remains an important goal in the lives of many people and is postponed rather than foregone altogether (Noack et al cohabitation challenges the hegemony of the legal and social institution of marriage as it increasingly enters the sphere of reproduction (Smock, 2000). Marriage seems increasingly decoupled from the childbearing process which suggests that cohabitation becomes more relevant as a ...

focuses mostly on democracy (Arato 1981; Paxton 2002; Putnam 1993; Wuthnow 1991). This analysis investigates instead the relationship between associationism and authoritarianism. I explore how the strength of the associational sphere influenced the degree of regime hegemony in two cases of interwar European authoritarianism: the Italian fascist regime and the Spanish dictatorship of Miguel Prim...

German hegemony is a research topic subject to significant academic attention, especially within the studies linked European integration. The existence of EU disputed, but several and models demonstrate that Union at same time not desired (therefore designation Germany as reluctant or benevolent hegemon). Is this true for policies sustainability well, i.e. can institutional be identified in rel...

This paper builds on the assumption that countries behave in such a way as to improve, via their economic strength, the probability that they will attain the hegemonic position on the world stage. The quest for hegemony is modeled as a game, with countries being differentiated initially only by some endowment which yields a pollution free flow of income. A country’s level of pollution is assume...

Microsoft’s global dominance in its markets is so pervasive that competitors are forced into niche markets. Downstream suppliers and customers, so it is popularly argued, have little choice but to keep building on the Microsoft platform. This is because the benefits of moving to alternative platforms must be weighed against exit costs. In other words, such a move would disrupt existing partner ...