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2025, Environment, Development and Sustainability

The paper examines whether green innovation, ESG performance, and corporate reputation influence the stock market performance of listed firms in China. Initially, a mediated moderation analysis was performed to understand the complex... more

The paper examines whether green innovation, ESG performance, and corporate reputation influence the stock market performance of listed firms in China. Initially, a mediated moderation analysis was performed to understand the complex dynamics between the variables using various statistical approaches such as fixed effects, feasible generalized least squares, 2SLS, and GMM. In addition, the empirical estimations used static and dynamic panel specifications to verify the results' rigor and consistency. The Hayes (2018) bootstrapping approach of mediated moderation analysis was also performed to cross-validate the results from other methods. The notable findings of the study are as follows. First, green innovation (GI) positively affects stock market performance and ESG performance. Second, ESG performance mediates the association between GI and stock market performance. Third, the mediated moderation analysis indicates that corporate reputation (CR) positively moderates the association between ESG performance and stock market performance, so the relationship is stronger when the firm has a good reputation. Fourth, we document evidence that CR strengthens the relationship between GI and stock market performance such that the positive relationship is stronger when a firm has a good reputation. Finally, the novel three-way interaction analysis indicates that stock market performance would improve when reputed firms with good ESG performance employ green innovation. This research adds to the existing body of knowledge by presenting unique evidence from mediated moderation analysis and three-way interaction that green innovation, ESG performance, and corporate reputation influence the stock market performance of Chinese listed firms.

2025, IJFAES, Vol (3), No (12), December 2024

Success and growth are important goals to ensure survival, leadership, and sustainability of companies in the market. These goals require thoughtful strategic decisions that consider the company's impact on its environment and society... more

Success and growth are important goals to ensure survival, leadership, and sustainability of companies in the market. These goals require thoughtful strategic decisions that consider the company's impact on its environment and society besides balancing its profitability with social responsibility. This research aims to study how companies adopt ESG standards and incorporate them into strategic plans, and how that affects their stock performance in the financial market as criteria for companies' success. A sample of (45) USA companies adopting ESG standards was selected for this study. Simple linear regression analysis was used to show the relationship between ESG scores and indicators such as( Composite Rating, Relative Strength, and Earnings per Share Rating), according to the Investor's Business Daily (IBD) classification. The Composite Rating (Comp Rtg) reflects the overall performance level of the company’s stocks based on fundamental and technical analysis compared to other stocks in the same industry, the Relative Strength Rating (RS Rtg) compares the company's stock price performance against the overall market performance, while the Earnings Per Share Rating (EPS Rtg) reflects the profit that each share achieves, which significantly affects sustainable growth and success. The study results showed a significant impact of ESG on the Composite (Comp) Rating and a weak impact on the Relative Strength (RS) and Earnings Per Share (EPS) Ratings, which may be attributed to other market-related factors. These results can provide valuable insights for companies looking to improve their long-term value by investing in sustainable practices and attracting socially responsible investors, thus enhancing their performance and competitive advantage in the market.

2025, Online Journal Modelling the New Europe

The EU makes efforts to strengthen its capabilities in security and defence. This article sheds light on the trends of the defence element of the CSDP regarding integration or differentiation through an approach that embodies both... more

The EU makes efforts to strengthen its capabilities in security and defence. This article sheds light on the trends of the defence element of the CSDP regarding integration or differentiation through an approach that embodies both qualitative and quantitative features. It is based on examining official EU documents from 1992 to 2020 using fuzzy sets to reveal if and how these documents reflect integration dynamics in discrete dimensions (political, procedural, economic, and military) that all together co-formulate the EU’s defence complex. Advancing a neofunctional analysis, this article argues that there is a positive stance for cooperation in defence matters without bestowing new competencies to supranational entities, thus pointing to differentiation rooted in a dominant retrenching option, following Schmitter’s elaborated version of the spillover effect. Nevertheless, cultivated and functional spillover signs are also found. These signs might push for full integration differently in each discrete dimension of the overall defence structure by generating non-negligible spillover effects.

2024, European Integration Theory

This volume has examined the state of the art in European integration theorizing with chapters which have presented and reflected upon the core theoretical contributions that have been developed since the early stages of studying European... more

This volume has examined the state of the art in European integration theorizing with chapters which have presented and reflected upon the core theoretical contributions that have been developed since the early stages of studying European integration and governance. This concluding chapter provides a historical overview of the type and focus of each theoretical approach to European integration. It compares the respective strengths and weaknesses of each approach according to the definitions of ‘theorizing’ and ‘integration’ developed in the introduction. It also considers the first edition’s outlook on constitutional development and identifies current challenges that lie ahead. It argues that the different theoretical perspectives discussed in this edition demonstrate an emerging robustness of European integration theory. It suggests that the variation in approaching the respective ‘test cases’ of European enlargement reveals the need for both rigorously prescriptive and normative a...

2024, International Mathematical Forum

In this paper we present convergence theorems for Pettis integral of functions defined on a complete probability space and taking values in a complete locally convex topological vector space.

2024

On June 23, 2016, the United Kingdom held a referendum on its membership in the European Union, at first glance, there was a sense of uncertainty in relation to the future relationship between these two parties as a transition period was... more

On June 23, 2016, the United Kingdom held a referendum on its membership in the European Union, at first glance, there was a sense of uncertainty in relation to the future relationship between these two parties as a transition period was agreed to ensure proper negotiation is held for safe landing. This negotiation was necessary as it was believed that this famous divorce

2024, Corporate Ownership & Control

This study, grounded in the framework of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) integration theory, systematically explores the relationship between ESG scores and stock price volatility of Chinese enterprises during the COVID-19... more

This study, grounded in the framework of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) integration theory, systematically explores the relationship between ESG scores and stock price volatility of Chinese enterprises during the COVID-19 pandemic. Utilizing a multivariate linear regression model, it explores how ESG ratings influence stock price dynamics across different sectors. Findings suggest a negative correlation between higher ESG ratings and stock price volatility, indicating ESG as a mitigating factor. Additionally, the study examines the moderating effects of company size and industry variations on this relationship. Contributions include providing insights into the role of ESG in risk management and guiding policy formulations to enhance corporate ESG performance amidst market uncertainties.

2024, "Politics in Central Europe"

The aim of this article is to propose the term 'illiberal neo-intergovernmentalism' (IN) to describe and explain Poland's EU concept promoted by the government and some scholars after 2015. The methodology, based on decision, factor and... more

The aim of this article is to propose the term 'illiberal neo-intergovernmentalism' (IN) to describe and explain Poland's EU concept promoted by the government and some scholars after 2015. The methodology, based on decision, factor and comparative analyses, is of qualitative nature. The main idea is the assumption that Polish vision can be treated as a concept contributing to theory building. The research question relates to the positioning of the Polish concept against the background of other approaches: due to its significant distance from the functionalist trend, a connection with the intergovernmentalist theories is assumed. Two hypotheses are presented, and their verification shows that the main weakness of the Polish concept is the lack of paradigmatic rooting. The 'Eurorealist' illiberal neo-intergovernmentalism has not been created as a result of the evolutionary development of well-founded views typical of the intergovernmental trend and seems to disregard all previous theoretical achievements. Referring to realism alone, without defining the continuity of thought, is not enough to recognise the concept as a realist one. Therefore, this vision does not have explanatory values, while its normative character is the result of the adoption of Eurosceptic and ultraconservative ideology.

2024, De Gruyter eBooks

Policy-making in the European Union has been shaped-if not dominated-by aw ide variety of different types of crises in recent years. Accordingly, much political activity by the EU and related actors has had ac ertain urgency,occurred... more

Policy-making in the European Union has been shaped-if not dominated-by aw ide variety of different types of crises in recent years. Accordingly, much political activity by the EU and related actors has had ac ertain urgency,occurred under intense economic and societalstrain, and required responses in policy areas wherethe EU traditionallyonlyholds fragmented competencies. Shifting priorities, short-term policyr esponses,a nd adapted implementation schedules showcase that EU governance now most often occurs in reaction to unforeseen events, rather than following mid-to long-term planning as originallyf oreseen by its foundational actors and the underlying institutional setup in calmer times. Building on ac oncise overviewofs ome of the most impactful recent crises from an EU perspective,t his introductory chapter provides ac onceptual framework for the analysis of European crisis governance. While the chapter catalogues and categorizes avariety of different crises, it conceptualises crisisgovernance not as an exception to the regular functioning of the EU'spolitical system, but instead as aregular feature of how the EU works nowadays.Insodoing,itoffers aconceptual basis for thefollowing chapters of this volume, as well as for further empirical studieso nthei mpact of crises on EU policies and politics more generally. Following these considerations, the chapter outlinesand explainsthe volume'sstructure which considers (1) crises related to the legal and democratic foundations of the EU;(2) the EU'sr ole and behaviour as an international actor in ac hanging world; and (3) the origins and impacts of crises in various EU policy areas. Setting the scene: Crisis as the new normal in the EU? When EU member states signed the Treaty of Lisbonin2007, they did not anticipate the manifold crises that would ensueo vert he course of the following years. Instead of the intended consolidation of aUnion which had just gone through its biggest round of enlargements, the EU faced the financial and economic crises of 2007-2008,the European debt crisis of the early2010s, the Arab Springand ensuing Acknowledgments: The authorswould like to express their profound gratitude to Julia Simon forher most constructiveand helpful feedback on this chapter,and to Jamie L. Kaup forh er excellent work in proofreading all chapters of this volume.

2024, Politics and Governance

Against the background of more than a decade of crises in the EU and an increasing inflationary use of the term, this article contributes to the crisis literature in two ways. First, by presenting the state of the art in broader academic... more

Against the background of more than a decade of crises in the EU and an increasing inflationary use of the term, this article contributes to the crisis literature in two ways. First, by presenting the state of the art in broader academic research on crises and crisis management, it explores how the more recent EU literature can benefit from this earlier work. At the same time, it also pays attention to the EU specificities and the implications in terms of research, especially with regard to studying actors and perceived threats. Here the unpacking of the well-established crisis definition of Boin et al. (2013), which builds on the work of Rosenthal et al. (1989), serves as a helpful starting point. Second, the contribution argues that one crisis is not like another and that crises can take different gradations. By distinguishing between mild, severe, and existential crises, it makes a first attempt to propose the key analytical dimensions that impact the gradation of a crisis. Build...

2023, Middle East Technical University

This research aimed at contributing to the policy design for refugee integration in Turkey by presenting the potential contributions of the prioritization of labor market policies and entrepreneurship. Following the Syrian refugee inflow,... more

This research aimed at contributing to the policy design for refugee integration in Turkey by presenting the potential contributions of the prioritization of labor market policies and entrepreneurship. Following the Syrian refugee inflow, Turkey was slow in constructing a framework to provide non-European asylum-seekers with a legal status allowing them access to education and health services, but even slower in access to the labor market. Moreover, Syrian refugees were met with policies that seek the provision of basic needs, with little regard for livelihoods support that would comprise the foundation of an official integration scheme. As a result, Syrian refugees integration to various dimensions of Turkey, its institutions and society have been uneven at best. Hence, Turkey must establish a system aimed at facilitating access to jobs and most importantly to entrepreneurial initiatives for refugees. The study views that providing refugees pathways to self-sufficiency comprises a vital step to expediting their integration. In this regard, literature review is carried-out on the concept of integration and its evolution, followed by an analysis of integration policies in Sweden so as to provide comparisons with the integration policies designed and implemented in Turkey regarding Syrians under Temporary Protection, with a specific focus on labor market policies. Lastly, the study will present the results of surveys conducted with Syrian entrepreneurs in Gaziantep to observe whether the conclusion arrived in country comparisons hold true in field research. Correspondingly, this study aims at contributing to the policy design for refugee integration through entrepreneurship in Turkey.

2023, International Mathematical Forum

In this paper we present convergence theorems for Pettis integral of functions defined on a complete probability space and taking values in a complete locally convex topological vector space.

2023, İnsan ve Toplum Bilimleri Araştırmaları Dergisi

Uluslararasi iliskilerin geleneksel ya da klasik teorisi olarak kabul edilen Realizm ozellikle 2. Dunya Savasindan sonra devletlerarasi iliskileri teorik olarak aciklamak icin belirli bir sure dominant bir teori olarak varligini surdurmus... more

Uluslararasi iliskilerin geleneksel ya da klasik teorisi olarak kabul edilen Realizm ozellikle 2. Dunya Savasindan sonra devletlerarasi iliskileri teorik olarak aciklamak icin belirli bir sure dominant bir teori olarak varligini surdurmus ve Neo-Realist veya Hukumetler arasi yaklasim olarak gunumuzde yeniden yorumlanmistir. Devlet merkezli ve devleti uluslararasi iliskilerin temel aktoru olarak kabul eden Realist paradigma cikis noktasi olarak insani ve onun kotu dogasini temel almaktadir. Devletleri de tipki insan gibi cikarlarini maksimize etmeye calisan ve diger devletlerle anarsik bir ortamda catisma halinde olan egemen birimler olarak tanimlamaktadir. Bu calisma, Avrupa Butunlesme surecini Realist teori ve onun turevleri olan Neo-realist ve hukumetler arasi perspektif cercevesinde aciklamayi amaclamaktadir. Bu maksatla calisma genel olarak uc bolumden olusmaktadir. Birinci bolumde Realizm‟in ortaya cikisi ve savundugu baslica argumanlar ortaya konulmustur. Ikinci bolumde Avrupa Birligi‟nin bugunku kurumsal yapisi ve karar alma mekanizmasi incelenerek birligin isleyisindeki Realist yaklasimlar vurgulanmistir. Ucuncu bolumde ise Avrupa Birligi Butunlesme surecinin Realist yaklasimla analiz edilmistir

2023

Table des matières Liste des acronymes 3. De la vision stratégique à l'aménagement ? 3.1. Les objectifs territoriaux de l'UE 39 3.1.1. Le développement harmonieux et la cohésion territoriale 39 3.1.2. Les grands textes territoriaux 3.2.... more

Table des matières Liste des acronymes 3. De la vision stratégique à l'aménagement ? 3.1. Les objectifs territoriaux de l'UE 39 3.1.1. Le développement harmonieux et la cohésion territoriale 39 3.1.2. Les grands textes territoriaux 3.2. De la méthode 3.3. Les instruments actuels : une vision myope ? Conclusion Bibliographie Annexes Liste des acronymes AEE Agence européenne de l'environnement APCE Assemblée parlementaire du Conseil de l'Europe ARE Assemblée des Régions d'Europe AT Agenda Territorial BEI Banque Européenne d'Investissement CDCR Comité pour le Développement et la Reconversion des Régions CdR Comité des Régions CDS Comité de développement spatial CECA Communauté européenne du charbon et de l'acier CED Communauté Européenne de Défense CEE Communauté économique européenne CEMAT Conférence européenne des ministres responsables de l'aménagement du territoire CESE Comité économique et social européen CJCE Cour de Justice des Communautés Européennes CJUE Cour de Justice de l'Union européenne COCOF Comité de coordination des fonds CoE Conseil de l'Europe CORINE Coordination of information on the environment CPE Communauté politique européenne CRPM Conférence des régions périphériques et maritimes CRSN Cadre de référence stratégique national DATAR Délégation interministérielle à l'aménagement du territoire et à l'attractivité régionale (France) DG Direction Générale DOM Département d'outre-mer (France) DSU Développement spatial et urbain (unité de-)

2023, Ввічливість. Humanitas

Стаття присвячена теоретичному аналізу та систематизації соціологічних концепцій соціокультурної адаптації міґрантів до іншокультурного середовища в рамках соціології міжнародної міґрації. Проаналізовано головні теоретичні підходи... more

Стаття присвячена теоретичному аналізу та систематизації соціологічних концепцій соціокультурної адаптації міґрантів до іншокультурного середовища в рамках соціології міжнародної міґрації. Проаналізовано головні теоретичні підходи дослідників адаптації мігрантів до іншокультурного середовища від початку XX століття до сьогодення. Розглянуто теорії прямої асиміляції, сегментної асиміляції, культурного плюралізму (мультикультуралізму) та етнічно-расової стратифікації. Теорія прямої асиміляції передбачає, що новоприбулі міґранти слідують поступовій адаптаційній конвергенції з приймаючим суспільством. Теорія сегментної асиміляції підкреслює, що міґранти та їхні нащадки асимілюються з різними сегментами приймаючого суспільства. Теорія етнічно-расової стратифікації підкреслює соціальне розмежування імміґрантських груп за етнічною чи расовою ознакою, що безпосередньо впливає на рівень адаптації цих груп до приймаючого суспільства. Теорія мультикультуралізму передбачає досягнення соціокультурної єдності між мігрантами та приймаючим суспільством через взаємоповагу до відмінностей представників інших культур. Наголошується, що не дивлячись на значну кількість існуючих теорій адаптації мігрантів, наразі в соціологічному дискурсі не існує єдиної, узгодженої теорії адаптації міґрантів до іншокультурного середовища. Аналіз релевантної літератури свідчить про те, що повного розуміння адаптації міґрантів до приймаючого середовища неможливо досягти, покладаючись на інструментарій лише однієї теорії або одного рівня аналізу. Швидше, складна, багатогранна природа процесу адаптації мігрантів вимагає об'єднання різноманітних теорій та рівнів аналізу, що може слугувати перспективним напрямком подальших соціологічних досліджень в цій царині.

2023, A DISCUSSION ON THE THEORIES OF EUROPEAN INTEGRATION: DOES LIBERAL INTERGOVERNMENTALISM OFFER A SATISFACTORY ANSWER? AVRUPA ENTEGRASYON TEORİLERİ ÜZERİNE BİR TARTIŞMA: LİBERAL HÜKÜMETLERARASICILIK NE ÖLÇÜDE AÇIKLAYICI

Construction of European Union has puzzled the students of International Relations since its launch. Explaining European integration process has been a key research agenda for many academics. It brought approaches from different levels... more

Construction of European Union has puzzled the students of International Relations since its launch. Explaining European integration process has been a key research agenda for many academics. It brought approaches from different levels against each other. Some focus on the role of states as the main actors driving the process while others focused on the autonomous impacts of European Institutions built by the states as a result of "unintented consequences" or "path dependence". This paper aims to focus on one of such approaches namely "Liberal Intergovernmentalism". The paper aims to demonstrate that even though it provides a rigorous approach and seems to explain a great deal of the process hence arguably deserves its dominant position among theories on European integration, it is far from explaining the whole picture as it is impossible to explain a multi-level process via only state level factors. Hence the paper will provide a usefull discussion on European integration theories to encourage students of Europeanisation literature to grasp multi-level factors constructing the ever evolving European Union.

2023, Perspectives on Politics

2023

In The European Union. Economics, Policies and History, second edition the author builds on the success and popularity of the first edition by using a combination of economics, policies and history, to... more

In The European Union. Economics, Policies and History, second edition the author builds on the success and popularity of the first edition by using a combination of economics, policies and history, to give the reader a strong grounding in European integration, and why and how policies are put in place. The book is designed to appeal to a broad range of people studying the European Union. Susan Senior Nello’s clear non-­‐technical explanations and the use of appendices for more detailed discussion of theory, ensures the book will appeal to students from a wide range of disciples

2023, Dissertation on THE ANALYSIS OF THE EFFECT OF POST -BRE-EXIT IN EUROPEAN FINANCIAL MARKET

ABSTRACT On June 23, 2016, the United Kingdom held a referendum on its membership in the European Union, at first glance, there was a sense of uncertainty in relation to the future relationship between these two parties as a transition... more

2022, European Studies

Summary The main aim of this chapter is to make a brief and comprehensive overview of various events of crises across the EU member states that arose in the period from the adoption of the Lisbon Treaty until the end of year 2020. The... more

Summary The main aim of this chapter is to make a brief and comprehensive overview of various events of crises across the EU member states that arose in the period from the adoption of the Lisbon Treaty until the end of year 2020. The chapter first, examines the period of crisis in the EU after the adoption of Lisbon Treaty and before BREXIT which includes: economic and debt crisis, euro-zone crisis, Ukrainian crisis and migration crisis. The next part of the chapter looks at BREXIT as “another serious test for the EU”. In the third stage, the chapter looks at the most recent crisis the EU is facing as a consequence of global spread of COVID19 virus in the world and examines various options for further potential cooperation of member states in this new area. In this part chapter looks at the scope of EU competences and explores measures adopted by the EU since the beginning of the pandemic. In its conclusions the chapter looks at various options and scenarios of further potential de...

2022

The opinion of British people expressed at the referendum on 23 June 2016 deciding to leave the European Union came as a shock for many supporters of the country's EU membership. However, if we look back at history, we have to realise,... more

The opinion of British people expressed at the referendum on 23 June 2016 deciding to leave the European Union came as a shock for many supporters of the country's EU membership. However, if we look back at history, we have to realise, that this reserved or sometimes even hostile attitude towards strong continental ties is not unprecedented in the history of England. We may refer Henry's VIII's 1533 Act in Restraint of Appeals to Rome, which forbade all appeals to the Pope in Rome on religious and other matters and claimed 'this realm of England is an empire'. Although this Act reflected a very concrete private matter 1 of the King, it became the legal foundation of English reformation and resulted in the separation of England from the leading spiritual power in Europe. One year later, another Act was passed, the Act of Supremacy which declared that the King as a 'sovereign lord' was 'the only supreme head in earth of the Church of England called Anglicana Ecclesia'. Even the teaching of Canon Law was supressed at the universities, replaced by secular Roman Law. The next centuries experienced the rise of the British Empire. By the mid-19th century, the United Kingdom had become the strongest colonial power-governing the crown jewel of India, amongst others-and the first industrial state in the world. During this period of time the main goal of British foreign policy was to keep the classical balance of power in the European continent. It effectively prevented the continental hegemony of Spain, France and later Germany. 2 The words of Lord Palmerston perfectly described this approach, which dominated British foreign policy for centuries: 'I hold with respect to alliances, that England is a Power sufficiently strong, sufficiently powerful, to steer her own course, and not to tie herself as an unnecessary appendage to the policy of any other Government. (…) We have no eternal allies, and we have no perpetual enemies. Our interests are eternal and perpetual, and those interests it is our duty to follow. (…)' 3 Besides this, the United Kingdom, as an imperial power, quite logically developed

2022, Würzburger Jean-Monnet-Papers; 1

Die Europäische Union (EU) sieht sich gegenwärtig einem Prozess der Politisierung ausgesetzt, der durch die Polykrise der letzten Jahre verstärkt wurde. Der "permissive consensus" (Lindberg/Scheingold 1970), welcher schon seit dem... more

Die Europäische Union (EU) sieht sich gegenwärtig einem Prozess der Politisierung ausgesetzt, der durch die Polykrise der letzten Jahre verstärkt wurde. Der "permissive consensus" (Lindberg/Scheingold 1970), welcher schon seit dem "post-Maastricht Blues" (Eichenberg/Dalton 2007) bröckelte, wird durch eine Reihe ablehnender Referenden zu europapolitischen Themen weiter in Frage gestellt. Die seit langem spürbaren Desintegrationstendenzen und Zentrifugalkräfte kulminierten im Brexit-Referendum vom Juni 2016. Vor diesem Hintergrund ist mehr denn je zu konstatieren, dass die Öffentlichkeit, die UnionsbürgerInnen eine zentrale, den Integrationsprozess mindestens beeinflussende, bisweilen limitierende Rolle einnehmen. Diese Studie stellt die Frage, inwiefern die Theorien der europäischen Integration diesen wichtigen, den Integrationsprozess immer deutlicher (mit-)bestimmenden Faktor der Öffentlichkeit erfassen. Der Beitrag liefert zum einen eine komprimierte Übersicht der einschlägigen theoretischen Ansätze, die seit den 1950er-Jahren bis heute zur Beschreibung und Erklärung von Prozess und Zustand der europäischen Integration verwendet wurden und werden. Dabei wird zum zweiten die jeweilige Rolle der Öffentlichkeit in den Ansätzen ausgewählter Refe-renztheoretikerInnen retrospektiv und aktuell durchgesehen. Mit dieser integrationstheoretischen Rundumschau unter dem Filter der Öffentlichkeit liefert die vorliegende Analyse Anknüpfungspunkte für theoriegeleitete Europaforschung, die den Politisierungsprozess der EU einordnend, analysierend, erklärend, verstehend und bei Bedarf kritisch begleiten kann.

2022, Czechoslovak Mathematical Journal

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2021, Politics Trove

This edition explores integration theory, its various approaches, and how they have developed. It consists of three parts. Part One includes approaches that explain European integration. Part Two deals with approaches that try to... more

This edition explores integration theory, its various approaches, and how they have developed. It consists of three parts. Part One includes approaches that explain European integration. Part Two deals with approaches that try to understand and analyse the European Union as a type of political system. Part Three focuses on more recent approaches that add a critical dimension to studying the EU. The approaches covered in this edition include federalism, neofunctionalism, liberal intergovernmentalism, the policy network approach, social constructivism, normative theory, and critical political economy approaches. This introduction makes the case for the relevance of theory when studying European integration. It also discusses the phases of theorizing European integration, along with the comparative framework that provided the guide for the chapters. It also provides an overview of the pattern of each chapter and the volume's general organization.

2021, Միջազգային տարածաշրջանագիտության հիմունքներ։ Ուսումնական ձեռնարկ

Ուսումնական ձեռնարկը ներառում է միջազգային տարածաշրջանագիտության՝ որպես միջազգային տարածաշրջանների միջգիտակարգային ուսումնասիրության ոլորտի հասկացութային համակարգին, մեթոդական մոտեցումներին և մեթոդներին վերաբերող թեմաներ, որոնց... more

Ուսումնական ձեռնարկը ներառում է միջազգային տարածաշրջանագիտության՝ որպես միջազգային տարածաշրջանների միջգիտակարգային ուսումնասիրության ոլորտի հասկացութային համակարգին, մեթոդական մոտեցումներին և մեթոդներին վերաբերող թեմաներ, որոնց ուսումնասիրությամբ կհամալրվեն ուսանողների՝ նշված ոլորտին առնչվող տեսական ու մեթոդական գիտելիքները:
Ձեռնարկը կարող է իր համեստ նպաստն ունենալ միջազգային տարածաշրջանների ձևավորման ու կառուցվածքայնացման, այդ տարածաշրջաններում և դրանց միջև փոխազդեցությունների գործընթացների, ինչպես նաև պետությունների արտաքին քաղաքականության վրա ազդող տարածաշրջանային
գործոնների ուսումնասիրության գործընթացում։
Ձեռնարկը նախատեսված է միջազգային հարաբերությունների և պետությունների արտաքին քաղաքականության խնդիրներով մասնագիտացող ուսանողների համար։

2021, Functiones Et Approximatio Commentarii Mathematici

We propose an essential improvement of a convergence theorem for the Birkhoff integral. We also obtain the respective version of this result for the convergence associated with an ideal on N.

2021, Baltic Journal of Economic Studies

Relevance. Kleptocratic economy, as an institutional system, is oriented towards a key function that involves gaining wealth by the ruling elite through the introduction of non-market transaction costs for companies and households, which... more

Relevance. Kleptocratic economy, as an institutional system, is oriented towards a key function that involves gaining wealth by the ruling elite through the introduction of non-market transaction costs for companies and households, which is based on administrative, bureaucratic, and political violence. For this purpose, the kleptocratic states create such systems of state institutional management that give the authorities the possibility of rent-oriented behaviour, which impedes the functioning of the real sector of the economy and encourages the shadow one. Under such circumstances, transaction costs are redirected to administrative intervention into the market mechanism, rather than aimed at increasing its efficiency; property rights are not clearly specified; the level of uncertainty about rules and norms of economic behaviour increases, and the motivational system of business activity is distorted. As a result, on the one hand, inefficient allocation of resources and slow econom...

2021, XIX. mezinárodní kolokvium o regionálních vědách. Sborník příspěvků.

2021, Mots Les Langages Du Politique

2021, ANNALS OF THE ORADEA UNIVERSITY. Fascicle of Management and Technological Engineering.

In this paper, we define the equiintegrability sequence for locally convex space-valued McShane integrable functions and prove the theorem limit for the McShane integrale of functions whose range is a Hausdorff locally convex topological... more

In this paper, we define the equiintegrability sequence for locally convex space-valued McShane integrable functions and prove the theorem limit for the McShane integrale of functions whose range is a Hausdorff locally convex topological vector space.

2021, Czechoslovak Mathematical Journal

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2021, Politics Trove

This edition explores integration theory, its various approaches, and how they have developed. It consists of three parts. Part One includes approaches that explain European integration. Part Two deals with approaches that try to... more

This edition explores integration theory, its various approaches, and how they have developed. It consists of three parts. Part One includes approaches that explain European integration. Part Two deals with approaches that try to understand and analyse the European Union as a type of political system. Part Three focuses on more recent approaches that add a critical dimension to studying the EU. The approaches covered in this edition include federalism, neofunctionalism, liberal intergovernmentalism, the policy network approach, social constructivism, normative theory, and critical political economy approaches. This introduction makes the case for the relevance of theory when studying European integration. It also discusses the phases of theorizing European integration, along with the comparative framework that provided the guide for the chapters. It also provides an overview of the pattern of each chapter and the volume's general organization.

2021, Politics Trove

This edition explores integration theory, its various approaches, and how they have developed. It consists of three parts. Part One includes approaches that explain European integration. Part Two deals with approaches that try to... more

This edition explores integration theory, its various approaches, and how they have developed. It consists of three parts. Part One includes approaches that explain European integration. Part Two deals with approaches that try to understand and analyse the European Union as a type of political system. Part Three focuses on more recent approaches that add a critical dimension to studying the EU. The approaches covered in this edition include federalism, neofunctionalism, liberal intergovernmentalism, the policy network approach, social constructivism, normative theory, and critical political economy approaches. This introduction makes the case for the relevance of theory when studying European integration. It also discusses the phases of theorizing European integration, along with the comparative framework that provided the guide for the chapters. It also provides an overview of the pattern of each chapter and the volume's general organization.

2021, European integration (theories) in crisis?

This introductory chapter summarises the aims, scope and rationale behind the edited volume. More specifically, it examines whether the decade of crisis was exceptional or whether crisis is a permanent feature of the integration process.... more

This introductory chapter summarises the aims, scope and rationale behind the edited volume. More specifically, it examines whether the decade of crisis was exceptional or whether crisis is a permanent feature of the integration process. It then brings a conceptual clarification to the concept of crisis by defining what the crisis means in this book, what key features characterize the crises of the integration process, and by discussing the meaning of crisis in relation with similar concepts such as disintegration. It also explains how the main integration theories grasp the concept of crisis and how they have been used to explain the crises the EU has recently faced. Finally, it presents the different contributions of the book.

2021, Glasgow Mathematical Journal

The approximation of Banach space valued non-absolutely integrable functions by step functions is studied. It is proved that a Henstock integrable function can be approximated by a sequence of step functions in the Alexiewicz norm, while... more

The approximation of Banach space valued non-absolutely integrable functions by step functions is studied. It is proved that a Henstock integrable function can be approximated by a sequence of step functions in the Alexiewicz norm, while a Henstock–Kurzweil–Pettis and a Denjoy–Khintchine–Pettis integrable function can be only scalarly approximated in the Alexiewicz norm by a sequence of step functions. In case of Henstock–Kurzweil–Pettis and Denjoy–Khintchine–Pettis integrals the full approximation can be done if and only if the range of the integral is norm relatively compact.

2021, Acta Mathematica Sinica, English Series

Let X be a Banach space with a Schauder basis {e n }, and let Φ(I) = ∞ n=1 e n I f n (t)dt be a finitely additive interval measure on the unit interval [0, 1], where the integrals are taken in the sense of Henstock-Kurzweil. Necessary and... more

Let X be a Banach space with a Schauder basis {e n }, and let Φ(I) = ∞ n=1 e n I f n (t)dt be a finitely additive interval measure on the unit interval [0, 1], where the integrals are taken in the sense of Henstock-Kurzweil. Necessary and sufficient conditions are given for Φ to be the indefinite integral of a Henstock-Kurzweil-Pettis (or Henstock, or variational Henstock) integrable function f : [0, 1] → X.

2021

On 23 June 2016, British people decided to leave the European Union by 51.9% at Brexit referendum. With the launch of the 50th article of Lisbon Treaty by Theresa May on 29 March 2017, the negotiations which are called as “Brexit talks”... more

On 23 June 2016, British people decided to leave the European Union by
51.9% at Brexit referendum. With the launch of the 50th article of Lisbon Treaty by
Theresa May on 29 March 2017, the negotiations which are called as “Brexit talks” began.
It is assumed in this paper that either concluded successfully or not, the economic, social,
political, cultural costs of Brexit, would diminish the probability of leaving the EU option
for other sceptic members while dealing their problems with the EU. Any potential
future sceptic EU member, who witnessed the difficulty and complexity of UK leaving the
EU (known as a powerful country and the leading Eurosceptic in the Union), would
hardly consider leaving the EU. The theory of neo-functionalism will be both used as the
argument and the explanatory tool for proving the assumption made above.

2020, Tovias, A. and A Verdun (2013) Mapping European Economic Integration, pp.168-189, Palgrave MacMillan, Basingstoke, UK

The fifth wave of EU enlargement taking place in 2004 and 2007 was the culmination of a long process beginning in 1989. Early on the Central and Eastern Europe countries began requesting membership, taking the then European Community by... more

The fifth wave of EU enlargement taking place in 2004 and 2007 was the culmination of a long process beginning in 1989. Early on the Central and Eastern Europe countries began requesting membership, taking the then European Community by surprise. Only slowly during the 1990s were criteria for accession drawn up and empirical studies of the likely effects of enlargement began to emerge. The theoretical basis for analysis of the enlargement process was heterogeneous and piecemeal, and it is difficult to talk of ‘enlargement theory’. None the less the aim here is to indicate the main theoretical approaches used to study the fifth wave of enlargement. A strand of integration theory relies on the seminal work of Balassa to synthesize this process into ‘stages’ or grades of integration: a free trade area; a customs union; a single market (with the four freedoms of movement of goods, services, capital and labour); economic and monetary union; and political union. Though these stages do not constitute clearly defined steps in an ascending scale, as will be shown here, they are reflected in the evolution of ‘enlargement theory’. The paper illustrates that economic theories of enlargement and those dealing with more general aspects of European integration have at times developed in parallel, with spillovers occurring in both directions, but in other cases they have taken rather diverging routes.

2020, Würzburger Jean Monnet Papers

The European Union (EU) is currently undergoing a process of politicisation that has been intensified by the recent polycrisis. The "permissive consensus" (Lindberg/Scheingold 1970), which had been crumbling since the "post-Maastricht... more

The European Union (EU) is currently undergoing a process of politicisation that has been intensified by the recent polycrisis. The "permissive consensus" (Lindberg/Scheingold 1970), which had been crumbling since the "post-Maastricht blues" (Eichenberg/Dalton 2007), was further called into question by a series of negative referenda on European issues. The disintegration tendencies and centrifugal forces that had long been noticeable culminated in the Brexit referendum of June 2016. Against this background, it can be stated more than ever that the public, the EU citizens play a central role that at least influences and sometimes limits the integration process.
This study poses the question of the extent to which the theories of European integration grasp this important factor of the public sphere, which is increasingly (co-)determining the integration process. On the one hand, this contribution provides a condensed overview of the relevant theoretical approaches that have been and are being used since the 1950s to describe and explain the process and state of European integration. On the other hand, the respective roles of the public are reviewed in the approaches of selected theorists. With this panorama of integration theory under the filter of public opinion, this analysis marks points of reference for theory-driven research that can classify, analyse, explain, understand and, if necessary, critically accompany the politicization process of the EU.

2019

Moravcsik is confident in his ideas and committed to understanding Europeanization. By his own admission, he was also pleased, just as Caporaso was, that liberal intergovernmentalism took some air out of the neofunctionalism balloon.... more

Moravcsik is confident in his ideas and committed to understanding Europeanization. By his own admission, he was also pleased, just as Caporaso was, that liberal intergovernmentalism took some air out of the neofunctionalism balloon. Moravcsik’s rational approach to national preference formation and European integration is now the baseline theory for understanding major European integration events. Moravcisk admits that his theory is not a general theory of European integration but instead focused only on answering the question of how countries formulate national preferences when making historically significant constitution amending European integration decisions and is not useful in explaining day to day happenings of European integration - especially within the structure of EU institutions such as the European Council, the European Commission, the European Court of Justice, and the Committee of Permanent Representatives. His claim is accurate and built on a clear understanding of what his work is meant to do and the limits of what is possible based on his work. He defends his methodology with an explanation of the sources he depended on for data and analysis of the critiques posed regarding the rogor of his analytical approach. Regarding his methodology it is clear that his research was meticulously executed covering each aspect of every assumption made to support his claims. His reliance on primary data and analysis of observable behavior does give his claims empirical substantiveness. It would be helpful to categorize specific types of behavior related to the three phases of integration: national preference formation, intergovernmental bargaining, compliant institutionalization of policies. Evaluating the behavior types of the various actors involved in any aspect of the three phases of integration in the cases chosen by Moravcsik and comparing those actors and their correlating behaviors would reveal the consistency of those actors and end provide some insight as to how those decisions are being made and what factors are leading to such decisions. Those observable behaviors can then be measured to evaluate compliance, or a threat of non compliance, resistance from domestic actors, pressures from supranational institutions and other relevant contributions to the integration process. This may require the fusion of political, social, economic, and political approaches to understanding how national preference formation processes affect supranational institutionalization in the EU, and possibly beyond.

2018

Annotation Currently, issues of democratic practice and the threat logic among others have become more discussable themes than ever before in the transatlantic region 1 and beyond. While the absence of sound common threat has generally... more

Annotation Currently, issues of democratic practice and the threat logic among others have become more discussable themes than ever before in the transatlantic region 1 and beyond. While the absence of sound common threat has generally deepened the rifts in the relationships of the enlarged transatlantic alliance (ETAA) in the post-CW era, current events have protracted the rifts even further, putting in question the nature of the alliance's democratic practice, which is meant to serve as a model to those beyond it. Since decision making on global issues has been unilaterally dominated by Washington, this behavior significantly discourages democratic practice. It is worth to assess the ETAA in light of democratic practice and global decision making capacity as well as in light of the threat logic. Following the analysis the paper will make a viable recommendation. Anotace V súčasnosti, otázky demokratickej praxe a logika hrozby sa nielen v transatlantickom regióne stali oveľa viac diskutované témy ako kedykoľvek predtým. Cieľom príspevku je poukázať na to, že zatiaľ, čo absencia spoločnej hrozby celkovo prehlbovala trhliny vo vzťahoch rozšírenej transatlantickej aliancie (ETAA), aktuálne udalosti situáciu viac zhoršovali, tým že spochybnili demokratickú prax aliancie, ktorá sa pokladá ako vzor pre zvyšok sveta. Keďže, v rozhodovaniach o vážnych globálnych otázkach výrazne dominuje Washington, toto správanie významne odrádza demokratickú prax. Bude dôležite hodnotiť ETAA vzhľadom na demokratickú prax a z hľadiska jej schopnosti rozhodovania o globálnych otázkach ako aj vzhľadom na logiku hrozby. V závere príspevku tiež odporúčame možné riešenia vzniknutej situácie. Kľúčové slová demokratická prax, globálna politika, logika hrozby 1 This refers mainly to the US and Western European countries. In the post-Cold War era it included the Central and Eastern European Countries, which were incorporated to the Atlantic region, while constituting what is now understood as Enlarged Transatlantic Alliance (ETAA). Thus ETAA encompasses a wide array of relations between the two sides of Atlantic, and does not mean NATO per se.

2017, Doktryny integracyjne państw europejskich

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2017, The International Journal of the Humanities: Annual Review

This article examines the concept of Europeanization from a Cognitive Constructivist approach beyond New Institutionalisms in Integration theories. The objective is to review the concept of EU integration as a resource for... more

This article examines the concept of Europeanization from a Cognitive Constructivist approach beyond New Institutionalisms in Integration theories. The objective is to review the concept of EU integration as a resource for Europeanization, democratic culture, and institutions rather than a political consequence from the economic spillover. Referring to levels of sociological knowledge, ontology is assumed as the foundation of epistemology, which directs to empirical observations. The empirical grounding is then provided by considering significant interdisciplinary areas of Integration Theories and communication studies by adequately acknowledging existing literature on how Europeanization is conceptualized and by anchoring theoretical framework to events of societal mobilization in three nonmember states with European integration prospects. In the conceptual modeling of the article, cognitive concepts related to Integration Theories are used to help the reader understand and test the subject of Europeanization through the Norbert Elias model of integrating disciplinary perspectives and micro-macro level and theory-method-data. By relating the smallest parts (such as words in an actual discourse) to the largest wholes (such as general theories, social institutions, historical periods, and civilizations), the explanatory logic concludes that in representative democracies with autocratic tendencies, Europeanization is conceptualized as something to struggle and fight for rather than an automatic outcome. The effort to bring historical evidences from the ground through media reports and direct testimony of the events, in a comparative approach, aims to provide a more complete framework on recent events occurred almost contemporarily. The cases of the Albanian “November Movement,” Ukrainian “EuroMaiden,” and Turkish “Gezi Protests” are chosen for their assumed and proven similitude of new political actors such as civil society, protesters, investigative and social media, and human rights international organizations or observers present in domestic environment. The article demonstrates the role played by assumptions, emotions, and instincts in building theoretical perspectives of European integration in both economic and political terms. On the other hand, it recommends that the interchanging of the New Institutionalisms as suggested by Hall and Taylor may be the appropriate approach to understand local events and the influence played by the sociopolitical context in Integration Theory and the concept of Europeanization.

2017

The energy policy of the European Commission has deepened integration of EU natural gas matters. Energy cooperation at EU level and policy mechanisms for cooperation with third countries are harmonized to a large extent. The author... more

The energy policy of the European Commission has deepened integration of EU natural gas matters. Energy cooperation at EU level and policy mechanisms for cooperation with third countries are harmonized to a large extent. The author concludes that integration strategies of the EU Commission follow the spillover-logic as set out by the theory of Neofunctionalism - a concept first developed by Ernst Bernard Haas to explain the post-war creation of the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC), the European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom) as peace-preserving institutions. According to this theory, integration in one sector creates further integration in related policy sectors out of inherent necessity. The EU Commission has used spillover-strategies in the EU-Russia Energy Dialogue, in the Trilateral Gas Talks, in the Energy Community and in major pipeline projects such as the "Southern Gas Corridor". These platforms offer opportunity structures for supranational action which enable the realization of the "Energy Union". Intergovernmental backlashes ("Spillback-Effect") as observed in the 'gas crises' of 2006 and 2009 as well as the contractual state-to-state reality of Intergovernmental Gas Delivery Agreements present the most significant obstacles for a coherent EU external energy policy in natural gas.

2016

Statt wie üblich die Integrationsmodi der zweiten Generation zu untersuchen, nimmt der Artikel eine andere Perspektive ein und fragt, wie sich die zweite Generation gegenüber ethno-nationalen Grenzlinien positioniert und ob sie sich als... more

Statt wie üblich die Integrationsmodi der zweiten Generation zu untersuchen, nimmt der Artikel eine andere Perspektive ein und fragt, wie sich die zweite Generation gegenüber ethno-nationalen Grenzlinien positioniert und ob sie sich als zugehörig betrachtet. Anhand von Interviews mit 16 bis 19-Jährigen unterschiedlicher Herkunft aus den Kantonen Luzern und Neuenburg wird aufgedeckt, welche Positionierungen und Strategien sie angesichts von Grenzziehungen entwickeln. Der Vergleich macht insbesondere deutlich, wie die regionalen Kontexte ihre Positionierungen und Strategien kanalisieren. Unabhängig davon, ob sich die zweite Generation als zugehörig wahrnimmt, sind sie in Luzern durch Integrationsforderungen und in Neuenburg durch einen republikanischen Toleranzdiskurs geprägt.

2016

This article presents the output of research being held on Comparison of development of Central European States. The attention is paid to applying the integration theories, respectively theory of European Integration, in the countries of... more

This article presents the output of research being held on Comparison of development of Central European States. The attention is paid to applying the integration theories, respectively theory of European Integration, in the countries of Central Europe. The fundamental research question is " what theoretical models could explain the development of Central Europe " , particularly their mutual coincidence ". From the methodological point of view, the authors did not choose an exact theoretical concept but a set of theoretical concepts which are adequate for the research issue. The European integration phenomenon was formed by three basic theoretical directions at the very beginning: federalism, communication theory and functionalism. A different portfolio of paradigms has been chosen for the analysis of central European integration process after the fall of communism. The present situation is different to the situation after the Second World War. Theory of Europeanisation is applied besides traditional theoretical concepts. It seems significant due to central European facts. The contribution clarifies why, regarding the aim of the article, some theoretical directions are not relevant according to the authors. Using examples of real development and cooperation of Central European countries the authors conclude that the best concept to describe the development of Central Europe in the view of functionalism is neo-functionalism and particularly the theory of Europeanisation. Post-functionalism is only to certain extend adequate respectively ad hoc on national levels but not in Central European Cooperation. The theoretical framework explains the position of Central European countries generally and concretely.