Defence date: 7 May 2001
Examining board: Albert Carreras Odriozola, Universitat Pompeu Fabra ; Peter Hertner, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, (supervisor) ; Jordi Malaquer de Motes Bernet, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, (supervisor) ; Jaime Reis, Instituto Universitario Europeo