Defence date: 26 October 1992
Examining board: Prof. Ian Budge (University of Essex, supervisor) ; Prof. Jean Blondel (European University Institute, co-supervisor) ; Prof. André-Paul Frognier (Université Catholique de Louvain) ; Prof. Ferdinand Müller-Rommel (Universität Lüneburg) ; Prof. Maurizio Cotta (Università di Siena)