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Browsing SPS Working Papers by Subject "European Union"
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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:2013Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI MWPAbstract: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 ...
Title:The European Union and Global Financial Harmonisation
Author(s):QUAGLIA, LuciaDate:2012Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI SPSAbstract: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, ...
Title:Bini Smaghi vs. the Parties: Representative government and institutional constraints
Author(s):MAIR, PeterDate:2011Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI RSCASAbstract:Although it is generally seen as desirable that parties in government are both responsive and responsible, these two characteristics are now in increasing tension with one another. Prudence and consistency in government, ...
Title:Coping with Insecurity in Fragile Situations
Author(s):VENNESSON, Pascal; BÜGER, ChristianDate:2010Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI RSCASAbstract:In this paper, we explore the security dimension of development in fragile situations, and address how the EU can better focus on the security dimension of its policies to-wards countries facing fragility. We stress ...
Title:Contested Delegation: The Impact of Codecision on Comitology
Author(s):HERITIER, Adrienne; MOURY, CatherineDate:2009Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI RSCASAbstract:In this article, we show that, for the area of environmental policy, the Commission and the Council have been more willing to rely on extensive delegation after the introduction of co-decision. We also show that the tendency ...
Title:European Worldviews: Ideas and the European Union in World Politics
Author(s):VENNESSON, PascalDate:2007Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI RSCASAbstract:In international politics, what do the leaders of the European Union (EU) want? How do they understand international relations and how do they see the EU in world politics? The goal of this paper is to provide an introduction ...
Title:New Modes of Governance in the Shadow of Hierarchy: Self-Regulation by Industry in Europe
Author(s):HERITIER, Adrienne; ECKERT, SandraDate:2007Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI RSCASAbstract: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 ...