Title:User-Generated Knowledge through Legal Ontologies: How to bring the law into the Semantic Web 2.0
Author(s):FERNÁNDEZ-BARRERA, MeritxellDate:2011Type of Publication:ThesisSeries/Report no.:EUI PhD thesesAbstract:This thesis presents a study of the epistemological and cognitive assumptions which currently underlie knowledge acquisition for legal ontology engineering. The hypothesis is that such assumptions might have a qualitative ...
Title:Using Historical Experience: The British Army and the Bundeswehr in Afghanistan
Author(s):SANGAR, EricDate:2012Type of Publication:ThesisSeries/Report no.:EUI PhD thesesAbstract:This PhD explores some of the ways in which the British and German Armies have used historical experience in their process of operational adaptation in Afghanistan. Historical experience is conceptualized as a body of ...
Title:Violence and Politics in the German Revolution 1918-19
Author(s):JONES, Mark WilliamDate:2011Type of Publication:ThesisSeries/Report no.:EUI PhD thesesAbstract:This dissertation explores the history of the German Revolution of 1918-19 through the prism of violence. It is based upon extensive research which draws upon the contents of military and judicial archives, diaries, and ...
Title:Voting Smarter? The impact of voting advice applications on political behavior
Author(s):VASSIL, KristjanDate:2012Type of Publication:ThesisSeries/Report no.:EUI PhD thesesAbstract:Voting Advice Applications (VAAs) proliferate across Europe and beyond. By matching the political offer with voters’ preferences, these internet applications assist voters in their decisions. However, despite the growing ...
Title:Walking the Tightrope: Edward Heath's Vision of Europe and Anglo-American Relations
Author(s):ROSSBACH, Niklas HelmerDate:2007Type of Publication:ThesisSeries/Report no.:EUI PhD thesesAbstract:This is a study of the consequences for the Anglo-American special relationship of Heath’s attempt to place Britain at the centre of the EC. British accession to the EC is widely regarded as the chief accomplishment of the ...