Title:Learning from the Germans? History and Memory in German and European Projects of Integration
Author(s):BEATTIE, AndrewDate:2007Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:History and memory appear to be increasingly important to discussions of European values and identity, as exemplified by references to ‘bitter experiences’ and ‘divided pasts’ in the draft EU constitution. The article takes ...
Title:L’impact du mode de scrutin sur l’élection des femmes à l’Assemblée fédérale
Author(s):BÜTIKOFER, Sarah; ENGELI, Isabelle; BALLMER-CAO, Thanh-HuyenDate:2008Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:This article analyses the effect of the electoral system on the election of women to the Swiss Federal Assembly (1995-2003). The respective literature has often emphasised how important proportional representation is for ...
Title:Marcel Mauss — Durkheimien oder eigenständiger Klassiker der französischen Soziologie?
Author(s):ADLOFF, FrankDate:2007Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:Seit etwa Mitte der 1990er Jahre wird in Frankreich eine intensive Debatte über den eigenständigen Beitrag
Marcel Mauss’ zur soziologischen Theorie geführt. An diese Debatte anschließend zeigt der Aufsatz,
dass Mauss, ...
Title:Modeling and Forecasting Stock Return Volatility Using a Random Level Shift Model
Author(s):LU, Yang K.; PERRON, PierreDate:2010Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:We consider the estimation of a random level shift model for which the series of interest is the sum of a short-memory process and a jump or level shift component. For the latter component, we specify the commonly used ...
Title:National Security and Expulsion to a Risk of Torture
Author(s):LETNAR CERNIC, JernejDate:2008Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:In Saadi v Italy, the European Court of Human Rights held that article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights prohibits expulsion of individuals to states where they would face a "real risk" of torture, inhuman or ...