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The trade-off between efficiency and equality : the role of an economic idea in the political strategy of social democratic parties
No full textDefence date: 13 June 2005Examining board: Prof. José María Maravall (CEACS, Juan March Institute) ; Prof. Adam Przeworski (NYU)(External Co-Supervisor) ; Prof. Martin Rhodes (EUI)(Supervisor) ; Prof. Peter Wagner (EUI)PDF of thesis uploaded from the Library digitised archive of EUI PhD theses completed between 2013 and 201
The Author's Care of Himself: On Friedrich Nietzsche, Michel Foucault and Niklas Luhmann
No full textDigitised version produced by the EUI Library and made available online in 2020
Another Chinese city? : identity formation amid Hong Kong’s autocratisation
No full textDefence date: 21 January 2026Examining Board: Prof. Jeff T. Checkel (European University Institute, Supervisor); Prof. Gordon Mathews (The Chinese University of Hong Kong, External Supervisor); Prof. Stefano Guzzini (European University Institute); Prof. Lea David (University College Dublin)This thesis investigates how grassroots identity is formed and reshaped in contemporary Hong Kong amid the city’s rapid autocratisation. While Hong Kong identity has long been understood as an ambiguous and evolving cultural construct shaped by Chinese heritage, British colonial legacies, and a cosmopolitan outlook, it has often been studied through quantitative surveys, elite discourses, or media analysis. These approaches tend to marginalise the agency of ordinary citizens and fail to capture how identity is lived and negotiated in everyday contexts. This limitation has become particularly acute following the 2020 introduction of the National Security Law, which triggered a profound socio-political transformation and which severely constrained avenues for political expression. This thesis addresses the following research questions: 1) How should Hong Kong identity be conceptualised and explained today?; 2) How do the processes underpinning grassroots, bottom-up identity formation operate at a time of rapid socio-political transformations in Hong Kong?; 3) And more broadly, what can Hong Kong teach us about identity formation amid autocratisation? In order to address the shortcomings of the existing scholarship on Hong Kong identity and to answer the research questions, this thesis develops and makes use of a novel analytical framework, the Say-Do-See framework, which draws on political ethnography and operationalises identity through the triangulation of narratives (what people say), practices (what people do), and spatial-symbolic perceptions (what people see). By foregrounding the lived experiences, everyday practices, and perceptions of ordinary Hongkongers, the framework challenges dominant top-down or elite-centric narratives of identity. The framework is employed across three empirical chapters, each grounded in ethnographic fieldwork, in-depth interviews, participant observation, and photo-elicitation techniques in combination with an engagement with three theoretical frameworks on identity formation. The first empirical chapter engages social identity theory to examine the civic aspects of identity among Hong Kong populations. It shows how Hongkongers are redefining their civic relationships vis-à-vis the state through strategies of adaptation, individualisation, and low-risk expressions. These redefinitions range from reluctant compliance to subtle shifts in everyday behaviour and discourse, highlighting how autocratisation is reshaping civic self-understandings without necessarily extinguishing them. The second empirical chapter draws on symbolic interactionism to analyse the cultural aspects of Hong Kong identity. It argues that in response to political pressure, many Hongkongers are actively striving to highlight and redefine distinctive aspects of Hong Kong identity, as well as seeking new ways to express cultural uniqueness. This process is both defensive and creative, suggesting that autocratisation has, paradoxically, reinforced cultural identity at the individual level. The third empirical chapter uses postcolonial theory to explore the temporal dimensions of identity. It reveals how memory, especially of the colonial era and the 2014 and 2019 protest movements, is being actively curated and enacted through everyday practices, symbolic references, and spatial engagements. The past has become a site of resistance and self-definition, with collective memory emerging as a critical component of postcolonial identity preservation in Hong Kong. X The thesis culminates with a chapter that discusses the conceptual, analytical, and theoretical contributions of the study. Conceptually, it proposes an updated definition of Hong Kong identity in the era of autocratisation rooted in a distinct city identity but with Chinese characteristics. Analytically, it outlines how the implementation of SayDo-See framework results in rigorous, systematic, and transferable methodological framework to study grassroots identity amid autocratisation and beyond. Theoretically, it establishes a set of theoretical propositions to the existing theoretical frameworks, resulting from the combination of the application of theoretical pluralism and the Say-Do-See framework. Finally, the chapter culminates with prototype of a theory of identity formation amid autocratisation, proposing that studying autocratisation requires serious engagement with the politics of identity not merely as an outcome of repression, but as a terrain of adaptation, resistance, and reinvention. The theory argues that identity formation amid autocratisation is a multi-scalar process involving top-down state strategies, bottom-up everyday practices, and horizontal networks of solidarity and meaning-making. In conclusion, I answer the research questions and debate whether Hong Kong is just another Chinese city now as well as what the future holds for Hong Kong’s ever contested identity
Educational Practices in Sommerfeld School: A Case of Scientist Education from the View of Nature of Science
No full textThis study sought to discover what aspects of the nature of science (NOS) should be emphasized to nurture great scientists. To this end, educational practices in the Sommerfeld school, regarded as highly successful in scientist education, were analyzed and compared with past and present educational practices. Sommerfeld school's educational practices include lecture, seminar, colloquium, seminary, and out-of-class education. Common features of the educational practices include (1) open-mindedness based on pleasant relationships, (2) challenging and specific problem-centered learning, (3) intellectual coherence of various topics, and (4) pursuit of shared opinions about problems. Furthermore, explicitly or implicitly, several aspects of NOS-tentativeness, empirical nature, theory-ladenness, creativity, and social dimension-relate to these features. Comparison with other scientist education reveals that the culture of social consensus based on criticism might have contributed significantly to Sommerfeld school's educational success. Study results imply that science professors should work to improve an understanding of social consensus based on criticism.N
Improvement in thermal stability of MOCVD and characterization of low- temperature stress hump of nickel silicide
No full text학위논문(박사) - 한국과학기술원 : 신소재공학과, 2005.2, [ iv, 114 p. ]TiN 및 a-Si interlayer에 의한 reactive MOCVD 의 열안정성 향상과 Ni/Si 고상반응에서 나타나는 저온 응력증가(low-temperature stress hump) 현상에 대하여 연구하였다.
형성을 위하여 MOCVD precursor는 Cyclopentadienyl dicarbonyl cobalt, 를 사용하였으며, 기판은 gate용 poly-Si blanket wafer를 이용하였다. Sputtered TiN 박막을 poly-Si과 MOCVD 의 중간층으로 이용할 경우 열안정성을 1000℃ 까지 향상시킬 수 있었다. Interlayer가 없는 경우 900℃에서부터 grain boundry grooving에 의한 agglomeration이 발생되어 면저항이 증가하는 것에 비하여 크게 개선되는데, 이는 TiN 박막이 N2 stuffing에 상관없이 Co와 Si의 상호확산을 고온까지 효과적으로 방지하기 때문이다. TiN interlayer를 사용한 MOCVD 의 열화과정을 1000℃ 60분간의 가혹한 열처리후 분석한 결과 columnar 구조를 가지는 TiN 박막의 diffusion pipe와 같은 빈 공간을 통하여 Co와 Si이 확산되어 TiN 박막 밑에서도 가 생성되고 TiN 박막 내부에도 일부 가 형성되며, 원래의 층도 grooving이 상당히 진행된 형태로 나타났다. 그러나 여전히 연속적인 막을 형성하고 있었고 interlayer가 없는 시편 대비 월등히 낮은 면저항을 유지하였다. A-Si을 interlayer로 이용할 경우 TiN interlayer 보다는 효과가 떨어지나 의 열안정성이 역시 크게 개선되었다. 이는 poly-Si과 a-Si간 계면에 존재하는 불연속 자연산화막이 TiN과 같은 확산방지막 역할을 했기 때문으로 밝혀졌다.
Ni/Si의 in-situ stress-temperature 측정 시 100℃ ~ 140℃의 온도구간에서 나타나는 니켈 실리사이드 특유의 저온 인장응력 증가(stress hump) 현상 규명을 위한 실험결과, 이는 실리사이드 반응과는 무관하며 as-dep 상태부터 Ni과 Si의 계면에 존재하는 비정질 Ni-Si 층을 통한 Ni 원자의 Si 기판으로의 확산에 의한 것임을 밝혔으며, 이를 모델로서 제시하였다. Ni 박막과 Si 기판의 고상반응에 의한 Ni silicidation 시 나타나는 상 생성 순서는 온도에 따라 140℃ 부근에서 가 첫 번째 상으로 생성되며, 이후 약 210℃에서 로부터 NiSi 로의 상전이가 일어나기 시작하여 240℃에서 완료된다. 여러 연구자들에 의해 보고된 바와 같은 피라미드 형태의 epitaxial 는 500℃까지의 온도구간에서는 발견되지 않았으며, 이는 본 실험에서 사용한 undoped (001)Si 기판과 더불어 계면에 어떠한 산화막과 같은 확산방지막이 없었기 때문으로 판단된다. Ni/Si 고상반응에 의한 Ni silicide 형성 시 안정하고 균일한 NiSi 막을 얻기 위해서 RTP 온도는 400℃ 이상이어야 하며 500℃, 30초 조건에서 capping layer에 상관없는 가장 안정한 NiSi를 얻을 수 있었다. TiN capping을 한 경우 열안정성이 가장 우수하였으며, 600℃ ~800℃까지 면저항이 증가하지 않는 특성을 확보할 수 있었다.한국과학기술원 : 신소재공학과
Men in crisis : representations of masculinity and gender relations in Greek cinema, 1950-1967
No full textIn 2012 the author was awarded The James Kaye Memorial Prize for the Best Thesis in History and Visuality.Defence date: 28 June 2010Examining Board: Prof. Giulia Calvi (EUI, supervisor); Prof. Anthony Molho (EUI); Prof. Penelope Corfield (Royal Holloway, University of London and University of Leicester); Dr. Yannis Tzioumakis (University of Liverpool)PDF of thesis uploaded from the Library digital archive of EUI PhD thesesThe deconstruction of masculinity crisis in Greece during the 1950s and 1960s has a central part in the research objectives of the current project. More precisely, the main research questions of my study are as follows:
- How are hegemonic and subordinated types of masculinity represented in Greek popular films?
- How are gender relations represented in Greek popular films?
- What is the impact of cultural transfers on the cinematic representations of masculinity and gender relations?
- How do films represent the negotiation of tradition with modernity with regard to changes in masculinity and gender relations?
- How do the representations of masculinity and gender relations relate to those of class and locality?
- How do cinematic representations of masculinity and gender relations connect to their historical context
중성자 수송방정식을 풀기 위한 방향의존 재균형방법
No full text학위논문(박사) - 한국과학기술원 : 원자력공학과, 1999.2, [ ix, 125 p. ]한국과학기술원 : 원자력공학과
The impact of the world trade organisation on the protection and promotion of human rights
No full textDefence date: 2 December 2005Examining board: Prof. Ernst-Ulrich Petersmann, EUI (supervisor) ; Prof. Francesco Francioni, EUI ; Prof. Sheldon Leader, Essex University ; Prof. Giorgio Malinverni, Geneva UniversityPDF of thesis uploaded from the Library digitised archive of EUI PhD theses completed between 2013 and 2017This dissertation examines the impact of international trade rules on the promotion and protection of human rights, and explains why human rights are an important mechanism for assessing the social justice impact of the international trading system. The core of the dissertation is an in depth analysis of the impact of international trade law rules on the protection and promotion of human rights, emphasising the significance of the jurisdictional context in which the human rights issues arise: coercive measures that are taken by one country to protect and promote human rights in another country are distinguished from measures taken by a country to protect and promote the human rights of its own population. The author contends that international trade law rules have utilised certain ad hoc mechanisms to deal with particularly pressing human rights concerns in the trade context, but also argues that these mechanisms do not provide systemic solutions to the inter-linkages between the two legal systems. The author therefore examines mechanisms by which human rights arguments could be more appropriately raised and adjudicated upon in WTO dispute settlement proceedings. He concludes by considering broader systemic issues outside the dispute settlement process that need to be addressed if trade law rules are to successfully protect and promote human rights
The energy condition of the singularity theorem in general relativity and Riemann-Cartan space-time generated by Dirac spinor fields
No full text학위논문(석사) - 한국과학기술원 : 물리학과, 1979.2, [ [ii], 39 p. ]Dirac spinor field가 주어진 Riemann-Cartan space-time 에 대하여 Singularity 정리를 적용하였다. 정리의 energy 조건은 임의의 unit timelike vector 에 대하여 의 Ricci tensor 와 contortion tensor 는 를 만족해야 되는 것으로 고쳐진다. 이중 spin-spin interaction에 의한 기여는 로써 spin axial vector 의 에 평행한 성분 와 수직한 성분 사이에 일 때 (-) 가 된다. 동시에 는 Dirac 입자의 질량)일 때 수정된 energy 조건에 어긋나 singularity를 막을 수 있게 된다.한국과학기술원 : 물리학과
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