SPS Theses: Recent submissions
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Title:Planning for the aftermath of intervention : legitimacy, transition, and the design of United Nations missions Author(s):DREIKHAUSEN, Viola Felice Fee
Date:2023Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 2023Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI PhD theses; Department of Political and Social SciencesAbstract:Transitions in the aftermath of international military interventions are precarious. Often, they have seen the onset or re-emergence of protracted periods of violence and instability. This thesis investigates how the United ...
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Title:On solidarity : its origins, legacy, and critique in social and political thought Author(s):SYMANK, RouvenDate:2023Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 2023Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI PhD theses; Department of Political and Social SciencesAbstract:This dissertation is a set of three essays connected by the common theme of solidarity: the way solidarity emerged as a distinct concept and was mobilised for political ends; how its key sociological version was influenced ...
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Title:Contributions toward the remaking of the Arab intellectual scene : informal intellectual collectives in Egypt Author(s):BADR, Alaa Sherif Mahmoud Mahmoud
Date:2023Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 2023Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI PhD theses; Department of Political and Social SciencesAbstract:This thesis is born out of a question was raised by the 2011 revolution in Egypt: ‘why are Egyptian intellectuals silent?’ However, there was a manifest proliferation of cultural and artistic production carried out by a ...
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Title:A target on the head ? : welfare targeting, conditionality and the persistence of disadvantage Author(s):GATTA, AriannaDate:2023Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 2023Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI PhD theses; Department of Political and Social SciencesAbstract:More than 20 years ago Korpi and Palme (1998) pointed to the existence of the “Paradox of redistribution”, showing that tightly targeted welfare systems are less effective in reducing poverty and inequality, compared to ...
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Title:Beyond the mother-child dyad : three studies on the role of "others" in improving child wellbeing in Sub-Saharan Africa Author(s):PUGLISI, Chiara Date:2023Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 2023Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI PhD theses; Department of Political and Social SciencesAbstract:This dissertation is composed of three empirical chapters contributing to our understanding of how individuals other than the mother can improve child health and survival. For these studies, I employ Demographic and Health ...
