Title:The Role of Institutions in Cosmopolitan Justice
Author(s):MIKLOS, AndrasDate:2007Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI MWPAbstract:This paper focuses on a distinction between two kinds of theories about the role of institutions in cosmopolitan justice. Some philosophers claim that principles of egalitarian justice apply to institutional schemes only, ...
Title:Rule Application in EU and US Conciliation Committees
Author(s):RASMUSSEN, AnneDate:2008Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI MWPAbstract:Important rules regulating conciliation committees in the EU and the U.S. look similar but are applied very differently in practice. This article examines why rule application is different in the two systems. In accordance ...
Title:Sanction as a Viable Tool for Promoting Cooperation: A Cognitive and Simulation Model
Author(s):ANDRIGHETTO, Giulia; VILLATORO, DanielDate:2011-01-01Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI MWPAbstract:Punishment plays a crucial role in achieving and maintaining norm compliance. Several works have shown that cooperation greatly increases when punishment opportunities are allowed. However, these studies have mainly looked ...
Title:Satisfaction with Democracy in Post-Communist Multi-Ethnic Countries. The Effect of Political Institutions
Author(s):RUIZ-RUFINO, RubénDate:2008Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI MWPAbstract:Why are some ethnic minorities more satisfied with democracy than others in postcommunist countries? This paper explores this question by looking at the impact of political institutions on satisfaction with democracy. Using ...
Title:Self-Regulation by Associations: Collective Action Problems in European Environmental Regulation
Author(s):HERITIER, Adrienne; ECKERT, SandraDate:2008Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI RSCASAbstract:How and to what effect do firms coordinate their actions in order to deal with the negative external effects of productive activity? Under which conditions do firm associations engage in environmental self-regulation and ...
Title:Size Matters: Why not for contemporary empirical democratic theory?
Author(s):KLINE, ReubenDate:2011-01-01Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI MWPAbstract:The question of how the size of a polity and the functioning of its democracy is curiously understudied, especially in a cross-national, empirical fashion. After introducing the issue, this survey offers an overview of the ...
Title:Skills and Recruitment in Flexible Work Settings
Author(s):APITZSCH, BirgitDate:2012Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI MWPAbstract:Over recent decades, we have witnessed profound changes in labour markets with an increase in flexible forms of work and employment, driven by organizational restructuring and institutional change at the macro- and at the ...
Title:Small States and New Norms of Warfare
Author(s):PETROVA, Margarita H.Date:2007Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI MWPAbstract:The paper focuses on the influence of small states on the development of new international norms regulating the conduct of warfare. It examines the role of two small European states – Belgium and Norway – in two cases of ...