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Title:Shaping voting intentions : an experimental study on the role of information in the Scottish independence referendum Author(s):MORISI, Davide
Date:2014Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI RSCAS; 2014/88; EUDO - European Union Democracy ObservatoryAbstract:In a context of expanded media choice, understanding how voters select and interpret information to make voting decisions acquires substantial relevance. Drawing on former research in political psychology and political ...

Title:2014 as the first (truly) European elections? Author(s):TRECHSEL, Alexander H.
; DE SIO, Lorenzo; GARZIA, Diego
Date:2017Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI RSCAS; 2017/14; Global Governance Programme-257; [European, Transnational and Global Governance]Abstract:EP elections have so far been consistently characterized as “second-order”. We hypothesize that key processes are emerging which undermine the appropriateness of this model. We argue that, as a consequence of EU policies ...



Title:State capacity and economic integration : evidence from the Eastern enlargement Author(s):BRUSZT, Laszlo
; CAMPOS, Nauro F.Date:2017Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI RSCAS; 2017/52; Global Governance Programme-281; European, Transnational and Global GovernanceAbstract:We study whether and how economic integration increases state capacity. Despite the recent surge in economist’s interest in state capacity, there remains a lack of theory-based detailed empirical measures. This paper ...

Title:Between democratic protection and self-defense : the case of Unasur and Venezuela Author(s):CLOSA, Carlos
; PALESTINI CÉSPEDES, Stefano
Date:2015Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI RSCAS; 2015/93; Global Governance Programme-206; European, Transnational and Global GovernanceAbstract:Contrary to the assumption that the adoption and formalization of democratic protection mechanisms by regional organizations contribute per se to democratic consolidation, this article argues that the performance of those ...



Title:When Parties (also) Position Themselves: An Introduction to the EU Profiler Author(s):TRECHSEL, Alexander H.
; MAIR, PeterDate:2009Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI RSCAS; 2009/65; EUDO - European Union Democracy ObservatoryAbstract:This paper is intended to frame and describe a novel method of political party positioning within the European Union and beyond. Ever since the groundbreaking work by Downs in the 1950s, political scientists have derived ...

Title:Coping with Insecurity in Fragile Situations Author(s):VENNESSON, Pascal; BÜGER, ChristianDate:2010Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI RSCAS; 2010/37; European Report on DevelopmentAbstract:In this paper, we explore the security dimension of development in fragile situations, and address how the EU can better focus on the security dimension of its policies to-wards countries facing fragility. We stress ...
Title:The Moroccan Party of Justice and Development in Local Government: Do Islamists Govern Differently? Author(s):PELLICER, Miquel; WEGNER, EvaDate:2009Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI RSCAS; 2009/53; Mediterranean Programme SeriesAbstract:This paper investigates local government practices during the first tenure of office of the Islamist
Moroccan Party of Justice and Development (PJD). We consider three cases of PJD governance, the
towns of Ksar al-Kebir, ...
Title:Political Charisma Revisited, and Reclaimed for Political Science Author(s):PAPPAS, Takis S.Date:2011Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI RSCAS; 2011/60; EUDO - European Union Democracy ObservatoryAbstract:This paper, initially prompted by the puzzles raised from the atypical emergence of charismatic politics in the otherwise ordinary political system that our contemporary democracy is supposed to be, seeks to bring political ...
Title:Populism emergent : a framework for analyzing its contexts, mechanics, and outcomes Author(s):PAPPAS, Takis S.Date:2012Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI RSCAS; 2012/01; EUDO - European Union Democracy ObservatoryAbstract:This paper, based on cross-regional empirical research, provides an integrated analytical framework for understanding the emergence of populism in seemingly different political contexts in both Europe (including Greece, ...
Title:Exclusive solidarity? : radical right parties and the welfare state Author(s):LEFKOFRIDI, Zoe
; MICHEL, Elie
Date:2014Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI RSCAS; 2014/120Abstract:Radical right parties in Western Europe have traditionally shown little support for redistributive policies and have thus been typically classified as economically right wing. Yet, they are contesting the votes of a ...

