Browsing Master theses by Title
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ECONOMIC GROWTH DETERMINANTS AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION INSTITUTIONS A Cross-National Analysis of TFP, AP and Weberianess
(2019-01-11)The Weberian bureaucracy argument emphasizes a public administration with a set of principles on how it is organised, to make the bureaucracy more productive. This in turn means a more productive public sector. Due to the ... -
EFFECTIVENESS OF INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL AGREEMENTS A Quantitative Study
(2018-10-31)Environmental risks are one of the top three threats to human population, according to World Economic Forum. It is known that human activities are important contributor to environmental disasters, and for decades policy ... -
Effects of Europeanisation on Rule of Law in Serbia
(2017-09-08)Contrary to the widespread opinion of Europeanisation scholars that the EU transforms states, having transformative power, the theory of the EU’s pathological power argues that in the area of rule of law the EU has negatively ... -
Effects of Immigration on Public Opinion on the Freedom of Movement
(2017-12-06)The freedom of movement of persons is a fundamental principle of European integration. Public support for EU policy on freedom of movement is essential, as this might influence the overall public support for EU. This thesis ... -
EFFECTS OF NEGATIVE AND POSITIVE CAMPAIGNING ON SWEDISH VOTERS’. Experimental evidence from a real election campaign context.
(2015-08-12)It is often presumed that negative campaigning has negative effects on the electorate. For example, this campaign strategy is presumed to suppress political participation, decrease trust in politicians and contribute to ... -
ELITE SURVIVAL FIRST, THEN MERITOCRATIZATION Implications of Elite Survival on the Meritocratization of Bureaucracies: A Panel Data Study from 1820 to 2010
(2019-02-12)Previous research has shown that meritocratic recruitment increases bureaucratic governance and decreases corruption (Evans and Rauch, 1999, 2000). However, less emphasis has been made on why meritocratic practices take ... -
ENABLING IMMIGRANTS TO ENTER THE LABOR MARKET The effect of local government initiatives on immigrants’ labor market participation.
(2017-11-30)It has been shown that there is some variance in immigrants’ level of unemployment in the municipalities that cannot be explained by immigrants’ education level, time living in Sweden or the strength of the local labor ... -
ENGAGING THE MASSES A quantitative analysis of the role of reputation in explaining membership in environmental organizations
(2018-10-31)This thesis found its point of departure in the conundrum of why people join environmental organizations. To find what factors can predict membership in environmental organizations is becoming increasingly important as ... -
Enighet om Europa Applicering av diffusionsteorin på utvecklingen av attityden till Europeisk policyintegration 1999-2009
(2014-03-13)Public opinion has increasingly become a political force in the European integration process. At present, it appears that the people’s attitude towards the European integration is relatively skeptical. How can we expect ... -
The environmental impact of institutional quality and environmental policy instruments
(2022-06-22)While previous research has focused on the bivariate relationships between environmental policy instruments, CO2 emissions and corruption, a study looking at the combination of the components while examining the direct ... -
THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF INSTITUTIONAL QUALITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY INSTRUMENTS. A study regarding the moderating influence of corruption on climate change-related tax from a global perspective
(2022-07-25)While previous research has focused on the bivariate relationships between environmental policy instruments, CO2 emissions and corruption, a study looking at the combination of the components while examining the direct ... -
Ethnic - Civic Distinction: Does It Distinguish Radical Right Party Family? The Cases of Sweden and Turkey.
(2014-11-21)What we have seen in today’s political conjuncture in Europe is that radical right parties are applying to a civic discourse more and more everyday. The more they seem civic, the more they get legitimized in the sight of ... -
THE EU AS A CHANGING GLOBAL TRADE ACTOR? Examining the Role of Geo-economics on the Trade and Sustainable Development Chapters in EU Free Trade Agreements
(2023-06-20)Global developments have led to regional economic power competitions, increasing the significance of strategic Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) in specific regions. These developments challenge the EU as a trade actor necessitating ... -
EU CSR: TALK THE TALK OR WALK THE WALK? A case study of the Inditex Group
(2019-01-16)This study examines the various institutional pressures -including the ones proceeding from the supranational level of the EU - and how they impact and shape the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) plan of an EU-based ... -
EU Democratic Deficit and the Civil Society: Case study on EU migration policy
(2012-01-05)The main aim of this study is to provide an insight to the European Union‟s attempt to find a remedy for the long-debated „democratic deficit‟, one of the major issues for the contemporary process of European integration. ... -
EU ETS VS. CORSIA A neoliberal institutionalist study of European emission reduction policy
(2019-07-04)Since 2012, the European aviation sector is covered by the European Union Emission Trading Scheme, (EU ETS). A global counterpart, which is currently being developed by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) ... -
EU FIRST? Examining the Promotion of Sustainable Development in EU Trade Agreements with Singapore and Vietnam
(2018-06-21)This dissertation aims to determine why the EU is promoting sustainable development as a value in its Free Trade Agreements (FTAs), but also to examine what kind of an actor the EU is in international relations. Since the ... -
EU Funds Assistance and the Quality of Institutions in the Member States: The twofold relationship
(2014-08-13)A question how effective European Union Cohesion Fund and Structural Funds are in promoting economic growth and speeding up the process of convergence has attracted an interest of international community and a broad circle ... -
EU INSTITUTIONS ON THE MIGRATION OF HIGHLY EDUCATED CITIZENS IN A COMMON MARKET - A qualitative idea analysis of the ideas of the Committee of the Regions and the Commission in the issue of the migration of highly educated citizens
(2021-06-24)For the EU to work, all different member-states need to benefit in some way from the cooperation. The migration of highly educated citizens is an example of a complex economic and political science problem since some ... -
EURONORMATIVITY A Qualitative Comparative Analysis of Party Profiles and Electoral Performance in the European Context
(2022-06-17)The observation that many mainstream parties in European domestic party systems have lost votes over the past two decades is nothing new. Pro-European parties’ continued resistance against a policy shift on the European ...