Costa, Josep (Date of defense: 2023-12-15)
of nationalism (and if so, which) are more defensible than others according to current normative understandings of nationalism, and what are the implications of that for the political organization of ...
Zhou, Feng (Date of defense: 2023-12-15)
This dissertation consists of three papers examining the implications of non-market strategies in corporations and mutual funds. The first chapter quantifies the importance of political connections ...
Jiang, Meijie (Date of defense: 2023-01-09)
Since China’s presence in Latin America, there have been ongoing debates on what drives Chinese commercial activities in the region. Yet, there is little consensus on the institutional impact on Chinese ...
Slidders, Charles Winton (Date of defense: 2023-07-10)
Localization and Participation: Democracy from Below analyses the emerging normative value of local governance and participatory democracy. Democratic legitimacy has, historically, been of little relevance ...
Schmid, Dominique (Date of defense: 2023-12-13)
Worldwide, the number of forest carbon offsetting projects has been increasing rapidly over the past decade. Advocates of these projects frame them as a triple-win by allowing continued economic growth ...
Özdemir, Gülce Şafak (Date of defense: 2023-11-23)
QCA) is used to analyze 13 European cities, identifying necessary and sufficient conditions for municipal activism. Local alliances between the local government and local civil society organizations and ...
Sánchez de la Sierra, Laura (Date of defense: 2023-12-12)
The philosophical discussion on climate change and migration to date has focused mainly on the case ‘sinking islands’. Though critical, this case represents only a small fraction of the empirical and ...
Llorens DeCesaris, Gerard (Date of defense: 2023-06-09)
This thesis explores the interconnections between the U.S. and the Spanish Empire in the late 19th century, adopting an approach that departs from the traditional historical narratives that have considered ...
Prats, Elena (Date of defense: 2023-12-01)
The primary objective of this doctoral dissertation is to examine the phenomenon of citizenship by investment programs (CIPs) thoroughly by analyzing the existing programs within the European Union ...
Cussel, Mattea (Date of defense: 2023-01-23)
and 2) transatlantic readers through focus groups, questionnaires and ethnographic fieldwork. These analytical layers establish a comprehensive view of the cultural, linguistic, social, and political ...