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Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Full text linkThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
SSM and SRB accountability at European level: What room for improvements?
No full textThis paper discusses the accountability mechanisms for the SSM
and SRM. Both mechanisms’ frameworks have the potential to
provide strong political, administrative and legal accountability,
but also present shortcomings at the level of practice,
coordination, organisation and transparency. The paper
identifies those and proposes some ways forward.
This document was provided by the Economic Governance
Support Unit at the request of the ECON Committee
Non-performing Loans - New risks and policies?
No full textIn this study we examine the experience of Member States with Asset Management Companies (AMCs) to understand their opportunities and risks, and deeper determinants of performance, and draw some lessons for exploring potential solutions at an EU level.
This document was provided/prepared by Economic Governance Support Unit at the request of the ECON Committee
Do Fundamental Rights Conflict with Private Law
Full text link: The relationship of fundamental rights and private law is often filled with
mistrust, which results in a framework where (1) the issue of horizontal effect acquires
an oversized importance; (2) the relationship is described in terms of the conflict between
fundamental rights and private rights; and (3) fundamental rights are seen as a constraint
on consent. This article proposes a different, symbiotic, approach, where (1) horizontal
effect is given less attention, because, in general, courts refuse to be tied by a single,
unifying theory, when they approach the issue; (2) the purported ‘conflict between’ is
reframed as an issue of overlapping conflicts between private interests on one level, and
fundamental rights on the other, which are resolved through different methods; and (3)
party autonomy is a cornerstone of both fundamental rights and private law, and a tool to
address the two levels of conflict. With this approach we can identify some ‘false’ conflicts
and restrict the ‘real conflicts’ to identifiable scenarios. The analysis is based on the
extensive case law of Spanish courts, and the case law by the European Court of Human
Rights (ECtHR), using parallels with other jurisdictions for purposes of comparison.: Les rapports entre les droits fondamentaux et le droit privé sont souvent
empreints de méfiance, ce qui aboutit à un cadre où (i) la question de l’effet horizontal
acquiert une trop grande importance; (ii) les rapports sont décrits en termes de conflit
entre les droits fondamentaux et les droits privés; et (iii) les droits fondamentaux sont
considérés comme un frein au consentement. Le présent article propose une approche
différente, symbiotique, où (i) l’on attache moins d’attention à l’effet horizontal, parce
que en général, les tribunaux refusent d’être tenus par une seule théorie unificatrice
lorsqu’ils abordent la question; (ii) le prétendu ‘conflit entre’ est redéfini comme une
question de conflits qui s’entrecroisent entre des intérêts privés d’une part et des droits
fondamentaux d’autre part, qui sont résolus par différentes méthodes; et (iii) l’autonomie
des parties est la pierre angulaire à la fois des droits fondamentaux et du droit privé,
et un outil pour aborder les deux niveaux de conflit. Grâce à cette approche nous
pouvons identifier plusieurs ‘faux’ conflits limitant les ‘conflits réels’ à des scénarios
identifiables. L’analyse se base sur l’abondante jurisprudence des tribunaux espagnols et
la jurisprudence de la Cour Européenne des Droits de l’Homme (CEDH), utilisant des
parallèles avec d’autres juridictions dans un but de comparaison.Die Beziehung zwischen Grundrechten und dem Privatrecht ist oft
geprägt von Misstrauen, was zu einem Regelwerk führt, in dem (i) die Problematik der
horizontalen Wirkung eine überproportionale Wichtigkeit einnimmt; (ii) die Beziehung mit
dem Begriff des Konflikts zwischen Grundrechten und dem Privatrecht beschrieben wird;
und (iii) Grundrechte als Hindernis einer privatrechtlichen Einigung betrachtet werden.
Der vorliegende Beitrag schlägt einen anderen, symbiotischen Ansatz vor, bei dem (i) der
horizontalen Wirkung weniger Aufmerksamkeit zuteil wird, weil Gerichte bei der Herangehensweise an dieses Problem es im Allgemeinen ablehnen, von einer einzelnen,
vereinheitlichenden Theorie gebunden zu sein; (ii) der beschriebene “Konflikt zwischen”
neu eingeordnet wird als ein Problem von überlappenden Konflikten zwischen privaten
Interessen auf einer Ebene und Grundrechten auf einer anderen, die durch unterschiedliche
Methoden gelöst werden; und (iii) die Vertragsfreiheit ein Eckstein sowohl der Grundrechte
als auch des Privatrechts ist und ein Werkzeug, den beiden Konfliktebenen zu begegnen.
Mit diesem Ansatz können einige “falsche” Konflikte identifiziert und die “realen
Konflikte” auf identifizierbare Szenarios beschränkt werden. Die Analyse basiert auf der
extensiven Rechtsprechung der spanischen Gerichte und der Rechtsprechung des
Europäischen Gerichtshof für Menschenrechte, wobei Parallelen mit anderen
Rechtsordnungen zur Vergleichung genutzt werden
Appeal bodies of EU financial regulatory agencies (ESAs Board of Appeal and SRB Appeal Panel): are we where we should?
No full textFeatures of financial regulation appeal bodies; The practice of appeal bodies in the field of financial services; Weaknesses and challenges; A way forwar
LAW AND PRACTICE OF FINANCIAL APPEAL BODIES (ESAS’ BOARD OF APPEAL, SRB APPEAL PANEL): A VIEW FROM THE INSIDE
Full text linkThis paper offers some lessons drawn from the first years of experience of both the joint Board of Appeal (BoA) of the European Supervisory Authorities and the Appeal Panel (AP) of the Single Resolution Board. The paper outlines their institutional design and the main substantive and procedural issues that have arisen in the cases so far decided by both bodies. It offers a view “from the inside”, which shows not only the certainties of appeal bodies, but also their many challenges. The paper also discusses design strengths and weaknesses of the current EU adjudicatory system of public law disputes in the Banking Union and the Capital Markets Union, bearing in mind the importance of independent review, and the Vaassen criteria for “courts”. The paper concludes by offering preliminary stocktaking and reflections on a possible way forward to enhance the complementary (and supporting) role of financial appeal bodies to the EU courts
Variations on the Author
Full text link“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
La imatge en la guerra contemporània. A propòsit de les fotografies de Guillermo Cervera i David Ramos
No full textConferència a càrrec del periodista Plàcid Garcia‐Planas, director del Memorial Democràtic de la Generalitat de Catalunya, sobre el repte narratiu alhora de fer cròniques i fotos de guerra. En base les fotografies de guerra d'en Guillermo Cervera i David Ramos intenta parlar sobre com reflectir i transmetre la guerra sense caure en el sentimentalisme i la demagògia i sobre la violència de les imatges4437.mp4
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Appropriate Similarity Measures for Author Cocitation Analysis
Full text linkWe provide a number of new insights into the methodological discussion about author cocitation analysis. We first argue that the use of the Pearson correlation for measuring the similarity between authors’ cocitation profiles is not very satisfactory. We then discuss what kind of similarity measures may be used as an alternative to the Pearson correlation. We consider three similarity measures in particular. One is the well-known cosine. The other two similarity measures have not been used before in the bibliometric literature. Finally, we show by means of an example that our findings have a high practical relevance.information science;Pearson correlation;cosine;similarity measure;author cocitation analysis
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