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The size of states -- The rise of the East -- The decline and resurgence of the West -- The unification of the United States and the integration of the West -- The trauma of power transition -- Market clusters augment size -- The problem of China -- Alternatives -- How the West attracts China and the world

"In recent years the financial and economic crisis of 2008-9 has progressed into an equally important political and democratic crisis of the EU. These troubled times set the framework to re-assess a number of important questions in regard to representative democracy in the EU, such as the normative foundation of political representation, the institutional relationship between representatives and represented, the link between democracy and representation and new arenas and actors. This book examines the diverse avenues through which different sorts of actors express their voices during the Euro crisis and how their various interests are translated into the decision-making process. It offers a state-of-the-art assessment of what political representation means in this context as well as a contribution to the "representative turn" in democratic theory. The authors address three key themes:The main actors and channels of political representation in the EU. Interlocking levels of representation in the EU and the way in which national and supranational representation works. How the European institutional system represents EU citizens through law and administration. Focusing on the importance of representation in the legitimation of democracy, this book will be of interest to students and scholars of European Union politics, European studies, democratic theory, representation studies, civil society and transnational democracy"--

The purpose of the article is to analyse the demographic potential of the countries that have applied for the European Union membership against the background of the EU member states. The study involves eight candidate states: Croatia, Iceland, Macedonia, Montenegro, and Turkey, i.e. the countries that have been approved by the European Commission as official candidates for the EU membership, as well as Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, i.e. the potential candidates. Albania and Serbia applied officially for the EU membership in 2009. Favourable population age structure and relatively high fertility rate that occur in these countries determine a significant demographic potential they can bring to the EU after their accession. Decrease in infant mortality rate and extension of life expectancy illustrate positive changes that have been taking place in these countries for the last several years.

The purpose of the article is to analyse the demographic potential of the countries that have applied for the European Union membership against the background of the EU member states. The study involves eight candidate states: Croatia, Iceland, Macedonia, Montenegro, and Turkey, i.e. the countries that have been approved by the European Commission as official candidates for the EU membership, as well as Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, i.e. the potential candidates. Albania and Serbia applied officially for the EU membership in 2009. Favourable population age structure and relatively high fertility rate that occur in these countries determine a significant demographic potential they can bring to the EU after their accession. Decrease in infant mortality rate and extension of life expectancy illustrate positive changes that have been taking place in these countries for the last several years.

The present thesis deals with industrialization which takes place within press distribution systems in certain countries of European Union., in particular France, Great Britain, Germany, Italy and Spain. It stresses liberalization and regulation of realization operation of titles diffusion according to mechanisms and processes borrowed from industrial logistics and marketing distributor specific to the sector of the current goods distribution. After introduction constraints and specificities related to comparative study of press diffusion markets, firstly we propose an structural analysis of the titles distribution system in order to highlight the managing changes within the chain of edition and diffusion. secondly we analyze relational process and payment model which control the service and exchange work between members in order to emphasize commercial practices. The total resolution framework falls under a methodological prospect developed originally by the industrial economy in order to analyze offer market structure about an industry. Except this theoretical framework, we propose various links study of diffusion chain in their industrial environment by calling on the analysis models of current distribution channels ; La thèse traite de l'industrialisation qui s'opère au sein des systèmes de distribution de la presse dans les pays de l'union européenne, notamment la France, la Grande-Bretagne, l'Allemagne, l'Italie et l'Espagne. L'accent est porté sur la libéralisation et la régulation du processus de diffusion des journaux et magazines selon des mécanismes et procédés empruntés à la logistique industrielle et au marketing distributeur propres au secteur de la distribution des marchandises courantes. Après avoir présenté les contraintes et les spécificités liées à l'étude comparative des marchés de la diffusion de la presse, nous proposons dans un premier temps, une analyse structurelle du système de distribution des titres afin de mettre en évidence les mutations managériales au sein de la chaîne d'édition ...

Defence date: 7 July 2017 ; Examining Board: Professor Giorgio Monti, EUI (EUI Supervisor); Professor Hans-W. Micklitz, EUI; Dr Albertina Albors-Llorens, St John's College, University of Cambridge; Prof. Dr. Rupprecht Podszun, Heinrich Heine Universität Düsseldorf, Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition ; This thesis addresses a topical issue of management of the antitrust-patent intersection, looking at the problem from an innovation perspective. It contributes to the field, first, by showing that from the innovation perspective the problem of biases present in both antitrust and patent decision-making might be a matter of concern in managing the antitrust-patent intersection. The question of pro-competition bias is explored through an analysis of novel issues recently considered by antitrust authorities. The analysed case studies concern reverse payment settlements, abuse of the patent system, availability of injunctions in the standard essential patent context and the treatment of the antitrust-patent intersection in the pharmaceutical sector inquiry Report prepared by the Commission. The corresponding risk of a pro-patent bias, already visible in the case studies, is examined in detail through an analysis of the design of the forthcoming Unitary Patent Court. Second, this thesis offers an examination of a signalling mechanism as a way of addressing the problem of biases. While observing that antitrust cases picked up by the Commission might serve as a signalling device for the patent system intended to prompt an alternative solution to the problem at hand, ways of developing further a communication by signalling outside the realm of enforcement are explored in an attempt to combat the risk of biases and to ensure an effective division of tasks. By adapting a signalling approach this thesis advocates an interdisciplinary approach to antitrust-patent intersection. It also seeks to combine the economic and a regulatory aspect of the treatment of the antitrust-patent intersection, thus giving it an EU-specific angle. The signalling justification for antitrust involvement in patent matters is based on the perception of the inadequacies of the alternative solutions as offered by the patent system, making an antitrust response grounded in the underlying regulatory system.

De Europese Unie wordt wel vergeleken met een olifant: groot, wat onhandig en vreedzaam. Die olifant stapt voorzichtig de porseleinkast uit die Brussel heet en zet zijn eerste stappen op het wereldtoneel. Over de mondiale rol en betekenis van de Europese Unie wordt echter zeer uiteenlopend gedacht. Aan de hand van drie 'noties' wordt het debat geanalyseerd: Europa als 'normatieve macht', legitimiteit door buitenlands beleid en het onderscheid tussen perceptie en zelfperceptie van de Europese Unie.De Europese Unie verandert, zoals de eerste aanzetten tot een gemeenschappelijk Europees buitenlan