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In this paper, written with Prof. Marta Pertegás Sender, we give an overview of the achievements made within the EU in securing the mutual recognition and enforcement of court decisions issued in employment disputes. Particular attention is given to the special regime of employment disputes under the 1968 Brussels Convention and the Regulation 44/2001.

FOLLOWING SHIVELY, THE AUTHORS PROPOSE A THEORY TO EXPLAIN WHY VOTERS PERCEIVE OR FAIL TO PERCEIVE CANDIDATES' ISSUE POSITIONS. THE THEORY PRESUMES THAT THERE IS A CONTINUUM OF METHODS THAT RANGE FROM THOSE THT ARE VERY INEXPENSIVE IN TIME, ENERGY, AND EXPRIENCE (E.G., GUESSING) TO THOSE THAT ARE MODERATELY EXPENSIVE (E.G., PARTISANSHIP) TO THOSE THAT ARE RATHER COSTLY (E.G., EXTENSIVE USE OF THE MEDIA). ALL THESE FACTORS ARE SHOWN TO PLAY A PART IN THE FORMATION OF CANDIATE PERCEPTIONS, BUT WITH VARIATIONS BETWEEN CANDIDATES IN WAYS SPECIFIED BY THE THEORY.

Discusses strategies that increase the likelihood of success in graduate school & make it easier to deal with difficulties associated with graduate education in political science. Special attention is given to ways a beginning graduate student can cope with the "first-year blues." The importance of dealing with large workloads by learning to grasp the essence of a body of literature without memorizing excess material is emphasized, along with the value of friendships with peers & the need to establish an excellent reputation by appearing serious about one's studies & always being prepared & punctual. Advice for the second year of graduate school includes establishing a strong relationship with a faculty member; avoiding departmental politics; converting seminar papers into conference papers; deciding upon an area of specialization; & surviving comprehensive exams. The critical importance of choosing the right dissertation topic is discussed. 17 References. J. Lindroth

The Community Social Work, having left aside its fundamental role in the organization and social development of communities, reappears as a complementary approach, technically viable and ethically necessary, thus giving response to the commercialization of The Social, in a global scenario of Social Policies based on austerity, which prioritize an exclusively individual and care oriented Social Work. Contrary to the neoliberal policies focussing on the responsibility of the individual in his-her own exclusion, Social Work is betting, as a complementary way of acting and ethical positioning, for a new community dimension. This demands a methodological renewal thus requiring new professional skills. Based on a comparative analysis, we consider Community Social Work the right tool so as to generate Public Policies capable not only of recovering social rights but also offering a more effective, efficient and sustainable management model. We conclude that the analysed community-oriented interventions are bypassing competition among social actors, favouring a fluid communication involving political administrators, technical-professional resources and citizenship. Furthermore, they incorporate the evaluation and systematization of professional practice, thus contributing to a greater social cohesion, as well as to a collective and joint reflection on common solutions. ; El Trabajo Social Comunitario, que había dejado de lado su labor de organización y desarrollo social de las comunidades, reaparece como un enfoque complementario, técnicamente viable y éticamente necesario, como respuesta a la mercantilización de lo social, en un escenario global de políticas sociales de austeridad que priorizan un trabajo social exclusivamente individual y asistencial. Frente a las políticas neoliberales que priman la responsabilización del individuo, culpabilizándolo por su exclusión, el Trabajo Social está apostando, como vía complementaria de actuación y de posicionamiento ético, por una nueva dimensión comunitaria que exige una renovación metodológica y que necesita de nuevas competencias profesionales. Mediante un análisis comparativo de cuatro experiencias de intervención, señalamos al Trabajo Social Comunitario como una herramienta para la generación de políticas públicas capaces de recuperar derechos sociales, y de ofrecer un modelo de gestión más eficaz, eficiente y sostenible. Las intervenciones comunitarias analizadas, concluimos, eluden la competencia entre los actores de lo social; favorecen una comunicación fluida entre administradores políticos, recursos técnico-profesionales y ciudadanía; e incorporan la evaluación y la sistematización de la práctica profesional, contribuyendo a una mayor cohesión social, mediante la reflexión colectiva y solidaria sobre soluciones comunes.