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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 ...

Title: The South Asia Textiles Industry in a Globalizing World; 8th GEHN Meeting, Pune, India, 18-20 December 2005 Author(s): GEKAS, Athanasios Date: 2007 Type of Publication: Article

Title: Specification tests for the distribution of errors in nonparametric regression: a martingale approach Author(s): MORA, Juan; PEREZ-ALONSO, Alicia Date: 2007 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI MWP Abstract: We discuss how to test whether the distribution of regression errors belongs to a parametric family of continuous distribution functions, making no parametric assumption about the conditional mean or the conditional ...

Title: The Spectre of Islamism: A Historian’s Reading Author(s): VALENSI, Lucette Date: 2007 Type of Publication: Other Series/Report no.: EUI MW LS

Title: Spinster, Prostitute or Pioneer? Images of Refugee Women in Post-Partition Calcutta Author(s): SEN, Uditi Date: 2011-01-01 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI MWP Abstract: This paper explores the various images or stereotypes regarding Bengali middle-class refugee women that circulated in post-partition West Bengal. It identifies four main discursive images or constructions of refugee women: ...

Title: The Spirit of Capitalism: the Role of Executive Compensation in the Financial Crisis Author(s): COOLEY, Thomas F. Date: 2009 Type of Publication: Other Series/Report no.: EUI MWP LS Abstract: When economic disasters occur it is common to look to the managers of the economy and question the decisions they made and the incentives that drove their decisions. In the financial crisis of 2007-2009 compensation was ...

Title: Spotlight on China: Piracy, enforcement, and the balance dilemma in intellectual property law Author(s): WECHSLER, Andrea Date: 2011 Type of Publication: Contribution to book

Title: State and Civil Society as defined by the Muslim Brothers in Europe Author(s): LARISE, Dunja Date: 2011-01-01 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI MWP Abstract: In the last ten years political Islam, as well as its aims and strategies, has developed into one of the most discussed political issues in Europe. Nevertheless scant attention has been paid to the concrete theoretical ...

Title: State Discretion as a Paradox of EU Evolution Author(s): FOROWICZ, Magdalena Date: 2011-01-01 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI MWP Abstract: The notion of State discretion is a fundamental concept for the determination of powers and the effective functioning of regional and international legal systems. It is an inherently controversial notion in a system such ...

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