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Title: Self-Government in Our Times Author(s): PRZEWORSKI, Adam Date: 2008 Type of Publication: Other Series/Report no.: EUI MW LS Abstract: The eighteenth century ideal of self-government of the people was based on an assumption that renders it incoherent and unrealistic, namely, that interests and values are sufficiently harmonious that each individual needs ...

Title: Shaping Rule of Law through Dialogue: International and supranational experiences Author(s): FONTANELLI, Filippo; MARTINICO, Giuseppe; CARROZZA, Paolo Date: 2010 Type of Publication: Book

Title: Shaping Virtuous Friendship: the Jesuit Matteo Ricci (1552-1610) in late Ming China Author(s): HOSNE, Ana Carolina Date: 2011-01-01 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI MWP Abstract: Taking as a starting point his first treatise in Chinese, ‘On Friendship’ (Jiaoyou lun, 1595), this paper aims to analyze the process by which the Italian Jesuit Matteo Ricci (1583-1610) shaped the concept of virtuous ...

Title: Shifting from Academic ‘Brain Drain’ to ‘Brain Gain’ in Europe Author(s): GRIGOLO, Michele; LIETAERT, Matthieu; MARIMON, Ramon Date: 2010 Type of Publication: Article Abstract: Many researchers trained in Europe leave to work abroad, particularly in the USA. This brain drain phenomenon is the result of a lack of openness and competition in European academic systems. Some changes relating to the ...

Title: The Silent Republic: Popular Music and Nationalism in Socialist Croatia Author(s): VULETIC, Dean Date: 2011-01-01 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI MWP Abstract: This paper explores the development of popular music and its relationship to the political situation in Croatia and Yugoslavia from 1945 to 1991, and how global musical trends were used to construct and reinvent Croatian ...

Title: Simulacrum and Re-enactments: the experience of Pompeii in the nineteeth century Author(s): BEARD, Mary Date: 2010 Type of Publication: Technical Report Series/Report no.: EUI MWP LS Abstract: This lecture traces the changing experience of visiting Pompeii through the nineteenth century. It argues against the standard idea that there was a shift over the century from a Romantic view of the site to a more ...

Title: Size Matters: Why not for contemporary empirical democratic theory? Author(s): KLINE, Reuben Date: 2011-01-01 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI MWP Abstract: 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, Birgit Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI MWP Abstract: 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: 2007 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI MWP Abstract: 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 ...

Title: Social Class, Employment Contracts and Economic Security in the Russian Labour Market Author(s): BESSUDNOV, Alexey Date: 2011-01-01 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI MWP Abstract: In this paper I explore occupational class differences in employment contracts, fringe benefits and unemployment risks in Russia. Using panel data, I provide both a descriptive account of class differentials in these labour ...

Title: Social Science and the Causes of Happiness and Misery Author(s): LAYARD, Richard Date: 2008 Type of Publication: Other Series/Report no.: EUI MWP LS

Title: Social Science as a Vocation - Are Max Weber’s Warnings Still Valid? Author(s): SCHARPF, Fritz W. Date: 2007 Type of Publication: Article Series/Report no.: EUI MW LS Abstract: Inaugural Lecture Delivered October 4th 2006

Title: Social stratification and cultural consumption in Hungary Author(s): BUKODI, Erzsebet Date: 2007 Type of Publication: Article

Title: Social Stratification and Cultural Consumption in Hungary: Book Readership Author(s): BUKODI, Erzsebet Date: 2007 Type of Publication: Article Abstract: Drawing on data from a recent time-budget survey, this paper investigates the relationship between cultural consumption, specifically book readership, and social stratification in Hungary. Results show that status, education ...

Title: Social Stratification and Cultural Participation in Hungary: A Post-communist Pattern of Consumption? Author(s): BUKODI, Erzsebet Date: 2007 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI MWP Abstract: Drawing on data from a recent time-budget survey, this paper investigates the relationship between cultural consumption and social stratification in Hungary. Education continues to exert a powerful influence on cultural ...

Title: Socioeconomic Differences in Old Age Mortality Author(s): HOFFMANN, Rasmus Date: 2008 Type of Publication: Book Abstract: Social differences in health and mortality constitute a persistent finding in epidemiological, demographic, and sociological research. This topic is increasingly discussed in the political debate and is among the most ...

Title: Soft Europeanisation? How the Soft Pressure from Above Affects the Bottom (Differently): The Belgian, Spanish and Swedish Experiences Author(s): LÓPEZ-SANTANA, Mariely Date: 2007 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI MWP Abstract: The aim of this paper is to capture and explain the differential influences of non-binding agreements (i.e., soft law) launched by the European Union. More specifically, this piece proposes a theoretical framework to ...

Title: The Solange-Method as a Tool for Regulating Competing Jurisdictions Among International Courts and Tribunals Author(s): LAVRANOS, Nikolaos Date: 2008 Type of Publication: Article

Title: Soothing Politics Author(s): LEVY, Raphaël Date: 2010 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI MWP;2010/30 Abstract: Political issues are particularly prone to motivated beliefs, as the individual cost of manipulating one's information is negligible in large elections. We consider a political agency model in which voters learn information ...

Title: The Sources of Use-Information: A Review of Relevant Literature and an Exploration into Innovation and Aging Author(s): PEINE, Alexander Date: 2007 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI MWP Abstract: This paper deploys a research agenda on innovation in aging societies. It identifies an important yet under-researched question concerning the relationship between technology and aging. How is knowledge about individual ...

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