Understanding the impact of droughts in the Yarmouk Basin, Jordan: monitoring droughts through meteorological and hydrological drought indices
Lifting the veil: Unpacking the discourse of water scarcity in Jordan
Politics of Digital Surveillance, National Security and Privacy
The Greco-German Affair in the Euro Crisis: Mutual Recognition Lost?
The book is constructed around a normative pivot. On one hand, the authors suggest that the tumultuous affair between the two peoples can be read as “mutual recognition lost” through a thousand cuts. On the other, they argue that the relationship has only bent rather than broken down, opening the potential for a renewed promise of mutual recognition and an ethos of “fair play” that may even re-source the EU as a whole.
Coalitional Presidentialism in Comparative Perspective: Minority Presidents in Multiparty Systems
'Coalitional Presidentialism in Comparative Perspective' focuses on five key legislative, cabinet, partisan, budget, and informal (exchange of favours) tools that are utilised by minority presidents. These, the authors argue, make up the 'toolbox' for coalition management, which minority presidents deploy to provide the highest return of political support with the lowest expenditure of political capital.
Counter-Revolution: Liberal Europe in Retreat
Can open society survive? Is Europe disintegrating? How to overcome the economic crisis? Will Europeans feel secure again?
Counter-Revolution: Liberl Europe in Retreat is a bold attempt to make sense of the extraordinary events taking place in Europe today. It examines the counter-revolution developing in Europe, exploring its roots and implications.
Electoral incumbency advantages and the introduction of fixed parliamentary terms in the UK
Can fixing the parliamentary term be expected to reduce electoral incumbency advantages? The UK’s 2011, Fixed-term Parliaments Act aims to prevent incumbents from scheduling early elections for political benefit. Yet, the view that flexible election timing gives incumbents an unfair advantage remains contested. The literature on opportunistic election calling – including the signalling effects of this strategy and the competence of governments that select it – lends support to both sides in the debate. This paper examines how far the divergent arguments apply in the UK.
Blockchains for Governmental Services: Design Principles, Applications, and Case Studies
Working Paper No.7 (December 2017)
Blockchain technology is the subject of intense and growing attention among governments, technology developers, and private investors. The most prominent contemporary applications of blockchain technology are cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin. The research and deployment of other practical applications remains limited, however.
Cybersecurity and the Age of Privateering
Research Affiliate Florian Egloff's book chapter has been published in Understanding Cyber Conflict: Fourteen Analogies (2017, Georgetown University Press).