@article{Koeppen2016,
  author    = {K{\"o}ppen, Paul},
  title     = {A Possible Peace? The Interwar Franco-German Relationship in Historiographical Perspective},
  series = {Ricerche di Storia Politica},
  volume    = {19},
  journal   = {Ricerche di Storia Politica},
  publisher = {Societ{\~A}  editrice il Mulino},
  address   = {Bologna},
  issn      = {1120-9526},
  doi       = {10.1412/82730},
  pages     = {47 -- 58},
  year      = {2016},
  abstract  = {This essay aims at discussing the new literature on Franco-German relations during the period 1918-1930. It highlights how many works now question the idea that the Treaty of Versailles and the European order that ensued inevitably wore within themselves the seeds of a new war. On the contrary, by examining in particular the detente efforts of the Twenties, the most recent historiography often emphasizes how the inevitability of the authoritarian turn of Twenties and Thirties, which led to the Second World War, has often been exaggerated by historians and that different paths could have been undertaken.},
  language  = {it}
}
@article{KuhlmannReiter2016,
  author    = {Kuhlmann, Sabine and Reiter, Renate},
  title     = {Decentralization of the French welfare state: from 'big bang' to 'muddling through'},
  series = {International Review of Administrative Sciences},
  volume    = {82},
  journal   = {International Review of Administrative Sciences},
  number    = {2},
  publisher = {Sage},
  address   = {London},
  issn      = {0020-8523},
  doi       = {0.1177/0020852315583194},
  pages     = {255 -- 272},
  year      = {2016},
  abstract  = {This article analyses the decentralization of the French welfare state focusing on the transfer of the Revenu minimum d'insertion (RMI) welfare benefit to the departments in 2003 and 2004. We map and explain the effects of the reform on the system and performance of the subnational provision of welfare tasks. To evaluate the impact of decentralization on the RMI-related action of the departments, we carry out a qualitative document analysis and use data from two case studies. The RMI decentralization offers an exemplary insight into the incremental implementation of French decentralization. We find many unintended effects in terms of the performance and outcome of the subnational welfare provision. This is traced back to the combining of institutional and policy reforms and the inadequate translation of high political expectations into an inadequate action programme both resulting in excessive demands on the local actors. Points for practitioners The decentralization of public tasks is associated with high expectations in terms of the effects on the performance of public services and public governance on the subnational levels. For an in-depth measure the range of administrative performance and political systems effects should be taken into account. We propose a five-dimensional scheme allowing for the determination of decentralization effects on the resource input to and the operative output of subnational public services, on the horizontal coordination between subnational task holders and the affected non-public stakeholders, on the vertical intergovernmental coordination, and on the democratic accountability of subnational authorities.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{MorandiKailToedteretal.2017,
  author    = {Morandi, Bertrand and Kail, Jochem and T{\"o}dter, Anne and Wolter, Christian and Piegay, Herve},
  title     = {Diverse Approaches to Implement and Monitor River Restoration},
  series = {Environmental Management},
  volume    = {60},
  journal   = {Environmental Management},
  publisher = {Springer},
  address   = {New York},
  issn      = {0364-152X},
  doi       = {10.1007/s00267-017-0923-3},
  pages     = {931 -- 946},
  year      = {2017},
  abstract  = {River restoration is a main emphasis of river management in European countries. Cross-national comparisons of its implementation are still rare in scientific literature. Based on French and German national censuses, this study compares river restoration practices and monitoring by analysing 102 French and 270 German projects. This comparison aims to draw a spatial and temporal framework of restoration practices in both countries to identify potential drivers of cross-national similarities and differences. The results underline four major trends: (1) a lag of almost 15 years in river restoration implementation between France and Germany, with a consequently higher share of projects in Germany than in France, (2) substantial similarities in restored reach characteristics, short reach length, small rivers, and in "agricultural" areas, (3) good correspondences between stressors identified and restoration measures implemented. Morphological alterations were the most important highlighted stressors. River morphology enhancement, especially instream enhancements, were the most frequently implemented restoration measures. Some differences exist in specific restoration practices, as river continuity restoration were most frequently implemented in French projects, while large wood introduction or channel re-braiding were most frequently implemented in German projects, and (4) some quantitative and qualitative differences in monitoring practices and a significant lack of project monitoring, especially in Germany compared to France. These similarities and differences between Germany and France in restoration application and monitoring possibly result from a complex set of drivers that might be difficult to untangle (e.g., environmental, technical, political, cultural).},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{Martykanova2017,
  author    = {Martykanova, Darina},
  title     = {A Gateway to the World},
  series = {Diasporas : circulations, migrations, histoire},
  volume    = {29},
  journal   = {Diasporas : circulations, migrations, histoire},
  publisher = {Presses Universitaires du Midi},
  address   = {Toulouse},
  issn      = {1637-5823},
  doi       = {10.4000/diasporas.718},
  pages     = {33 -- 51},
  year      = {2017},
  abstract  = {In the second half of the 19th century, the French {\´E}cole centrale des arts et manufactures became one of the engineering schools that enjoyed a worldwide reputation. There were many foreigners among its students. This article focuses on the graduates born in the Ottoman Empire, particularly on Jews and Armenians. It analyses their backgrounds, their common features and their professional careers, tracing their links with other centraliens. The patterns in the Ottoman centraliens' professional trajectories help us picture a world full of opportunities where highly qualified men could cross borders and build careers with ease, but where, at the same time, origins, allegiances, contacts and credentials mattered greatly.},
  language  = {en}
}