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Title:Race Judicata. Rien ne va plus for Race and Ethnicity in France and Europe? Author(s):MOSCHEL, MathiasDate:2008Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI LAW; 2008/23Abstract:The French Constitutional Council recently declared that “racial and ethnic origins” are not objective legislative criteria and conflict with Article 1 of the French Constitution. Both earlier case law as well as the ...
Title:Racial cues and attitudes toward redistribution : a comparative experimental approach Author(s):SOROKA, Stuart; HARELL, Allison; IYENGAR, ShantoDate:2013Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI RSCAS; 2013/59; Global Governance Programme-58; Cultural PluralismAbstract:Support for welfare in the US is heavily influenced by citizens’ racial attitudes, especially citizens’ attitudes toward Blacks. Indeed, the fact that many Americans think of welfare recipients as poor Blacks (and especially ...
Title:The racialization and feminization of poverty during the market transition in the Central and Southern Europe Author(s):EMIGH, Rebecca Jean; FODOR, Eva; SZELENYI, IvanDate:1999Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 1999Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI RSC; 1999/10
Title:Radical milieus and Salafis movements in France : ideologies, practices, relationships with society and political visions Author(s):ADRAOUI, Mohamed-AliDate:2014Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI MWP; 2014/13Abstract:This paper deals mainly with the issue of radical Islam within French society over recent decades. More particularly, this study illustrates evolutions and the radicalization processes among some militant Islamic groups ...
Title:Raiffeisenism abroad : why did German microfinance fail in Ireland but prosper in the Netherlands? Author(s):COLVIN, Christopher L.; MCLAUGHLIN, EoinDate:2012Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI MWP; 2012/01Abstract:What was the recipe for the success of Raiffeisen’s banking model? What made it possible for imitations of this German rural cooperative microfinance institution to work well in some European countries, but fail in others? ...
Title:Rail transport : a balance sheet Author(s):MONTERO-PASCUAL, Juan J.Date:2014Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI RSCAS; 2014/115; Florence School of Regulation; TransportAbstract:The creation of a single European railway area is the overall policy objective of the European Union for the railway industry. Rail infrastructure management is seen as a natural monopoly to be operated at a national scale. ...
Title:Ranking distributions of monotone attributes Author(s):HERRERO, Carmen; VILLAR, Antonio Date:2014Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI ECO; 2014/06Abstract:This paper refers to the ranking of densities that describe the distribution of an attribute in a given set of populations. The key elements of the problem are: (i) The distributions refer to ordered categorical data (e.g. ...
Title:Rate design with distributed energy resources and electric vehicles : a Californian case study Author(s):FREITAS GOMES, Icaro Silvestre; PEREZ, Yannick ; SUOMALAINEN, EmiliaDate:2021Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI RSC; 2021/13; Florence School of Regulation; [Energy]; [Electricity]Abstract:The high penetration of distributed energy resources and electric vehicles is changing the way the electricity system is managed. In turn, the way utilities have been recovering their expenditures through tariffs needs ...
Title:Rating politics : the political economy of increased rating scrutiny over domestic politics and policy-making in developed economies since the economic and financial crisis Author(s):BARTA, ZsofiaDate:2012Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI MWP; 2012/08Abstract:Rating agencies have played a prominent role in the sovereign debt crisis currently besetting Europe. Sovereign rating downgrades contributed to the fall of the first domino, Greece, and have since continued to fuel anxiety ...
Title:Rational stubbornness? Author(s):WALDMANN, RobertDate:1995Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI ECO; 1995/43
Title:Rationale behind the Establishment of the Energy Community Author(s):KAROVA, RozetaDate:2010Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI LAW; 2010/14Abstract:This paper deals with the Energy Community established between the countries from SEE and the European Union. It serves as an example of the extension of the energy acquis to the countries from SEE, before the later become ...
Title:The rationale of small and medium-sized states for involvement in PSO : the case of Italy and Portugal Author(s):PINTO ARENA, Maria Do Céu Date:2017Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI RSCAS; 2017/15Abstract:Why do states commit to deploying troops in peacekeeping missions? What factors shape policymakers’ choice to get involved in such missions? What accounts for a state’s earmarking military forces to PSO (Peace Support ...
Title:Rationale, potential and pitfalls of green securitization Author(s):PETIT, Christy Ann ; SCHLOSSER, Pierre Date:2020Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI RSCAS; 2020/35; Florence School of RegulationAbstract:The purpose of this paper is to take stock of green securitization’s rationale, potential and pitfalls. It does so by first describing what green securitization is, and, identifying the diversity of asset-backed securities’ ...
Title:Rationalism and the modern state Author(s):NERHOT, PatrickDate:1983Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 1983Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI Working Papers; 073
Title:Rationality and Community. Ethics, Political and Social Theory in Development Studies Author(s):KARAGIANNIS, NathalieDate:2004Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI SPS; 2004/02
Title:Rationality within REACH? On Functional Differentiation as the Structural Foundation of Legitimacy in European Chemicals Regulation Author(s):KJAER, PoulDate:2007Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI LAW; 2007/18Abstract:This paper analyses the potential legitimacy basis of REACH, the new regulatory system for the EC chemicals market. It is argued that three different potential sources of legitmacy exists: i) the “quasi-democratic” process ...
Title:Rationalizability in incomplete information games Author(s):BATTIGALLI, PierpaoloDate:1999Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI ECO; 1999/17
Title:Rationalization Processes in Contract Law and the Law of Product Safety: Observations on the Impact of European Integration on Private Law/Rationalisierungsprozesse im Vertragsrecht und im Recht der Produktsicherheit: Beobachtungen zu den Folgen der Euro Author(s):JOERGES, ChristianDate:1994Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI LAW; 1994/05
Title:Rationalizing Trading Frequency and Returns Author(s):BONAPARTE, Yosef; COOPER, Russell Date:2010Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI ECO; 2010/25Abstract:Barber and Odean (2000) study the relationship between trading frequency and returns. They find that households who trade more frequently have a lower net return than other households. But all households have about the ...
Title:Re-appraising Subsidiarity’s Significance after Amsterdam Author(s):DE BURCA, Grainne Date:1999Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:Jean Monnet Working Papers; Harvard Law School; 1999/07