SPS Theses: Recent submissions
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Title:The effects of political regimes on school quality and learning outcomes Author(s):RAFAILOVA, Diana Date:2024Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 2024Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI; SPS; PhD ThesisAbstract:Democracies invest more in mass education and have higher school enrollment and attendance compared to autocracies, but prior research has not found a positive relationship between democracy and average student achievement. ...
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Title:Alternative orders : governance under insurgency in Syria’s Idlib, 2011-21 Author(s):ROTHE, Johannes HeinrichDate:2024Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 2024Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI; SPS; PhD ThesisAbstract:This thesis examines governance in Syria’s Idlib governorate between 2011 and 2021, during the ongoing civil war. It shows civilians’ importance as frequently autonomous governance providers in rebel-controlled areas and ...
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Title:The Europeanisation of post-communist administrations: the Commission as a driver? A study of the European Commission’s efforts to support administrative reform in Romania, Serbia and Moldova between 2000-2020 Author(s):BADULESCU, Claudia Date:2024Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 2024Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI; SPS; PhD ThesisAbstract:Following the collapse of communism in Europe in 1989, the European Commission started supporting domestic administrative reforms in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) and the Western Balkans in a bid to assist the transition ...
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Title:Counter-terrorism from Afar : policies, governance and challenges in the prevention of radicalization and countering violent extremism (P/CVE) in the European Union Author(s):BOLAÑOS SOMOANO, Inés Date:2023Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 2023Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI; SPS; PhD ThesisAbstract:In the 21st Century, P/CVE has become one of the most popular counter-terrorism policy areas. P/CVE, Preventing and/or Countering Violent Extremism, is a pre-emptive approach to impede mobilization against political violence ...
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Title:Three papers in applied political methodology Author(s):ZHAI, HaoyuDate:2023Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 2023Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI; SPS; PhD ThesisAbstract:What are the best practices in political methodology for applied research? How can political methodology best help with knowledge accumulation in political science? This thesis presents three related papers in applied ...