesisAbstract:This thesis is a historical-sociological study of the Irish independence struggle, which culminated in the partition of Ireland in 1920, and the secession of most of the island from the United Kingdom in 1922. It asks how ...
Title:L'influenza degli stati membri nei processi decisionali dell'Unione Europea : analisi comparata di Italia e Portogallo Author(s):BINDI, Federiga M.Date:2004Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 2004Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI; SPS; PhD ThesisAbstract:Quali fattori determinano l’influenza di uno Stato membro nei processi decisionali delFUnione Europea? E’ sufficiente l’ampia dimensione del paese, come afferma Moracvsick? Ovvero prevalgono piuttosto variabili di natura ...
Title:Inherited Conflicts: Spaces of contention between second-generation Turkish and Kurdish diasporas in Sweden and Germany Author(s):BASER, BaharDate:2012Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 2012Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI; SPS; PhD ThesisAbstract:This thesis aims to contribute to a broader understanding of spill-over of homeland conflicts the host country by diaspora groups and analyses how the repercussions of the Kurdish question in Turkey are reflected in the ...
Title:Institutional affinities and extending working life : the effectiveness of activation policies in The Netherlands, Germany and Italy Author(s):ROSSETTI, Silvia Date:2015Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 2015Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI; SPS; PhD ThesisAbstract:After pervading Western Europe for more than twenty years, early retirement trends reversed in the mid-1990's when activation policies re-converted existing incentives to extend working life (EWL). This study investigates ...
Title:The institutional bases of Chile's economic 'miracle' : institutions, government discretionary authority (DA), and economic performance under two policy regimes Author(s):DRAGO, Mario E.Date:1998Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 1998Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI; SPS; PhD ThesisAbstract:In 1992, on the basis o f a sophisticated econometric analysis o f the long-term patterns of economic growth of the seven largest Latin American economies during the period 1940-1985 (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, ...
Title:Institutional change and governance in the European Union : the case of biotechnology regulation Author(s):VON HOMEYER, IngmarDate:2002Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 2002Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI; SPS; PhD Thesis
Title:Institutional responses to the euro area crisis Author(s):TESCHE, Tobias Date:2019Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 2019Version:Chapter 2 draws upon an earlier article published in the JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies. Chapter 3 draws upon an earlier article published in the Journal of Contemporary European Research (JCER). Chapter 4 draws upon an earlier article published in the Journal of European Integration. Chapter 5 draws upon an earlier paper published in the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies Research Paper Series. Chapter 6 draws upon an earlier paper published in the CERiM Online Paper Series.Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI; SPS; PhD ThesisAbstract:This article-based dissertation traces the institutional responses to the euro area crisis in the realm of fiscal and financial governance. First, it shows why the diffusion of national fiscal councils in the EU has not ...
Title:Institutionalising market society in times of systemic change : the construction and reform of social and labour market policies in Poland in a comparative perspective (1989-2004) Author(s):SPIESER, CatherineDate:2009Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 2009Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI; SPS; PhD ThesisAbstract:In the face of an exogenous economic crisis or systemic political and economic transformations leading to multiple pressures for adaptation, social and labour market policies are the cornerstone of employment adjustment. ...
Title:The institutionalization of party systems in East Central Europe : explaining variation Author(s):CASAL BÉRTOA, FernandoDate:2011Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 2011Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI; SPS; PhD ThesisAbstract:This dissertation aims at providing an answer to the question of how party system institutionalization occurs and why it varies so much across countries, through a comparative analysis of the process of party system ...
Title:Institutionalizing religion : Islamic religious authorities and support for democracy in the Middle East Author(s):FAHMI, Georges Date:2013Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 2013Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI; SPS; PhD ThesisAbstract:While the question of the compatibility between Islam and democracy has captured the attention of researchers, journalists and politicians for many years, Asef Bayat believes that this question is irrelevant. In his book, ...
Title:Interests or expectations? : the problem of credibility of exchange rate policy: an international political economy approach. The cases of Italy and the United Kingdom and their departure from the exchange rate mechanism of the European Monetary System Author(s):TALANI, Leila SimonaDate:1998Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 1998Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI; SPS; PhD ThesisAbstract:An analysis of the extent to which the outcomes of the process of European monetary integration and, particularly, of the development of the debate over the establishment of EMU, have been influenced by domestic politics ...
Title:Internal government dynamics and the nature of intergovernmental relations : constraints and corridors of organizational adaptation in federal systems Author(s):BOLLEYER, Nicole Date:2007Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 2007Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI; SPS; PhD ThesisAbstract:Over the past decades, governments have increasingly been confronted with problems that transcend their boundaries. A multitude of policy fields are affected, including environment, trade and security. Responding to the ...
Title:International business and the European integration process : the example of outward processing traffic between the European Union and the Central and Eastern European countries Author(s):PELLEGRIN, JulieDate:1997Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 1997Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI; SPS; PhD Thesis