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In Pursuit of Data: The Use of Biometric Technology in Humanitarian Response 

Açikyildiz, Çaglar (Date of defense: 2025-04-28)

This doctoral dissertation explores the role of biometric technology in humanitarian response through three articles. The first article compares the biometric practices of the UN Refugee Agency, World Food Programme, ...

Defying Power: A Comparative Analysis of Protests in Latin America (2010-2020) and the Rise of the Anti-Establislm1ent Wave 

Paredes, María Lorena (Date of defense: 2025-03-17)

Since 2011, Latin America has experienced an unprecedented wave of socio-political upheaval, marked by widespread anti- establishment protests. This dissertation investigates this protest wave, highlighting its istinctiveness ...

Exploring the dynamics of women’s employment transitions, work-family conflict, and child behavioural problems: a comparative study 

Lipasova, Alexandra (Date of defense: 2025-03-14)

This PhD dissertation is devoted to women’s transitions in the labour market and the influence of work-family conflict and parental self-efficacy on children’s behaviour. Although women often modify their paid employment ...

Radical Climate Disobedience: An Analysis and Defence in Times of the Socio-Ecological Emergency 

Haubner, Gina (Date of defense: 2025-06-26)

In recent years, movements such as Ende Gelände, Extinction Rebellion, Letzte Generation and Just Stop Oil have profoundly shaped European climate activism. Their tactics, including coal mine blockades, highway sit-ins and ...

The Transformation of War, (In)Justice, and Exception: (Bio)Politics of Unmanned Warfare 

Kucukaydin, Duygu (Date of defense: 2024-10-31)

In an era dominated by technological advancements, the discourse surrounding drone warfare has become increasingly complex, posing significant ethical, legal, and political challenges. This thesis critically examines the ...

On the colonial lethargy: masculinity and social transformation in neocolonial senegal through sembene ousmane's films from 1960 to 1980 

BAYO, SAIBA (Date of defense: 2024-10-04)

This study examines the representation of masculinity and its role in social transformation in post-independent Senegal, as seen through Sembene's works from 1960 to 1980. The research contextualizes Sembene's works within ...

Integration or Quality of Life? A Capabilities Approach to Migration Policy 

Fortes, Eva (Date of defense: 2025-05-19)

A mesura que la migració a Europa s’accelera, la UE defensa una «integració reeixida» per salvaguardar el benestar de les societats europees. Aquesta tesi té com a objectiu respondre a la pregunta normativa de per a què ...

Beyond the Member State: Subnational Infringements of European Environmental Directives 

Wilhelm, Marie-Thérèse (Date of defense: 2024-11-28)

This dissertation examines the extent to which subnational authorities comply with European environmental directives. Problematic implementation of EU environmental legislation is well-known, but continued noncompliance ...

Worlds apart: The impact of (in)congruence on electoral behaviour: When voters and parties do not align 

Ioannidis, Nikandros (Date of defense: 2024-11-15)

This thesis provides a comprehensive analysis of the impact of ideological incongruence between voters and political parties on electoral behaviour in European democracies. It introduces a novel approach to measuring the ...

Beyond Boundaries: Leveraging Visual Data for Advancements in Social Science Research 

Iglesias Muñoz, Patricia Andrea (Date of defense: 2024-11-22)

This thesis focuses on visual data collected in the frame of online surveys, examining the main challenges and implications of collecting and analyzing these new data types. Given the relatively unexplored implementation ...

Access of Migrant Women to Labor Market in Germany: Exploring the Barriers, Opportunities, and Experiences 

Yurdakul, Aslihan (Date of defense: 2025-11-17)

This dissertation is a mixed-method research project divided into three articles, each of which focuses on a different aspect of labor market integration for migrant women. The first chapter analyzes the experiences ...

Newborn's Well-Being within War Context in Colombia 

Mera León, Harold (Date of defense: 2024-07-01)

Prior to the 2016 Havana Peace Agreement, Colombia grappled with 70 years of violence stemming from an armed conflict involving military forces, guerrillas, and paramilitaries, profoundly impacting civilians, including ...

The Political Dynamics of Technological Change: Building States with Technology 

Amatller Dómine, Guillem (Date of defense: 2024-07-11)

In this thesis I analyze the political dynamics of technological change. Firstly, by studying the political causes of the advent of telecommunications, and secondly, by exploring the consequences of different technologies. ...

Global AI policy in the making: actors, framings, and approaches 

Schmitt, Lewin (Date of defense: 2024-07-12)

The rapid advances in artificial intelligence (AI) technologies have sparked regulatory and political activities in jurisdictions around the world. This dissertation outlines and investigates the nascent domain of global ...

Building Trust Among Actors Within Regulatory Regimes: The Role of Specialized Agencies 

Gómez Díaz, Jana (Date of defense: 2024-07-18)

Regulatory regimes have become increasingly complex due to a shift towards specialized agencies, particularly notable in multi-level contexts like the European Union where decision-making authority is dispersed across ...

Inside the Black Box of Innovations: Understanding Impacts on Occupations and Task Content in Germany and Spain 

Melo Nogueira, Patricia (Date of defense: 2024-06-28)

This thesis investigates the determinants of innovation and its impact on occupational change and work tasks within the institutional contexts of Germany and Spain. The first chapter reveals that product and process ...

The Politics of EU-China economic relations: Normative and regulatory disputes in the reconfiguration of global economic governance 

Comerma, Laia (Date of defense: 2024-06-11)

China and the European Union have a longstanding relationship even if a complex one that is of major importance for the state and evolution of the regime of global economic governance. This thesis aims to fill the gap ...

Regulatory Governance of Higher Education quality in Paraguay: Exploring ANEAES and its Instruments for enhancing higher education quality in Paraguay 

Gomez Valdez, Shirley (Date of defense: 2024-06-17)

This thesis analyses the regulatory governance of higher education in the field of external quality assessment and accreditation. To do this, I developed a case study focussing on Paraguay and studying the National Agency ...

The Fight for Intersectional Claims: An Analysis of Women in Movement 

Muñoz-Puig, Marina (Date of defense: 2024-05-17)

This dissertation examines women's political representation and participation from an intersectional perspective in Catalonia. It encompasses three different, yet interconnected research articles. The first paper analyses ...

Intercultural cities, convivencia and public spaces: Perspectives of policymakers, policy implementers and target groups of Barcelona interculturality plan 

Karaoğlu, Iren Eylül (Date of defense: 2024-03-06)

This Ph.D. thesis is a compilation of three articles that aim to contribute to a deeper understanding of the intercultural policies by focusing on the perspectives of different actors about urban encounters and public ...