Title:The Europeanization of Political Parties: Influencing the Regulations on Political Finance
Author(s):WALECKI, MarcinDate:2007Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI MWPAbstract:Europe does matter for political parties because of the impact of its rules, directives and norms into the domestic sphere. Drawing on new evidence, this paper sheds light on largely hidden aspects of the Europeanization ...
Title:Federalism and Place-Equality Policies: A Case Study of Policy Design and Outputs
Author(s):ARRETCHE, MartaDate:2009Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI SPSAbstract:This paper aims at exploring the relationship between federalism and place-equality policies. It examines the origins, rules, and outcomes of national policies toward place equality in federal polities by means of a case ...
Title:From the Coup to the Escalation of Violence: The transition to democracy in Romania
Author(s):ROSSI, Federico M.Date:2012Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI SPSAbstract:Romania was the only example of violent regime change in the central and south eastern European milieu, with massive mobilizations both in favour and against change and the execution of the dictator. In other words, there ...
Title:The Gap between Liberal and Electoral Democracy Revisited. Some Conceptual and Empirical Clarifications
Author(s):MOLLER, JorgenDate:2006Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI SPSAbstract:Since the late 1990s, many students of democratisation have emphasised that a salient empirical gap is emerging between liberal and electoral democracy. In this paper, I reappraise the gap by revisiting Larry Diamond’s ...