Gilliland, Anthony C. (Date of defense: 2014-06-19)
This thesis addresses the creation of new states within federal arrangements – particularly federations - and their justification in liberal democratic contexts. It is presented as a set of three ...
Gil-Porquet, Fernando (Date of defense: 2019-03-08)
By examining the framing that political actors made of the upcoming landmark LOAPA, Rumasa and abortion decisions issued by the Spanish Constitutional Court between 1980 and 1983, its influence on public ...
Sort Jané, Josep (Date of defense: 2001-12-18)
En aquesta tesi s'estudia el federalisme executiu canadenc. Entenem per aquest concepte el model de relacions intergovernamentals caracteritzat pel fet que les relacions entre els diferentes nivells de ...
Orte del Molino, Andreu (Date of defense: 2013-02-22)
Aquesta tesi doctoral està centrada en el funcionament dels partits d'àmbit estatal (PAES) en estats compostos a través de tres perspectives desenvolupades en quatre capítols: la dimensió orgànica, ...
Holesch, Adam (Date of defense: 2016-11-31)
In this PHD thesis I answer the question: “What holds a multinational state together?” by analyzing the political developments in the Spanish “State of Autonomies”. The results show that among the ...
Potapkina, Viktoria (Date of defense: 2019-02-27)
This thesis provides an overview of current nation building processes in contested states. With a specific focus on the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic, and Kosovo, ...