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Title:A comparison of a new index based on the Media Pluralism Monitor with some other indices ranking freedom of expression Author(s):BROGI, Elda ; PARCU, Pier Luigi Date:2018Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI RSCAS; 2018/34; Centre for Media Pluralism and Media Freedom (CMPF)Abstract:Raise your hand if you have never heard about countries’ rankings on freedom of expression, freedom of the media, media independence, which are produced every year by NGOs like Reporters without Borders or Freedom House. ...
Title:Comparison of Long-Term Contracts and Vertical Integration in Decentralised Electricity Markets Author(s):MEADE, Richard; O'CONNOR, SeiniDate:2009Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI RSCAS; 2009/16; Loyola de Palacio Programme on Energy PolicyAbstract:Decentralised electricity systems require effective price and quantity risk management mechanisms, but the nature of such systems poses particular problems for satisfying those requirements. Among these problems are ...
Title:A Comparison of Mixed Frequency Approaches for Modelling Euro Area Macroeconomic Variables Author(s):FORONI, Claudia; MARCELLINO, Massimiliano Date:2012Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI ECO; 2012/07Abstract:Forecast models that take into account unbalanced datasets have recently attracted substantial attention. In this paper, we focus on different methods pro- posed so far in the literature to deal with mixed-frequency and ...
Title:The Competition Law-ization of Enforcement: The Way Forward for Making the Energy Market Work? Author(s):SALERNO, Francesco MariaDate:2008Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI RSCAS; 2008/07; Florence School of Regulation; EnergyAbstract:The paper develops the concept of competition law-ization of EU regulation and applies it to current and forthcoming rules of EU energy regulation. "Competition law-ization" concerns the institutional structure of EU ...
Title:Competitive tendering for rail track capacity : the liberalization of railway services in Spain Author(s):MONTERO-PASCUAL, Juan J.; RAMOS MELERO, RodolfoDate:2020Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI RSCAS; 2020/27; Florence School of RegulationAbstract:Liberalization of long-distance railway passenger services in the European Union was scheduled for December 2020. The Spanish infrastructure manager decided that the Spanish high-speed network was congested so an optimization ...
Title:Complementarities, Managers and Mass Privatization Programs after Communism Author(s):JOHNSON, Simon; KROLL, HeidiDate:1994Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 1994Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI RSC; 1994/14
Title:The concept of nativism and anti-immigrant sentiments in Europe Author(s):GUIA, Aitana Date:2016Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI MWP; 2016/20Abstract:In this paper, I argue that the competitive advantage of the concept of nativism is four fold. First, nativism is a particular construction of nationalism and as such builds on a nationalist epistemology. Nativism, however, ...
Title:A concept of the global to conceive global governance : four metaphorical proposals Author(s):INNERARITY, Daniel Date:2013Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI RSCAS; 2013/06; Global Governance Programme-36; European, Transnational and Global GovernanceAbstract:This paper suggests four metaphors to correct our habitual way of thinking about globalization. It begins with the idea that the world can be understood more effectively based on the properties of gases, rather than liquids; ...
Title:Concepts of Social Justice in the Welfare State. Great Britain and Germany since 1945 Author(s):TORP, CorneliusDate:2010Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI RSCAS; 2010/64Abstract:Concepts of social justice are at the very heart of the welfare state. From the perspective of the history of institutions, the article reconstructs the principles of justice which underlie the architecture of the social ...
Title:Conceptual Definitions and Measurement Indicators of the Quality of Democracy: An Overview Author(s):ANDREEV, Svetlozar A.Date:2005Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI RSC; 2005/05
Title:Conceptualizing Women's Human Rights Author(s):GOULD, Carol C.Date:2002Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI RSC; 2002/40
Title:Conditionality, impact and prejudice in EU-Turkey relations Author(s):TOCCI, NathalieDate:2007Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:IAI-TEPAV Report; 2007/09Abstract:Since 1999, EU-Turkey relations have become the focus of growing interest in Europe. Yet the valuable research results produced have largely failed to inform the public debate on EU-Turkey relations. This project aims to ...
Title:La conférence intergouvernementale de 1996, Vers un nouvel ordre institutionnel Author(s):NOEL, EmileDate:1995Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 1995Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI RSC; 1995/22
Title:Confidence-building in Tunisia after the Popular Uprising: Strategies and Dilemmas of the Interim Government Author(s):CASSARINO, Jean-PierreDate:2011Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:IAI Working Paper; 2011/04Abstract:Since the fall of Ben Ali on 14th January 2011, Tunisia has been going through a process of transformation and reconfiguration of the manifold relationships between the state and society. So far, a series of legal ...
Title:Conflict Resolution in the European Neighbourhood: The Role of the EU as a Framework and as an Actor Author(s):TOCCI, NathalieDate:2004Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI RSC; 2004/29
Title:The Conflictual (Trans)Formation of the Public Sphere in Urban Space: The Case of Diyarbakir Author(s):GAMBETTI, ZeynepDate:2004Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI RSC; 2004/38
Title:The Consequences of Eastern Enlargement of the European Union in Stages Author(s):SENIOR NELLO, Susan; SMITH, Karen E.Date:1997Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 1997Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI RSC; 1997/51
Title:Consistent regulatory and self-regulatory mechanisms for media freedom in the Digital Single Market : the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA) as meta-regulation Author(s):CANTERO GAMITO, Marta Date:2022Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI RSC; 2022/42; Centre for Media Pluralism and Media Freedom (CMPF)Abstract:This paper discusses how technology convergence is affecting the regulatory landscape of media freedom and media pluralism in Europe and draws relevant policy recommendations on its future development in light of the ...
Title:Une constitution courte et obscure ou claire et détaillée ? Perspectives pour la simplification des traités et la rationalisation de l’ordre juridique de l’union européenne Author(s):ZILLER, JacquesDate:2006Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI LAW; 2006/31Abstract:The paper examines deals with the possibility to keep the 'acquis' of the Constitutional Treaty in terms of simplification of the EC-EU treaties and of rationalisation of the EU legal system if the Treaty establishing a ...
Title:A Constitution for the European Union? Proceedings of a Conference, 12-13 May 1994, Organized by the Robert Schuman Centre with the Patronage of the European Parliament Author(s):Robert Schuman CentreDate:1995Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 1995Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI RSC; 1995/09