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: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: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 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 ...
Title:Do Foreigners Replace Natives Immigrants? Evidence from a Panel Cointegration Analysis
Author(s):BRÜCKER, Herbert; FACHIN, Stefano; VENTURINI, AlessandraDate:2009Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:IZA Discussion PapersAbstract:This paper examines the impact of the immigration of foreigners on domestic labour mobility. Since David Card's seminal study on the regional labour market impact of the Mariel Boatlift it is controversial whether domestic ...
Title:Do Legal Regulations Hinder Naturalisation? Citizenship policies and naturalisation rates in Europe
Author(s):REICHEL, DavidDate:2011Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI RSCASAbstract:This paper investigates a simple relationship: the influence of citizenship regulations on citizenship acquisitions by comparing citizenship policies and naturalisation rates in European countries. The analysis looks at ...