• Political parties' position and public opinion on immigration 

  Vrânceanu, Alina (Date of defense: 14-11-2018)

  This PhD dissertation is interested in the mass-elite linkages in the context of the immigration issue. It examines, on the one hand, factors likely to influence party responsiveness to public opinion (bottom-up connection) ...
• Striking the balance of powers: the Spanish Constitutional Court and the battle for public support 

  Gil-Porquet, Fernando (Date of defense: 08-03-2019)

  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 debate and the ...
• Nation building in contested states 

  Potapkina, Viktoria (Date of defense: 27-02-2019)

  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, original data is ...
• The Diversity of union and fertility trajectories in the UK 

  Di Nallo, Alessandro (Date of defense: 21-02-2019)

  This thesis explores the increasing complexity in the life course in the United Kingdom. The first article illustrates the association between parents’ socio-economic position and children’s transition to first union and ...
• Keeping policy and politics apart: integration policies in Europe and the politics of citizenship in Spain and Italy 

  Passetti, Francesco (Date of defense: 05-06-2018)

  This thesis investigates immigrant integration policies paying special attention to the Spanish and Italian citizenship regimes. It hinges upon a multi-method design and its results take the shape of a three-article ...

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