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Implementing the AIFMD: Success or failure? ECMI Commentary No. 34, 28 March 2013
No full textThis commentary considers the implementation of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) by the European Commission. The AIFMD creates an internal market for asset management and as an endeavour to develop market-based finance is an important piece of legislation for the European economy. The author, Mirzha de Manuel Aramendía, considers the implementation of some of the provisions that raised concern among industry participants. He finds that, on balance, a practical and flexible approach to implementation has been followed that should help secure the success of the framework, which at present is still uncertain. The commentary also considers the remuneration guidelines adopted recently by the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA). It encourages EU and national authorities to commit to the success of the AIFMD framework, as part of a broader effort to develop capital markets and reduce the historical reliance of the European economy on bank finance
Who Is Influential and Why? The Determinants of Reputational Power
No full textPower is one of the most fundamental concepts in political science, and it is a crucial aspect of decision-making structures. The distribution of power between political actors and coalitions of actors informs us about who is actually able to influence decision-making processes. It is thus no surprise that power is a centerpiece of our assessment of political decision-making in Switzerland. In line with the main argument of this book, Chapter 3 has uncovered important changes in decision-making structures, which resulted in a rebalancing of power between governing parties, interest groups and state executive actors. Conjecturing about the reasons that may account for these changes, we pointed to factors of an organizational and institutional nature. For example, we put forward the decline of pre-parliamentary procedures oriented towards corporatist intermediation as a possible explanation for the weakening of interest groups. More generally, in several chapters it has been suggested that there is a relationship between the institutional design of a decision-making process, the related importance of decision-making phases and an actor's participation in these phases on the one hand, and the power of actors (and coalitions of actors) on the other. In addition, the analyses carried out in Chapters 2 to 5 draw our attention to the differences in power structure across decision-making processes or types of processes
'Going Public': The Mediatization of Decision-Making Processes
No full textIn most Western countries, the media are said to exert an increasing influence on the political game. This development, which has been described variably as a shift towards an 'audience democracy' (Manin 1995) or the 'mediatization of politics' (Mazzoleni and Schulz 1999), emphasizes the increasing importance of the media for political actors and political decision-making. In such a context, political actors need to communicate with both the media and the public in order to gain support for their policy plans and to influence decision-making. The media were noticeably absent from Kriesi's (1980) in-depth analysis of political decision-making in Switzerland. This suggests that in the early 1970s, the media did not matter or mattered far less than they do today
La société en réseaux. L'ère de l'information (Manuel Castells)
No full textChauchefoin Pascal. La société en réseaux. L'ère de l'information (Manuel Castells). In: Flux, n°39-40, 2000. pp. 114-116
Emile Vuillermoz et la naissance de la critique de cinéma en France
No full textHeu Pascal Manuel. Emile Vuillermoz et la naissance de la critique de cinéma en France. In: 1895, revue d'histoire du cinéma, n°24, 1998. pp. 54-75
Europeanization, Institutional Changes and Differential Empowerment
No full textThe issue of European integration is of utmost importance for contemporary Swiss politics, as underscored by the presence of three decision-making processes relating to bilateral agreements with the EU, and two additional processes with a strong European dimension (the telecommunication act and the immigration law), among the 11 most important processes of the early 2000s. Previous chapters have highlighted substantial differences between domestic and Europeanized decision-making processes in terms of institutional design and decision-making structures. Chapters 2 and 3 suggest that the peculiarities of the three decision-making processes relating to bilateral agreements go along with specific power configurations among political actors. Chapter 5 draws our attention to the impact of Europeanization on the specific decision-making structure at work in a given policy process
André Bord, Pascal et Jean de la Croix
No full textPinto J. Manuel. André Bord, Pascal et Jean de la Croix. In: Bulletin Hispanique, tome 90, n°3-4, 1988. p. 455
André Bord, Pascal et Jean de la Croix
No full textPinto J. Manuel. André Bord, Pascal et Jean de la Croix. In: Bulletin Hispanique, tome 90, n°3-4, 1988. p. 455
Pascal ENGEL, Manuel rationaliste de survie
No full textLe dernier livre de Pascal Engel est très ambitieux : se présentant comme un « manuel » rationaliste, il s’agit en réalité d’un traité sur la rationalité, essayant de systématiser le rôle et l’importance de celle-ci, en philosophie et dans la vie sociale. Il développe en même temps un plaidoyer en faveur de la rationalité qui est jugée attaquée, en particulier dans la tradition philosophique contemporaine, mais aussi en psychologie (et plus rapidement en sociologie, l’analyse économique étant..
Manuel de la politique suisse
No full textDas "Handbuch der Schweizer Politik / Manuel Politique de la Suisse" behandelt in systematischer Form die direkte Demokratie, den Föderalismus, die Konkordanz, aber auch das weltweit einzigartige Regierungssystem der Schweiz mit einem Kollegialgremium an der Spitze. Neben Akteuren, Prozessen und Institutionen erörtern die 48 Autorinnen und Autoren auf Deutsch und Französisch die inhaltliche Politikgestaltung in der Schweiz. Das Handbuch dient als Nachschlagewerk und Lehrbuch und informiert gleichzeitig eine interessierte Leserschaft über die wichtigsten aktuellen Debatten und Probleme der Schweizer Politik
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