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Title: Conceptual Modalities of Social Classifications in Eighteenth-century France: Reasoning on a Natural Order or Observing Individuals Author(s): COHEN, Deborah Date: 2007 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI MWP Abstract: This article aims to measure the transition from a theological way of classifying to the initiation of political thinking in an aristocratic and well-read bourgeois milieu. The shift is from an essentialist conceptualization ...

Title: Conflict of laws in a globalized world Author(s): ECKART, Gottschalk; RALF, Michaels; RÜHL, Giesela; VON HEIN, Jan Date: 2007 Type of Publication: Book Abstract: This book is a contribution to the evolving transatlantic dialogue on the conflict of laws as well as a tribute to Professor Arthur von Mehren from the Harvard Law School. It contains ten contributions that discuss the ...

Title: Consensus Democracy and Support for Populist Parties in Western Europe Author(s): HAKHVERDIAN, Armen; KOOP, Christel Date: 2007 Type of Publication: Article Abstract: Inspired by a previous debate in Acta Politica between Rudy Andeweg and Arend Lijphart on the pros and cons of consensus democracy, this article explores whether support for populist parties is traceable to the institutional ...

Title: Consensus Procedures in International Organizations Author(s): LOCKWOOD PAYTON, Autumn Date: 2010 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI MWP Abstract: Why do states occasionally select two di_erent mechanisms to govern decision-making in international organizations (IOs), one that provides for formal voting and another in which decisions are taken through consensus? ...

Title: Constitutional Failure or Constitutional Odyssey? What can we learn from Canada and Switzerland Author(s): MARTINICO, Giuseppe Date: 2011 Type of Publication: Article Abstract: According to many scholars, the rejection of the Constitutional Treaty and the disappointment caused by the contents of the Lisbon Treaty –- defined by Somek (2007) as a mere post-Constitutional Treaty – mark the failure ...

Title: Constitutionalism as a “Resource”. A constitutional approach to the development debate Author(s): MARTINICO, Giuseppe Date: 2011 Type of Publication: Article Abstract: In this paper, I argue that cooperation for development may be seen as a technique of 'second-modernity' constitutionalism. I base this argument on the developmental goal of correcting the asymmetries produced by economic ...

Title: Constructing a German-Jewish Heimat: Berthold Rosenthal’s Heimat History of the Jews of Baden Author(s): DERMAN, Joshua Date: 2010 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI MWP Abstract: This paper examines how the historian Berthold Rosenthal (1875–1957) mobilized the idea of Heimat to address the challenges of being both German and Jewish during the Weimar Republic. By conceiving of the Jewish communites ...

Title: Contested competences in Europe: incomplete contracts and interstitial institutional change Author(s): RASMUSSEN, Anne; BOUWEN, Pieter; FARRELL, Henry; HERITIER, Adrienne; JUPILLE, Joseph; SORIANO, Leonor Moral; BERGSTRÖM, Carl-Fredrik; MOURY, Catherine; CAPORASO, James A. Date: 2007 Type of Publication: Article

Title: Contractual Formalization and Governance of Long-Term Relationships Author(s): GOBBATO, Marco Date: 2011-01-01 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI MWP Abstract: In this paper I discuss the relationship between contractual formalization, contractual incompleteness and the governance of long-term relationships. I analyze data on contracts for the production and distribution of goods ...

Title: Contractual Networks and the Access of Small and Medium Enterprises to Global Value Chains Author(s): JOPPERT SWENSSON, Luana F. Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI MWP Abstract: In the last three decades, the organisation of production has undergone major transformations, characterised by the movement from vertical integration towards de-verticalisation, with the increasing of outsourcing and ...

Title: Corporate Human Rights Obligations Under Stabilization Clauses Author(s): LETNAR CERNIC, Jernej Date: 2010 Type of Publication: Article Abstract: Lawyers, economists and social scientists alike have for a number of years agreed that foreign investment has the potential to act as a catalyst for the enjoyment of an individual's fundamental human rights, particularly ...

Title: Corporate Obligations Under the Human Right to Water Author(s): LETNAR CERNIC, Jernej Date: 2010 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI MWP Abstract: Almost a billion people do not have access to clean and safe water. Access to safe drinking water and sanitation is increasingly being considered a fundamental human right. Corporations play an important role in the ...

Title: Corporate responsibility for human rights: A critical analysis of the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises Author(s): LETNAR CERNIC, Jernej Date: 2008 Type of Publication: Article Abstract: When an individual has suffered a violation of her human rights by or involving corporations, she should have recourse to a court or quasi-judicial mechanism to enforce responsibility of perpetrator. It appears that the ...

Title: Corporate responsibility for human rights: Analyzing the ILO Tripartite Declaration of Principles Concerning Multinational Enterprises and Social Policy Author(s): LETNAR CERNIC, Jernej Date: 2009 Type of Publication: Article Abstract: This article analyses the Tripartite Declaration of Principles Concerning Multinational Enterprises and Social Policy of the International Labour Organization. It argues that given the current lack of a legally binding ...

Title: Corporate Restructuring and Employment Protection: Towards a New Territorial Social Dialogue? Author(s): BONI, Guido Date: 2007 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI MWP Abstract: The aim of this study is to discuss the involvement of the social partners at territorial level in the event of business restructuring processes. In the first part, the phenomenon is framed, its relevance is explained, and ...

Title: Correlation Breakdown and Extreme Dependence in Emerging Equity Markets Author(s): BEKIROS, Stelios D.; GEORGOUTSOS, Dimitris A. Date: 2009 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI MWP Abstract: This study investigates the dependence structure of extreme realization of returns between the mature markets of Japan and the U.S. and the emerging markets of Cyprus, Greece and that of six Asia- Pacific counties, with ...

Title: Cosmopolitismo e Nazione: Scritti sulla democrazia, l'autodeterminazione dei popoli, e le relazioni internazionali Author(s): RECCHIA, Stefano; URBINATI, Nadia Date: 2011 Type of Publication: Book Abstract: This anthology gathers Giuseppe Mazzini's most important essays on democracy, nation building, and international relations. These neglected writings remind us why Mazzini was one of the most influential political thinkers ...

Title: Counter-terrorist Strategies in Western Europe: A Comparative Analysis of Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK Author(s): MURO, Diego Date: 2010 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI MWP Abstract: What should an effective counter-terrorist strategy look like? Can any lessons be drawn from past European experiences? How does terrorism end? Having answers to these three questions would be of great help to both ...

Title: Countering Authoritarian States through Public Campaigns: A post-Soviet perspective Author(s): VARGA, Mihai Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI MWP Abstract: This paper contributes to growing research about the emergence of the rule of law, or horizontal accountability, still the key difference between Western institutionalized democracies and the new democracies in both Latin ...

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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