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It is argued that the binational state model is and should be considered as a model sui generis. Concentrating on three levels of analysis (recognition, autonomy, and authority i.e the majority prolem), an operational definition of binationalism allows for an idealtypical discussion of the homogeneity problem and the question of state sovereignty, showing that the problem of power...

War is a puzzle because, if states were rational, they should agree on their differences in power and reach a solution that avoids the costs of fighting. However, this thesis argues that states are only as rational as the men who lead them, who are well established to suffer from psychological "positive illusions" about their abilities, their control over events, and the...

The ‘wider Europe’ initiative opens the possibility for a far-reaching association of the EU’s eastern and southern European neighbours which, by offering ‘everything but institutions’ (Prodi), proposes an alternative to membership. This article presents this initiative as part of an ambitious external governance agenda by the enlarged Union with the aim to manage its new...

Thisarticlefocusesonthepoliticalclaimsmadebyimmigrantsandethnicminori- ties in France and Switzerland. We look at cross-national variations in the overall presence of immigrants and ethnic minorities in the national public space, and the forms and content of their claims. Following a political opportunity approach, we argue that claim-making is affected both by institutional...

While movement activists spend much of their time and energy trying to change the world, our theoretical and empirical knowledge in this field is still relatively poor. In Social Protest and Policy Change, Marco Giugni offers a systematic and empirically grounded analysis of the impact of three major contemporary movements on public policy. Using a comparative and historical...

Il est nécessaire de souligner la très grande complexité du thème de la justice, quels que soient les domaines auxquels ce thème est appliqué. Je me focaliserai bien sûr plus particulièrement sur la thématique de l'eau en m'inspirant des grandes théories de la justice, celles de Aristote, de Michael Walzer, de John Rawls, de Robert Nozick.

Depuis le traité de Maastricht, signé en 1991, l'Union auropéenne s'est dotée d'un instrument nouveau, la Politique étrangère et de sécurité commune (PESC), dont le concept a ensuite été renforcé dans le traité d'Amsterdam, signé en 1997. La PESC, depuis le début des années 1990, est ainsi devenue un phénomène en gestation continue. L'objectif de cette thèse...