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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: Lost in transmission : evaluating internet effects on citizens’attitudes towards the European Union in times of crisis Author(s): BACCINI, Leonardo; SUDULICH, Maria Laura; WALL, Matthew T. Date: 2013 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI MWP Abstract: Previous studies suggest that citizens' attitudes towards the European Union (EU) are influenced by media coverage of EU institutions and policies. To date, empirical studies have investigated the effects of TV and newspaper ...
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Title: The International Community and Global Governance of Human Security Author(s): PELTONEN, Hannes Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI SPS Abstract: This paper addresses the global governance of human security and particularly its provision across borders. It argues that the responsibility to protect (R2P) framework is part of global governance. Of special interest to ...
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Title: Ministerial Careers and 'The Missing Piece': Introducing and operationalising the ministerial careers framework Author(s): BRIGHT, Jonathan; DÖRING, Holger; LITTLE, Conor Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI SPS Abstract: The literature on ministerial careers has recently been reinvigorated by individual contributions and collaborative projects. However, few studies of ministerial careers have been able to take into account the varying ...
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Title: Material Deprivation and the Outcomes of Elections Author(s): GUGUSHVILI, Alexi Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: Center for Social Sciences, Applied Social Research Programme Working Paper Abstract: This study shows that the district level outcomes in the 2012 parliamentary elections in Georgia are significantly associated with the mean household deprivation levels. This effect is statistically significant after ...
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Title: The European Dilemma of Social-Democratic Parties. A Study of Debates at National Party Conferences of the PS, SPD and Labour Party Author(s): GUINAUDEAU, Isabelle Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI MWP Abstract: While the extant literature of EU politicization has revolved around parties anchored at the margins of the political spectrum, this working paper considers the political and electoral implications of European integration ...
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Title: Egypt in 2011: A regime that no longer knows how to adapt? Fluid conjunctures and regime transformations in perspective Author(s): COLLOMBIER, Virginie Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI MWP Abstract: The popular uprising that took place in Egypt in January and February 2011 may eventually lead to regime change. Whatever the end result of the ongoing process, however, the theories of authoritarian consolidation – which ...
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Title: The European Union and Global Financial Harmonisation Author(s): QUAGLIA, Lucia Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI SPS Abstract: This research examines the influence of the European Union (EU) in international financial harmonisation over the last two decades. It asks why the EU ‘uploads’ international financial regulation in some (few) cases, ...
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Title: Rating Politics: The political economy of increased rating scrutiny over domestic politics and policy-making in developed economies since the economic and financial crisis Author(s): BARTA, Zsofia Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI MWP Abstract: Rating agencies have played a prominent role in the sovereign debt crisis currently besetting Europe. Sovereign rating downgrades contributed to the fall of the first domino, Greece, and have since continued to fuel anxiety ...
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Title: The Outbreak of Civil War in Greece: Strategic leadership, brinkmanship, and deterrence failure Author(s): PAPPAS, Takis S. Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI SPS Abstract: This article argues against two firmly-established ideas about the 1944 communist insurgency that led to the outbreak of civil war in postliberation Greece: (a) blame attribution to predominantly one actor, who, depending ...
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Title: Ascriptive Inequality and Life Chances in Georgia Author(s): GUGUSHVILI, Alexi Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: Center for Social Sciences, Applied Social Research Programme Abstract: Using data from the Generations and Gender Survey for the cohorts born from 1926 to 1985 in Georgia, and the linear probability models of higher educational and ISCO 1-2 occupational attainment, I find the large ascriptive ...
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Title: The Political Effects of Becoming a Citizen: Solution or selection? Author(s): STREET, Alex Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI MWP Abstract: The status of citizenship confers the right to participate as a full member of the political community. One might therefore expect foreign residents who acquire citizenship to become more engaged with politics. However, ...
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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 ...
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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, Tina Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI MWP Abstract: 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 ...
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Title: Social Origins and Inequality in Educational Returns in the Labour Market in Spain Author(s): BERNARDI, Fabrizio Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI SPS Abstract: This paper addresses four descriptive research questions. First, is there a direct effect of social background on labour market success over and above the effect of own education? Second, has this effect declined over time? ...
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Title: The Contrasting Local Perceptions of Europe: The 2009 milk strike in the French Basque country Author(s): ITÇAINA, Xabier Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: Cahiers du Centre Emile Durkheim/Centre Emile Durkheim Working Papers Abstract: The dairy sector is mostly concerned with market volatility and with the transformations of European regulations. In September, 2009, more than 60,000 European dairy farmers halted or reduced milk deliveries to protest ...
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Title: The Covert War against Iran’s Nuclear Program: An effective counterproliferation strategy? Author(s): MAHER, Richard Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI MWP Abstract: For nearly a decade the United States and some of its key allies have sought to disrupt, delay, and potentially reverse Iran’s nuclear program through diplomatic pressure, economic sanctions, and veiled threats of military ...
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Title: Populism in Europe: Lega Nord Author(s): BARTLETT, Jamie; BIRDWELL, Jonathan; MCDONNELL, Duncan Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Technical Report Series/Report no.: Demos Country briefing papers Abstract: Of all populist movements in Europe, Italy’s Lega Nord can perhaps lay claim to the greatest political success. The party has been in government three times, including for eight of the last 11 years, and has held several ...
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Title: Populism Emergent: A framework for analyzing its contexts, mechanics, and outcomes Author(s): PAPPAS, Takis S. Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI RSCAS Abstract: This paper, based on cross-regional empirical research, provides an integrated analytical framework for understanding the emergence of populism in seemingly different political contexts in both Europe (including Greece, ...
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Title: Dynamics of Radicalisation in the Relationship between Militant Islamist Groups and their Constituencies: The case of al-Jamaa al-Islamiyya in Egypt, 1986-1998 Author(s): MALTHANER, Stefan Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI MWP Abstract: Research on political violence has increasingly adopted relational approaches to analysing processes of radicalisation and escalation, focusing mainly on interactions between protest movements and the police, and the effects ...
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