SPS Theses
SPS Theses are assessed for the award of the degree: Doctor of Political and Social Sciences of the European University Institute.
All EUI theses are accessible on-campus. To be able to access embargoed or restricted theses outside campus, external readers can make a request of the print version through the EUI Library catalogue.
Selected collection: SPS Open Access Theses
Selected collection: SPS Theses published as Books
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Title:Reconfiguring the social contract : individual outcomes and welfare state evolution in post-industrial societies Author(s):AUMAITRE BALADO, Ariane
Date:2024Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 2024Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI; SPS; PhD ThesisAbstract:Over the past few decades, welfare states have undergone significant transformations to address the emergence of new social risks, spurred by profound changes in the socioeconomic landscape. This evolution has been driven ...
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Title:Financial activism against the neoliberal backdrop : tracing institutional variation in development finance in east-central Europe Author(s):OELLERICH, Nils Date:2024Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 2024Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI; SPS; PhD ThesisAbstract:The last decade bears witness to increasing financial activism: various governments react to the shortcomings of de-regulated financial markets by becoming active as market participants themselves. This is no less true in ...
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Title:Social investment reform in Europe : from policy adoption to design and implementation Author(s):BALLANTYNE, Steven James Date:2024Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 2024Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI; SPS; PhD ThesisAbstract:In this thesis I investigate processes of social investment reform in Europe. The four empirical chapters respond to several research questions. Chapters 2 and 3 contribute to the literature on the determinants of welfare ...
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Title:Recentering the public : three studies on programmatic development in Lebanon Author(s):VIERLINGER, Julian Date:2024Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 2024Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI; SPS; PhD ThesisAbstract:Clientelism –– generally contrasted with programmatic politics –– is a pervasive challenge to democratic development. The demise of clientelism substantively necessitates citizens to conceive of their interest as involving ...
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Title:Three essays on behaviour in organised political violence Author(s):POTTS, Dylan John JamesDate:2024Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 2024Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI; SPS; PhD ThesisAbstract:What drives the decisions individuals make during wartime service? How do groups develop capacity to execute collective violence? How do democracies mobilise their populations to fight? I study these questions across ...
