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Resch, Andreas - Institute of European Studies, UC Berkeley - 2005

In the process of globalization, international convergence of competition legislation has steadily gained importance … days. The interwar period was characterized by attempts to overcome the economic disintegration by international cartels …

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The Unraveling of the Atlantic Order: Historical Breakpoints in U.S.-European Relations

Kupchan, Charles A. - Institute of European Studies, UC Berkeley - 2006

The argument of this paper is that the Atlantic order is in the midst of a fundamental transition. The transatlantic discord that has emerged since the late 1990s marks a historical breakpoint; foundational principles of the Atlantic security order that emerged after World War II have been...

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Normative Power: The European Practice of Region Building and the Case of the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership (EMP)

Adler, Emanuel; Crawford, Beverly - Institute of European Studies, UC Berkeley - 2004

This paper lays out a normative approach to the study of power in International Relations. This approach emphasizes the … 2002: 240) in international relations. The practice of normative power differs significantly from a traditional … understanding of the use of power in international relations. The paper assess the potential this concept of normative power to …

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Transatlantic Tensions and European Security

Sarotte, Mary Elise - Institute of European Studies, UC Berkeley - 2006

Any nuanced assessment of current transatlantic tensions requires an awareness of their historical context. An understanding of the legacy of the Cold War in particular helps to answer the following questions: (1) What are the sources of current US-European tensions? (2) Has the transatlantic...

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Mad Cows and Ailing Hens: The Transatlantic Relationship and Livestock Diseases

O'Neill, Katherine - Institute of European Studies, UC Berkeley - 2006

This paper examines how the emergence and spread of animal diseases such as bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE, or "mad cow disease") or avian influenza have shaped the dynamics of transatlantic trade in live animals and meat products. It then compares the responses of the US and the EU,...

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Technology Regimes and Productivity Growth in Europe and the United States: A Comparative and Historical Perspective

van Ark, Bart; Smits, Jan Pieter - Institute of European Studies, UC Berkeley - 2005

international comparative perspective. This should help us to better understand how general purpose technologies (steam, electricity …

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National Socialist Plundering of Precious Metals, 1933-1945: The Role of Degussa

Banken, Ralf - Institute of European Studies, UC Berkeley - 2006

This research project of the Research Institute for Social and Economic History at the University of Cologne is to clarify the process and causes of the theft of precious metals by the Nazis as well as explaining the economic utilization of the stolen property between 1938 and 1945, giving...

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Trouble in paradise: Will technocrats review global merger forever?

Evenett, Simon J. - In: CESifo Forum 7 (2006) 1, pp. 27-33

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Comparative advantage, cross-border mergers and merger waves: International economics meets industrial organization

Brakman, Steven; Garretsen, Harry; Marrewijk, Charles van - In: CESifo Forum 7 (2006) 1, pp. 22-26

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Language Communities or Cultural Empires? The Impact of European Languages in Former Colonial Territories

Martinho, Ana Maria Mão-de-Ferro - Institute of European Studies, UC Berkeley - 2005

In this text we will consider two main topics: 1- the notion of post-colonial utopia through social, political and literary events in Angola and Moçambique namely during the 60s and the 80s; 2- the ways in which Literature in these countries has shown to be consistent with such a reality in...

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