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Title: Stranded on the threshold of 1989 : the rise and fall of antagonists in Poland's permanent transition Author(s): WYDRA, Harald Date: 1997 Type of Publication: Thesis Series/Report no.: EUI PhD theses

Title: Stratégies de survie de l'autoritarisme : gestion de l'élite gouvernante dans l'Irak de Saddam Hussein Author(s): CHAMS EL DINE, Chérine Date: 2007 Type of Publication: Thesis Series/Report no.: EUI PhD theses Abstract: Au début du 21ème siècle l’autoritarisme semble perdurer dans quelques régions du globe, notamment le monde arabe, où il résiste aux vagues de démocratisation successives. Ce travail s’interroge sur les mécanismes de ...

Title: Strategy and security : West German doctrines and their predominance in the evolution of the NATO dual-track decision of 1979 Author(s): PETERS, Susanne Date: 1989 Type of Publication: Thesis Series/Report no.: EUI PhD theses

Title: The structure of political reason Author(s): RINDERLE, Peter Date: 1995 Type of Publication: Thesis Series/Report no.: EUI PhD theses

Title: The Structuring Effect of Electoral Competition Author(s): WEBER, Till Date: 2011 Type of Publication: Thesis Series/Report no.: EUI PhD theses Abstract: Democratic politics are structured by elections. Governments come and go, campaigns come and go, policies come and go, and so forth. In representative democracy, the mere existence of elections strongly alters the behavior ...

Title: Symbolic orders of childbirth Author(s): HAENSCH, Anja Date: 2000 Type of Publication: Thesis Series/Report no.: EUI PhD theses

Title: The Symbolic Value of Descriptive Representation: The case of female representation Author(s): ESPÍRITO-SANTO, Ana Date: 2011 Type of Publication: Thesis Series/Report no.: EUI PhD theses Abstract: Most of the studies on political underrepresentation have tried to explain the factors that account for the underrepresentation of some groups in political power. The present research project focuses on the link between ...

Title: Taking People As They Could Be: A defence of ideal political theory Author(s): EFTHYMIOU, Dimitris Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Thesis Series/Report no.: EUI PhD theses Abstract: The object of this thesis is to defend ideal political theory from a series of objections that question its theoretical and practical soundness. My preliminary thesis is that ideal political theory is theoretically as well ...

Title: The taming of inequality in retirement : a comparative study of pension policy outcomes Author(s): PEDERSEN, Axel West Date: 1999 Type of Publication: Thesis Series/Report no.: EUI PhD theses

Title: Technology and the new diplomacy : the creation and control of EC industrial policy, with special reference to semiconductors Author(s): LAWTON, Thomas C. Date: 1995 Type of Publication: Thesis Series/Report no.: EUI PhD theses

Title: Technology investment expectations and multi-level protection patterns :standarisation of info-communications sectors in the Triad Author(s): DE PRADO, Cesar Date: 2002 Type of Publication: Thesis Series/Report no.: EUI PhD theses

Title: Telecommunications policy reform in Southern Europe : a comparative analysis of Greece, Spain and Portugal Author(s): KOSMIDIS, Michelle S. Date: 1998 Type of Publication: Thesis Series/Report no.: EUI PhD theses

Title: Tensions between knowledge sharing and knowledge appropriation in biomedicine: Public science responses to the patentability of research tools Author(s): JONJIC, Tamara Date: 2010 Type of Publication: Thesis Series/Report no.: EUI PhD theses Abstract: The aim of this study is to contribute to the understanding of the institutional realignments in the biomedical innovation system brought about by changes in the intellectual property (IP) regime that enabled the expansion ...

Title: Those Who Came and Those Who Left: The territorial politics of migration in Scotland and Catalonia Author(s): ARRIGHI DE CASANOVA, Jean-Thomas Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Thesis Series/Report no.: EUI PhD theses Abstract: Whilst minority nationalism and migration have been intensely studied in relative isolation from one another, research examining their mutual relationship is still scarce. This dissertation aims to fill this gap in the ...

Title: A Threatening Horizon? Social concerns, the welfare state and public opinion towards Europe Author(s): BEAUDONNET, Laurie Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Thesis Series/Report no.: EUI PhD theses Abstract: European integration challenges the social boundaries of nation states and this phenomenon is not without consequences for individual attitudes. Within public debate, the impact of European integration on the welfare states ...

Title: Three Studies on the Sources and Consequences of Social and Cultural Capital among European Adolescents Author(s): PROKIC-BREUER, Tijana Date: 2011 Type of Publication: Thesis Series/Report no.: EUI PhD theses Abstract: This dissertation has two main themes. First, it studies the role of social and cultural capital in educational achievement from a comparative perspective. Second, it investigates determinants of social trust among ...

Title: To Liberalise or Not to Liberalise? Explaining European shipbuilding policy Author(s): WU, Po-Kuan Date: 2011 Type of Publication: Thesis Series/Report no.: EUI PhD theses Abstract: Why did European member states agree to liberalise an industrial sector by decreasing the level of state aid allocated to it? In this thesis, I aim to research the neglected study of the European shipbuilding industry from ...

Title: To prevent a shift of competences? Developing the open method of coordination: Education, research and development, social inclusion and e-Europe Author(s): DE RUITER, Rik Date: 2007 Type of Publication: Thesis Series/Report no.: EUI PhD theses Abstract: This thesis addresses the questions of why national governments choose the OMC and, especially, which factors explain the degree of development of its infrastructure (i.e. the presence of guidelines, indicators, benchmarks, ...

Title: Toward a relational bioethics Author(s): BOTTI, Caterina Date: 1998 Type of Publication: Thesis Series/Report no.: EUI PhD theses

Title: Towards an Improved Measure of Income Inequality. The impact of public services on income distribution: An international comparison Author(s): VAALAVUO, Maria Date: 2011 Type of Publication: Thesis Series/Report no.: EUI PhD theses Abstract: The main objective of this doctoral thesis is to examine how public services impact on inequality in income distribution in fourteen European countries. In other words, it investigates how adding the monetary value (equalling ...

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