Title:Reforming transport in Italy : a case study in Europeanisation
Author(s):KERWER, DieterDate:1999Type of Publication:ThesisSeries/Report no.:EUI PhD thesesAbstract:The question this thesis attempts to answer is summarized as follows: what accounts for the amazing stability of Italian transport policy in the face of European challenges, given the fact that - as most national and ...
Title:Regulating Social Membership and Family Ties: Policy frames on spousal migration in Germany
Author(s):BLOCK, LauraDate:2012Type of Publication:ThesisSeries/Report no.:EUI PhD thesesAbstract:Migration policy-making in liberal democracies has long been explained by highlighting how “liberal constraints” compel governments to respect individual rights when devising migration policies. Family-related migration ...
Title:The Reshaping of Gender Relations in Wartorn Societies: Women's movements in Guatemala and Nicaragua 1980-2010
Author(s):DESTROOPER, TinekeDate:2012Type of Publication:ThesisSeries/Report no.:EUI PhD thesesAbstract:The thesis revolves around the question of how the history of the Guatemalan and Nicaraguan women’s movements influences their approach of women’s empowerment, and evaluates alternative approaches to women’s empowerment. ...
Title:Responsibility, equality, and unemployment insurance
Author(s):CAPPELEN, CorneliusDate:2010Type of Publication:ThesisSeries/Report no.:EUI PhD thesesAbstract:It is a central political goal to secure involuntarily unemployed individuals the same opportunities as others to pursue their conception of a good life. This goal reflects an ambition to combine an egalitarian and a liberal ...
Title:Rethinking targeted sanctions
Author(s):ERIKSSON, MikaelDate:2009Type of Publication:ThesisSeries/Report no.:EUI PhD thesesAbstract:Despite having been in the political and scientific limelight for nearly two decades, the question of the effectiveness of targeted sanctions continues to puzzle and engage practitioners and scholars. Having been previously ...
Title:Revisiting the Debate on Inequality: A longitudinal study using the British Cohort Study 1970
Author(s):PENSIERO, NicolaDate:2012Type of Publication:ThesisSeries/Report no.:EUI PhD thesesAbstract:This dissertation aims at reassessing of impact of family background, education and abilities on the educational and occupational outcomes of a British cohort sample (British Cohort Study 1970). This is pursued in three ...
Title:The role of political parties in democratization in Turkey
Author(s):TURSAN, HuriDate:1999Type of Publication:ThesisSeries/Report no.:EUI PhD thesesAbstract:Party politics has been undergoing a revival in many democracies. However, parties are much less studied in countries with unstable political regimes. Party interactions can help to provide explanations for the emergence ...