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What holds a multinational state together?: the political stability of the Spanish "state of autonomies"

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 individual factors a dual ...

What's in a job? An exploration of what we do and how it affects labor and family outcomes

Goulart, Kimberly (Date of defense: 2023-05-23)

The objective of this thesis is to explore what makes up a job–the tasks, skills, personality traits, and rewards–and determine how a job impacts our daily lives. Much of the literature quantifies and describes jobs by ...

Who manages the money at home?: household financial organization and gender inequalities

Çineli, Beyda (Date of defense: 2021-09-27)

This PhD dissertation addresses how couples manage their money in intimate relationships. It is composed of 4 articles. The first one focuses on the individual and couple level dynamics behind money management systems in ...

Why do negotiation processes matter?: informal capabilities as determinants of EU member states bargaining success in the Council of the EU

Perarnaud, Clément (Date of defense: 2021-07-29)

How do differences in the informal capabilities of Member States impact their bargaining success at the EU level? Based on new datasets collected via 145 semi-structured interviews with national negotiators and EU officials ...

Why language(s) matter to people: a theoretical and comparative approach to linguistic justice in western democracies : the case of mixed societies

Riera Gil, Elvira (Date of defense: 2016-10-03)

This dissertation examines two ideological clashes underlying contemporary political theories of linguistic justice (instrumentalism/constitutivism; monism/pluralism) with the aim to elucidate (a) why languages matter to ...

Women in executive office in advanced industrial democracies : presence, portfolios and post-ministerial occupation

Claveria i Alias, Sílvia (Date of defense: 2014-12-19)

This thesis is focused on women in executive office. Whereas the literature on women's political representation in national parliaments is now well established, analyses of women in cabinets are rather limited. The ...