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Title: New Modes of Governance in the Shadow of Hierarchy: Self-Regulation by Industry in Europe Author(s): HERITIER, Adrienne; ECKERT, Sandra Date: 2007 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI RSCAS Abstract: In technically complex areas, political actors increasingly rely on private actors to shape public policy. This is due to the greater expertise of the private actors, mostly industry. This article theorizes and empirically ...

Title: New political actors in Europe : Beppe Grillo and the M5S Author(s): BARTLETT, Jamie; FROIO, Caterina; LITTLER, Mark; MCDONNELL, Duncan Date: 2013 Type of Publication: Technical Report Series/Report no.: Demos Country briefing papers Abstract: New social and political movements from radically different political positions have emerged across Europe using the Internet to challenge existing parties and structures. Beppe Grillo, the Italian comedian and blogger, ...

Title: The 'New Politics' of the Bismarckian Welfare State: Pension Reforms in Continental Europe Author(s): NATALI, David; RHODES, Martin Date: 2004 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI SPS

Title: Nietzsche's Genealogical Method: Presentation and Application Author(s): SZAKOLCZAI, Arpad Date: 1993 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI SPS

Title: The (Non) Reform of the Georgian Pension System, 1991-2011: A brief history and update Author(s): GUGUSHVILI, Alexi Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI) Abstract: This study reviews the factors that played a major role in the development of the old-age pension system in Georgia, 1991-2009 and identifies three main stages in this process. Fiscal constraints and international technical ...

Title: Non-domination and the State: A Response to the Subaltern Critique Author(s): LAMBA, Rinku Date: 2008 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI MWP Abstract: The aim of this paper is to create some positive conceptual space for the relevance of the instrumentalities of the state when it comes to the politics of religious and multicultural accommodation. The challenge is to steer ...

Title: Norbert Elias and Franz Borkenau: Intertwined Life Works Author(s): SZAKOLCZAI, Arpad Date: 1997 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI SPS

Title: North African Migration and Europe’s Contextual Mediterranean Border in Light of the Lampedusa Migrant Crisis of 2011 Author(s): MCMAHON, Simon Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI SPS Abstract: In the opening months of 2011 thousands of migrants arrived on the small Italian island of Lampedusa. In their responses, national governments in Europe appeared to self-interestedly close their national borders, rather ...

Title: Old "Foundations" and New "Rules" for an Enlarged European Union Author(s): SCHMITTER, Philippe C.; TORREBLANCA, José Ignacio Date: 1997 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: Estudios = Working papers (Centro de Estudios Avanzados en Ciencias Sociales) Abstract: This paper presents a novel arrangement for the distribution of votes and the rules of decision-making in an enlarged European Union (EU). It starts from the observation that if one merely transposes the present arrangement ...

Title: Old "Foundations" and New "Rules" for an Enlarged European Union Author(s): SCHMITTER, Philippe C.; TORREBLANCA, José Ignacio Date: 1997 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: European integration online papers Abstract: This paper presents a novel arrangement for the distribution of votes and the rules of decision-making in an enlarged European Union (EU). We make two assumptions: (1) that the EU is condemned to enlarge its membership in ...

Title: On Acting and Knowing Author(s): FRIEDRICHS, Jörg; KRATOCHWIL, Friedrich Date: 2007 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI MWP Abstract: This article moves from deconstruction to reconstruction in epistemology and research methodology. To begin with, we show why many social scientists are mistaken in their hope to obtain warranted knowledge in practical ...

Title: On Democracy in Europe and the Democratization of Europe Author(s): SCHMITTER, Philippe C. Date: 2004 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: Politica y gestion

Title: On the Discrepancies between Macro and Micro Level Identification of Competitive Strategies Author(s): HERRMANN, Andrea Date: 2007 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI SPS Abstract: As economic internationalization advances, the question of how firms cope with increasing pressure for competitiveness gains momentum. While scholars agree that firms need a competitive advantage, they debate whether firms ...

Title: On the Exercise of Power in Modern Societies, East and West Author(s): SZAKOLCZAI, Arpad Date: 1992 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI SPS

Title: On the Role of Strategy in Nonviolent Revolutionary Social Change: The Case of Iran, 1977-1979 Author(s): RITTER, Daniel P. Date: 2011-01-01 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI MWP Abstract: Are revolutions made or do they come? This question is at the heart of revolution theory and has received plentiful attention from scholars. In this paper I suggest that adherence to this traditional dichotomy may not be ...

Title: On Trade-Offs Between Values Author(s): LUKES, Steven Date: 1992 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI SPS

Title: Organisational Culture in the Institutions of the European Union Author(s): GRAVIER, Magali; TRIGA, Vassiliki Date: 2005 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI SPS

Title: The Organization of Business Interests: Studying the associative action of business in advanced industrial societies Author(s): SCHMITTER, Philippe C.; STREECK, Wolfgang Date: 1999 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: MPIfG discussion paper Abstract: The paper presents a theoretical outline for a cross-national comparative study of business associations. It identifies two clusters of independent variables that are assumed to affect the structure of intermediary ...

Title: The Organization of the EU Parliamentary Parties: the Impact of Eastern Enlargement Author(s): BRESSANELLI, Edoardo Date: 2011-01-01 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: Studies in Public Policy, University of Aberdeen SPP 483 Abstract: This paper elaborates on the work of Bailer and colleagues (2009) and it seeks to apply two sociological theories on the effects of group size - oligarchization and formalization - to political Groups in the European ...

Title: Organizing Technologies: Genre Forms of Online Civic Association in Eastern Europe Author(s): VEDRES, Balazs; BRUSZT, Laszlo; STARK, David Date: 2004 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: Columbia University Working Paper Abstract: How Do Civic Associations in Eastern Europe Organize Themselves Online? Based on data collected on 1, 585 East European Civil Society Web sites, the authors identify five emergent genres of organizing technologies: ...

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