Browsing Master theses by Title
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IDENTITY IN MULTI-ETHNIC STATES: THE COLLECTIVE IMAGINARIES THAT UNITE - The transformation of the Ukrainian National Identity and the impacts of threats
(2022-06-23)This thesis has studied how nation-building and identity formation better can be understood in settings where the conditions for these phenomena are not seen as self-evident. Identity is linked to how individuals ... -
If Election were Held Today. The temporal proximity-effect and the polls.
(2014-11-21)This thesis tests Franklin & Weber's finding that national elections have a temporal proximity-effect. They find that when a first-order election is closer in time, voters in second-order elections behave more similar to ... -
Impact of China’s Aid on Economic Development in Africa: The Case of Cameroon
(2013-10-23)China’s continuous development aid to Africa over the last few decades has being one of the most contentious developments within the region. Saddled on a spirited economic expansion towards enhancing self reliance capability ... -
THE IMPACT OF ORGANIZED CRIME ON DECENT JOBS FOR YOUTH. Evidence from Italy
(2023-06-20)Young people face enormous difficulties in finding decent jobs both in developed and developing countries. The estimates indicate that 68 million young people globally are looking for a job; 123 million are working but ... -
Implementation of flood early warning systems in Mozambique - A stakeholder involved process?
(2012-01-05)The interest in early warning systems, EWS, has intensified the latest decade since climate change is predicted to make new hazards arise and known hazards emerge in new places. EWS for natural hazards can be used to ... -
THE IMPLICATION OF POLITICAL KNOWLEDGE ON AGGREGATE ELECTION RESULTS
(2022-10-03)Political knowledge is a key concept in research on democracy, elections, and political behavior.1 While several studies that examine political knowledge’s effects on the aggregate election results have been conducted, ... -
The Implications of State Resources And Gender. Diplomatic Networking by Male and Female Ambassadors with Limited Resources
(2023-10-30)Networking is viewed as essential to successful diplomatic performance. Existing scholarship on diplomatic networking is nevertheless limited and therefore yet to explore and examine diplomatic networking in conjunction ... -
THE IMPORTANCE OF MEMORY IN POLITICS
(2022-10-03)The aim of this thesis is to analyse how the collective memory narrative of a country with a fascist past influences the way society views far-right populist parties today. I employ a comparative approach of Germany and ... -
In search of a more restrictive asylum policy? Understanding the Swedish standpoint towards the Common European Asylum System
(2012-07-09)The aim of this thesis is to investigate the motives of the Swedish political parties for pursuing supranational asylum policies in the European Union. Although Sweden generally disapproves of supranationality Sweden is ... -
INCOME INEQUALITY AND MASS POLARIZATION A Cross Country Analysis of the Relationship Between Income Inequality and Polarizationin Attitudes to Economic Redistribution
(2016-09-16)More and more political attention has, in recent years, been directed towards the rise in income inequality that many western countries have experienced during the last decades. Among the questions asked by political ... -
INDIA: SHAPING THE GLOBAL SUSTAINABILITY AGENDA? Evaluating the vision for Sustainable Development in 12th Five Year Plan of India
(2015-12-17)The purpose of this thesis is to investigate how India’s national 12th Five Year Plan (2012-2017) incorporates Sustainable Development, with a special focus on the strength and the weakness of the vision on Sustainable ... -
Inequality and democracy A quantitative study of the relationship between different measurements of inequality and democracy level
(2018-03-16)This master’s thesis investigates the relationship between inequality and democracy level. The research question investigated is, does inequality affect democracy? I conclude from previous literature that there is little ... -
INFLUENCE OF VALUES ON ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE IN DEVELOPED ECONOMIES How influential are values on environmental performance in countries with higher economic development?
(2018-10-31)Environmental problems have become a more and more important topic in the political science research. In order to stop exploiting natural resources and worsening living conditions, an answer to what is needed for improving ... -
INFLUENCING DEMOCRACY - The importance of contextual factors for UN peacekeeping missions in post-conflict states
(2016-12-14)Achieving peace and democracy is a declared goal for the United Nations (UN). It is a difficult task concerning the current increase of conflicts and international political challenges. One of the UN’s tools to contribute ... -
INFORMATION AND QUALITY OF GOVERNANCE IN NON-DEMOCRATIC SETTINGS A Geospatial Analysis of Media Access and Quality of Public Service Provision in Uganda
(2021-07-20)This thesis investigated whether access to a non-state-owned radio station can improve the provision of public services at the district level as aspect of quality of governance in Uganda, depending on the visibility and ... -
INSTITUTIONAL QUALITY AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING IN THE WAKE OF NATURAL DISASTERS A Cross-Sectional Analysis of the impacts of Natural Disasters on the level of Human Trafficking
(2018-10-31)The form of modern-day slavery of human trafficking has been increasingly seen as a serious risk associated with environmental problems. The number of trafficked women and children were seen as a reporting trend in the ... -
“INTEGRATED? JUST LAGOM.” Socio-cultural integration of young EU-expatriates in Gothenburg
(2020-07-03)This thesis examines aspects of social and cultural integration of young EU-expatriates in Gothenburg, Sweden. It focuses on three areas – workplace, language and socialization – that came forward as the most important ... -
INTERNATIONAL ALIGNMENT IN THE ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN CONFLICT A quantitative study with Andrew Moravcsik’s liberal theory of international relations
(2019-07-05)The Israeli-Palestinian conflict has received a lot of international attention since its evolvement during the 20th century. This thesis aims to resolve the puzzle of worldwide alignment: it tries to identify the factors ... -
International Maritime Regimes – Business Rules?
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IRAN -US CONFLICT 2020: LIVE ESCALATION ON TRUMP KILLING OF SOLEIMANI IN IRAQ
(2021-07-20)This dissertation is engaging and contributes to the contemporary research on the distinguished transformations of American Iranian relations in the post-Soleimani era. It is represented dangerous and unprecedented escalation ...