Title:Mainstreaming Gender in Global Governance
Author(s):HAFNER-BURTON, Emilie M.; POLLACK, Mark A.Date:2001Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI RSC
Title:Making Freedom of Religion or Belief a True EU Priority
Author(s):THAMES, KnoxDate:2012Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI RSCASAbstract:The Council of the European Union recently released its Strategic Framework on Human Rights and Democracy, which included freedom of religion or belief in a list of 36 desired outcomes. The timing is good, as countries ...
Title:Managing Demand-Side Economic and Political Constraints on Electricity Industry Re-structuring Processes
Author(s):WOLAK, Frank A.Date:2011Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI RSCASAbstract:This paper identifies the major political and economic constraints that impact the demand-side of
electricity industry re-structuring processes. It then describes how these constraints have been
addressed and how this ...
Title:Managing European Conflicts through Devolution: Lessons from the League of Nations
Author(s):JENNE, Erin K.Date:2010Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI RSCASAbstract:This paper conducts comparative historical analysis on three cases of devolution in interwar Europe
(Aland Islands, Danzig and Memel) to identify the conditions under which devolving autonomy to
minority regions is most ...
Title:Manufacturing the EU Energy Markets. The Current Dynamics of Regulatory Practice
Author(s):HANCHER, Leigh; DE HAUTECLOCQUE, AdrienDate:2010Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI RSCASAbstract:This chapter aims to analysis the new dynamics at work in EU energy regulation. Since the publication
of the European Commission’s ‘Sector Inquiry Report’ in January 2007, European energy companies
have felt the cold ...
Title:The ‘Marco Polo’ Effect: Chinese FDI in Italy
Author(s):PIETROBELLI, Carlo; RABELLOTTI, Roberta; SANFILIPPO, MarcoDate:2010Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:Chatham House International Economics Programme PaperAbstract:The study investigates the motivations driving Chinese outward direct investment to Italy. The analysis is based on secondary sources and in-depth interviews with key informants and senior managers of Chinese affiliates ...
Title:The “Marco Polo” Effect: Chinese FDI in Italy
Author(s):PIETROBELLI, Carlo; RABELLOTTI, Roberta; SANFILIPPO, MarcoDate:2010Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:PRIN 2007 Working PaperAbstract:This study investigates the motivations driving Chinese outward direct investment to Italy. The analysis is based on secondary sources and in-depth interviews with key informants and senior managers of Chinese affiliates ...
Title:Market behaviour with large amounts of intermittent generation
Author(s):GREEN, Richard; VASILAKOS, NicholasDate:2009Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI RSCASAbstract:This paper evaluates the impact of intermittent wind generation on hourly equilibrium prices and output, using data on expected wind generation capacity and demand for 2020. Hourly wind data for the period 1994-2005 are ...
Title:Market Design with Wind: Managing low-predictability in intraday markets
Author(s):HENRIOT, ArthurDate:2012Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI RSCASAbstract:This paper evaluates the benefits for wind power producers to trade in the intraday electricity markets in a context of massive penetration of intermittent renewables. Using a simple analytical model we find out that there ...
Title:The market value of variable renewables
Author(s):HIRTH, LionDate:2013Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI RSCASAbstract:This paper provides a comprehensive discussion of the market value of variable renewable energy (VRE). The inherent variability of wind speeds and solar radiation affects the price that VRE generators receive on the market ...
Title:Mass Media and Contested Meanings: EU Constitutional Politics after Popular Rejection
Author(s):LIEBERT, Ulrike; TRENZ, Hans-JörgDate:2008Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI RSCASAbstract:This paper applies a normative democratic perspective on European constitutional politics to the analysis of discursive practices related to the crisis of the "Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe" (TCE), in the ...