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Title: Universal crime, particular punishment : trying the atrocities of the Japanese occupation as treason in the Philippines, 1947-1953 Author(s): LAWSON, Konrad M. Date: 2013 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI MWP Abstract: Trials against both war crimes and treason were held in the Philippines after the end of the Japanese occupation in 1945. In the former, a universalistic category of crimes were punished, while in the latter, the crime was ...

Title: Valeur et pratiques de la propreté dans l'armée au XVIIIe (France) Author(s): SERIU, Naoko Date: 2009 Type of Publication: Contribution to book

Title: Varieties of Capitalism: Trajectories of liberalization and the new politics of solidarity Author(s): THELEN, Kathleen Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Other Series/Report no.: EUI MWP LS Abstract: This essay reviews recent literature on varieties of capitalism, drawing on insights from existing studies to propose a new, more differentiated way of thinking about contemporary changes in the political economies of the ...

Title: Varieties of Legacies: A Critical Review of Public Administration Reform in East Central Europe Author(s): MEYER-SAHLING, Jan-Hinrik Date: 2008 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI MWP Abstract: This paper examines the status of historical legacies in debates on the reform of public administration in East Central Europe. It identifies limitations of existing accounts and derives three dimensions for the further ...

Title: Varying Hurdles for Low-Skilled Youth on the Way to the Labour Market Author(s): AYBEK, Can Date: 2011-01-01 Type of Publication: Contribution to book

Title: War and the liberal conscience Author(s): TRAUSCHWEIZER, Ingo Date: 2010 Type of Publication: Article

Title: War, Diplomacy and Social Mobility: The Casali family in the service of Henry VIII Author(s): FLETCHER, Catherine Date: 2010-01-01 Type of Publication: Article Abstract: By employing Gregorio Casali as his permanent representative at the curia from 1525, King Henry VIII of England acquired a diplomatic structure not uncommon in sixteenthcentury Europe: the family consortium. This article ...

Title: Wenn die Wüste blüht: Eine Replik auf Thomas Bräuninger Author(s): FREYBURG, Tina Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Article Abstract: In meinem ZIB-Aufsatz »Demokratisierung durch Zusammenarbeit?« präsentierte ich Ergebnisse meiner Studie zum demokratisierenden Potenzial transgouvernementaler Politiknetzwerke, die Staatsbeamte aus etablierten Demokratien ...

Title: Westphalia, Dualism and Contextual Interpretation: How to Better Engage International Law in Domestic Judicial Decisions Author(s): BEAULAC, Stephane Date: 2007 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI MWP Abstract: The matrix within which the states operate and international affairs are conducted continues to be based on the Westphalian model, with its external-internal dichotomy. Consequently, the constitutional mandate of domestic ...

Title: What Conscience Can Do for Equity Author(s): SAMET, Irit Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Article Abstract: The paper argues that there are good reasons to frame the categories of equitable liability around the concept of conscience. A quick look at recent case law reveals an increasing use of conscience categories to discourage ...

Title: What Makes a Basic Structure Just? Author(s): RONZONI, Miriam Date: 2008 Type of Publication: Article Abstract: In his multi-faceted attack on Rawls’s account of justice, G.A. Cohen has argued that the notion of basic structure is necessarily insensitive to the importance of informal social norms to social justice. The paper argues ...

Title: What Makes for Charitable Giving and Philanthropy? The Case of the Childless Elderly in Germany and the U.S. Author(s): ADLOFF, Frank Date: 2007 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI MWP Abstract: It has been suggested that the growing number of childless elderly may develop into charitable donors and pioneers in the field of a post-familial civic engagement. They may do so by giving to existing charities or by ...

Title: What Makes Social Mortality Differences Decline in Old Age? Author(s): HOFFMANN, Rasmus Date: 2009 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI MWP Abstract: In many empirical studies mortality differences between socioeconomic groups (SES) decrease in the higher age groups. However, the mechanism behind this convergence is unknown. This study presents empirical evidence and ...

Title: What the Bombing of Hanoi Tells Us About Compellence Theory Author(s): DEKKER, Willem Martijn Date: 2011-01-01 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI MWP Abstract: This paper analyses the dynamics of coercion and counter-coercion and argues that, for compellence to be successful, the opponent’s counter-coercive strategy must be undermined. Existing theories rely on a cost-benefit ...

Title: What's Left to Trade: the Changing Logic of Corporatist Policymaking in Europe Author(s): AFONSO, Alexandre Date: 2011 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI MWP Abstract: This paper outlines evolutions in the underlying logic of corporatist policymaking in Western Europe. Starting from the discrepancy between the observable decline in the power of organised labour on the one hand, and the ...

Title: Who wants what from the welfare state? Socio-structural cleavages in distributional politics: evidence from Swiss referendum votes Author(s): HAEUSERMAN, Silja; BONOLI, Giuliano Date: 2009 Type of Publication: Article

Title: Why are Developing Countries so Resistant to the Rule of Law? Author(s): WEINGAST, Barry R. Date: 2009 Type of Publication: Technical Report Series/Report no.: EUI MWP LS Abstract: This paper draws on my new book (North, Wallis, and Weingast 2009) to provide a new explanation for why it is so difficult to transplant institutions, such as markets and democracy, from developed societies into developing ...

Title: Why do People Choose to be Silent? Simulating Electoral Behaviour Author(s): BARTHA, Eszter; WOLSZCZAK-DERLACZ, Joanna Date: 2008 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI MWP Abstract: This paper investigates opinion contagion in collective behaviour, using an extension of Granovetter’s (1978) and Krassa’s (1988) threshold models. The theoretical background is the spiral of silence concept developed ...

Title: WIPO and the Public-Private Web of Global Intellectual Property Governance Author(s): WECHSLER, Andrea Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI MWP Abstract: The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has always been recognized as an important international economic institution for the global governance of intellectual property (IP) law. Moreover, its role in promoting, ...

Title: With Strings Attached: Grandparent-provided child care, fertility, and female labour market outcomes Author(s): GARCIA-MORAN, Eva; KUEHN, Zoe Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI MWP Abstract: Grandparents are regular providers of free child care. Similar to any other form of child care, availability of grandparent-provided child care affects fertility and labor market decisions of women positively. We find that ...

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