Browsing SPS Working Papers by Title

Title:Democracy Beyond Parties Author(s):MAIR, PeterDate:2005Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:Center for the Study of Democracy; 05-06Abstract:This paper is concerned primarily with the way in which the changing character of political parties impacts upon their standing, legitimacy, and effectiveness. We see an emerging notion of democracy that is being steadily ...

Title:Democratic Convergence and Free Trade Author(s):VERDIER, DanielDate:1996Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI SPS; 1996/05

Title:Democratic Diffusion under the Magnifying Glass: A micro perspective on the change of attitudes toward democratic governance through transnational linkages in authoritarian contexts Author(s):FREYBURG, TinaDate:2012Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI MWP; 2012/30Abstract:Students of democratic diffusion argue that strong ties to democracies foster political transformation in non-democratic regimes. They theoretically specify a long causal chain linking the micro-phenomenon of the democratic ...

Title:The Democratic Legitimacy of Urban Planning Procedures: Public private partnerships in Turin and Zurich Author(s):STRÖBELE, Maarit FelicitasDate:2009Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:CIS Working Paper; 2009/45Abstract:Many European cities are faced with the task of transforming former industrial zones into new residential and commercial neighbourhoods. Such urban planning processes frequently include both public and private sector actors ...

Title:Democratization and Trade Liberalization in Industrial Capitalist Countries Author(s):VERDIER, DanielDate:1996Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI SPS; 1996/04

Title:Deregulation or Re-Regulation? Policymaking in the European Community since the Single Act Author(s):MAJONE, GiandomenicoDate:1993Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI SPS; 1993/02

Title:The Development of Minich and Cambridge Therapeutic Biotech Firms: A Case Study of Institutional Adaptation Author(s):JONG, SimchaDate:2006Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI SPS; 2006/10Abstract:Defying institutional stereotypes which state that the German capitalist model does not support the formation of entrepreneurial high tech industries in technologically disruptive markets, Munich entrepreneurs have succeeded ...

Title:The Development of Social Regulation in the European Community: Policy Externalities, Transaction Costs, Motivational Factors Author(s):MAJONE, GiandomenicoDate:1995Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI SPS; 1995/02

Title:Diagonal enforcement in international trade politics Author(s):PHELAN, WilliamDate:2016Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI SPS; 2016/01Abstract:Scholarship on the enforcement of international legal obligations often makes a fundamental division between "horizontal" (inter-state retaliation) and "vertical" (national court) enforcement mechanisms. This paper argues ...

Title:Diaspora politics and Germany’s Kurdish question Author(s):BASER, BaharDate:2014Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:University of Kent Diasporas and Security CARC Working Papers; 2014Abstract:The political sway of diaspora groups has increased over the last few decades due to the rise of a new pattern of conflict, the rapid increase of the number of war refugees and the heightened speed of communication and ...

Title:Differential effects of parental separation on child outcomes : are children from higher social backgrounds affected more? Author(s):BERNARDI, Fabrizio; BOERTIEN, Diederik; POPOVA, DariaDate:2014Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI MWP; 2014/06Abstract:The consequences of high divorce rates for intergenerational mobility depend on two factors. The first has been widely studied and regards the differing incidence of divorce according to socio-economic background. The ...

Title:Le dilemme de l'action positive : Analyse du concept à travers les débats parlementaires relatifs à la loi sur l'égalité professionnelle entre les femmes et les hommes Author(s):CHARPENTIER, LouisDate:1993Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI SPS; 1993/06

Title:The Divorce Cycle in Cross-National Perspective: Results from the Fertility and Family Surveys Author(s):HARKONEN, Juho; DRONKERS, JaapDate:2008Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:CIQLE Working Papers; 2008-04Abstract:We use data on women’s first marriages from the Fertility and Family Surveys to analyse the intergenerational transmission of divorce―the divorce cycle―across 18 countries and seek explanations for the cross-national ...

Title:Do Political Dynamics Travel? Political Liberalization in the Arab World Author(s):HAMLADJI, NouraDate:2002Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI SPS; 2002/11

Title:Does a Public Sphere Exist in the EU? An Analysis of the Content of the Debate on the Haider-Case Author(s):VAN DE STEEG, MarianneDate:2004Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI SPS; 2004/05

Title:Does Political Culture Matter? Deciphering the Whys of Ukrainian Tax Compliance Author(s):BERENSON, Marc P.Date:2008Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI MWP; 2008/38Abstract:In gauging how well residents in the new post-communist states such as Ukraine become true citizens, who are capable of fulfilling their obligations to their governments, it is necessary to measure how compliant the populace ...

Title:The Domestic Legal Sources of Immigrant Rights: The United States, Germany, and the European Union Author(s):JOPPKE, ChristianDate:1999Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI SPS; 1999/03

Title:A Double-Faced Medium? The challenges and opportunities of the Internet for social movements Author(s):MOSCA, LorenzoDate:2007Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI MWP; 2007/23Abstract:While most of the literature focusing on the Internet and politics tends to assess the positive contribution of Computer-Mediated Communication to political processes, this paper stresses both positive and negative ...

Title:Durkheim, Weber and Parsons and the Founding Experiences of Sociology Author(s):SZAKOLCZAI, ArpadDate:1996Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI SPS; 1996/11