Using a macro panel of 31 European countries, this paper explores the hypothesis that cross-country differences in the exposition to the risk of poverty or social exclusion (as defined by the Europe 2020 anti‐poverty strategy) are strongly affected by countries' political, institutional and...

A crucial aspect of constitutional design is the provision of rules on how a constitution is to be amended. If procedures for constitutional amendment are very restrictive, changes will take place outside the constitution. These changes are likely to be against the citizens' interests and their...

There is surprisingly little evidence on how terror attacks impact elections. With only a few exceptions, previous studies in this literature have focused on a particular country or attack, limiting their generalizability. Ours is the first comprehensive, multi-country examination of the effects...

There is surprisingly little evidence on how terror attacks impact elections. With only a few exceptions, previous studies in this literature have focused on a particular country or attack, limiting their generalizability. Ours is the first comprehensive, multi-country examination of the effects...

The general aim of this article is to introduce and discuss the effect of Visegraacute;d co-operation as one of possible grounds for developing international relations in Central Europe. On the 1st of May 2004 Visegraacute;d 4 (quot;V 4quot;) countries entered the European Union and became a part...

The very concept of 'domestic regulation' in telecommunications comes from multilateral commitments of international trade in services, under WTO GATS. As international trade is a domain of multilateral and intergovernmental diplomatic relations, where regulation in telecom services, directly...

European integration has come to constrain the capacity for democratic political action in EU member states through the judicial constitutionalization of "economic liberties," whereas the capacity for effective political action at the European level is narrowly constrained by the multiple-veto...