Title:The Discourse of Democracy in Shi‘i Islamic Jurisprudence: The Two Cases of Montazeri and Sistani
Author(s):RAHIMI, BabakDate:2008Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI RSCASAbstract:An attempt is made to study two influential Shi‘i Muslim thinkers of democratic rule and religious authority in the context of contemporary Iranian and Iraqi histories. It is argued that a new discourse and a practice of ...
Title:Discourses of intolerance in political life
Author(s):ZAPATA-BARRERO, Ricard; BURCHIANTI, FloraDate:2013Type of Publication:Technical ReportSeries/Report no.:ACCEPT-PLURALISM
Title:Dismantling Public Policy: Preferences, strategies, and effects
Author(s):BAUER, Michael W.; JORDAN, Andrew; GREEN-PEDERSEN, Christoffer; HERITIER, AdrienneDate:2012Type of Publication:BookAbstract:Policy dismantling is a distinctive form of policy change, which involves the cutting, reduction, diminution or complete removal of existing policies. The perceived need to dismantle existing policies normally acquires ...
Title:The Disputed Role of a Traditional Intellectual Group: The case of Arab women teachers in Israel
Author(s):SABA-SA'DI, SylviaDate:2008Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI RSCASAbstract:Can Arab Women Teachers in Israel arguably "traditional intellectuals" succumb to the transforming of state ideology (Zionism) and Patriarchal values, which each and jointly, negatively influence their status as Palestinian ...
Title:Distributed Load-Shedding in the Balancing of Electricity Markets
Author(s):CRAMPES, Claude; LEAUTIER, Thomas-OlivierDate:2012Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI RSCASAbstract:Thanks to "smart grids", consumers will gradually become active players in electricity markets, especially by voluntarily decreasing their consumption when receiving scarcity messages from the market operator. For a fast ...
Title:Districting in Eastern Europe: Regulations and Practices
Author(s):POPESCU, Marina; TÓKA, GáborDate:2008Type of Publication:Contribution to bookAbstract:This article reviews how electoral systems in Eastern and Central Europe coped with the issue of drawing electoral district boundaries. The article finds that the regions shows a relatively high level of tolerance for ...
Title:Divided in Diversity: National Legal Scholarship(s) and the European Convention of Human Rights
Author(s):HENNETTE-VAUCHEZ, StéphanieDate:2008Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI RSCASAbstract:The present article looks at the history and features of legal academic discourse on the European Convention of Human Rights (ECHR). It first establishes that people from inside the Convention system have been the first ...
Title:Do Chinese exports crowd-out African goods? An econometric Analysis by country and sector
Author(s):GIOVANNETTI, Giorgia; SANFILIPPO, MarcoDate:2009Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:Trade is one of the key channels through which Chinese economic growth affects the world economy and especially developing countries. African manufacturing sector is confined to few traditional sectors. Even if at times, ...
Title:Do Chinese SOEs and Private Companies Differ in Their Foreign Location Strategies?
Author(s):AMIGHINI, Alessia; RABELLOTTI, Roberta; SANFILIPPO, MarcoDate:2012Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI RSCASAbstract:We empirically analyze the host-country determinants of Chinese outbound foreign direct investments (ODI) in the period from 2003 to 2008, using disaggregated data by country and sector and distinguishing between State-owned ...