How to Sell Lisbon in Prague: Prospects for the Lisbon Treaty’s Ratification in the Czech Republic (ARI)
The ratification of the Lisbon Treaty in the Czech Republic continues to be surrounded by uncertainty.
Democracy and citizenship
Polls on World Public Opinion
WordlPublicOpinion.org is a collaborative research project involving research centres studying public opinion on international issues in their respective countries. The Elcano Royal Institute is one of the research partners through the BRIE (Barómetro del Real Instituto Elcano), a periodic survey carried out three times a year, conducted by Javier Noya, the Institute’s Senior Analyst on Spain’s International Image and Public Opinion.
After Ireland: Referendum and Unanimity (ARI)
After the ‘No’ vote in the referendum held in Ireland on 12 June, and in view of the unanimity requirement for treaty ratification among member countries, the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty faces a setback. A new period of uncertainty has commenced in the process of European integration.
Why Did the Irish Reject Lisbon? An Analysis of Referendum Results (ARI)
This ARI looks at the referendum results and examines the different factors that help explain why the Irish electorate voted against the Lisbon Treaty on 12 June 2008.
Language and Immigration: An Analysis of the Development of Linguistic Requirements in Immigration Policy
What relationship exists between language and migratory patterns? What is the role of language in flows of immigrants and in immigration policies? Is it advantageous for an immigrant to know the language of the host country? These and other questions are at the heart of this reflection on the relationship between the language an immigrant speaks and the dominant language of the host country.
Integration Contracts for Immigrants: Common Trends and Differences in the European Experience (ARI)
‘Integration contracts’ for immigrants have become widespread in Europe during the last 10 years but their results remain unclear.
Is There a Divide Between Europe’s Elites and its Citizens? (ARI)
This work aims to analyse the opinions of Spanish Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) regarding Spain’s membership of the EU, and to compare them to the attitudes of the citizens themselves concerning the integration process.
Immigration: World Differences (ARI)
This analysis focuses on some of the existing strategically important differences in global immigration.
On the Problems and Strategies of Fighting Pandemics in Light of the 2005 Avian Flu
This analysis focuses on the importance of implementing a strategy for combating contagious diseases that takes into consideration the patterns of human interaction when trying to fight a pandemic in modern society
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