Browsing Master theses by Title
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Searching for the Deliberative Democracy Elements in the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference. A case study of the local People’s Political Consultative Conference in Ningbo, China
(2017-11-30)Democratisation is an issue that has been discussed a lot both within and outside China. The Chinese government has generated its own explanation of a socialist democracy that features with the people’s democracy and the ... -
Self-Interest and Altruism as motivations of regional action? A study of African Regional Organisations and the interventions in Mali and the DRC
(2015-08-04)This thesis examines the military interventions of ECOWAS and SADC in Mali and the Democratic Republic of Congo. These interventions took place within the frame of the high expectations of international and regional peace ... -
Sex trafficking in Romania: the institutionl and legal context. An investigation from the perspective of Romanian anti-human trafficking NGOs
(2015-03-20)The academic field of human trafficking is still in its infancy with many topics that still need to be investigated. This study focuses on sex trafficking and source countries. The reasons for this approach is that ... -
SEXUAL HARASSMENT IN THE WORKPLACE; A CASE OF PUBLIC SECTOR AT ILALA MUNICIPAL COUNCIL, TANZANIA
(2023-06-19)Over the past few years, sexual harassment has received major attention as a social issue. One notable setting where this type of behavior frequently occurs is the workplace, where there are innumerable instances of ... -
Shift in Opinion or Change of Expression Public Reaction on Twitter to Abortion Policy Changes
(2020-09-21)In 2019, nine US states voted on drastic policy changes to restrict access to abortion. Did the American population react to these policy changes, and if so how? Theory suggests that if the public disagrees with the policy ... -
Size and Flow - Does it make a difference? Multinational electricity market integration and price effects at the Nordic electricity market
(2016-09-14)The liberalisation process and the (re)structuring of the electricity markets within Europe has been subject to extensive discussion during the last decade. A key concept in this discussion is the creation of multinational ... -
Skilled, interested, and governmental – the average participant A case study of participation opportunities in the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region
(2012-07-09)Do all actors have equal opportunities to participate in multi-level governance arrangements? As the first EU macro-regional strategy, the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region (EUSBSR) is an interesting and important case ... -
SKIN IN THE GAME - Inter-ethnic cooperation despite political havoc?
(2022-06-30)Kosovo has throughout history been inhabited by several different minorities and its status as a sovereign country is still contested, despite its declaration of independence in 2008. The country has struggled with ... -
SMALL STATES IN A GEOPOLITICAL WORLD A study of the relations between the Baltic states and Russia through an analysis of the countries’ statements in the United Nations the last ten years
(2019-10-29)The Baltic States and Russia share a historical relationship. These countries, sharing borders with one another, have linkages that have found their basis in economic, political and cultural relations in which they have ... -
SMOOTH OPERATORS? - Ambassadors’ Engagement in Pride parades
(2022-01-20)Ambassadors waving rainbow flags participate in Pride parades in many capitals around the world. However, within existing scholarship, ambassadors are dominantly portrayed as facilitative of smooth state relations by ... -
Solving the Rubik's Cube of European Security Strategy - Strategic Culture in the European External Action Service
(2017-11-14)A rapidly changing, increasingly complex and contentious global security environment has led to the European Union re-assessing its role as a strategic actor through the drafting of 2016’s new security strategy: the European ... -
Something Fishy on the High Seas: International Regulation, State Capacity and Common Pool Resources
(2022-06-20)Overfishing is a large-scale collective action problem that poses real threats to the marine ecosystem, livelihoods, food security, and the world’s climate. Thus, understanding fishermen’s compliance with fisheries regulations ... -
Standardizing CSR with current guidelines and standards - The case of business-to-business service enterprises in the EU and Sweden
(2015-12-01)Title: Standardizing CSR with current guidelines and standards - The case of business-to-business service enterprises in the EU and Sweden Author: Dzanina Dzindo Background: Today, companies are engaging more and more ... -
STATE AND CIVIL SOCIETY RELATIONS IN THE CONDITIONS OF MILITARY CRISES: The case of defence volunteer movement in Ukraine
(2016-07-01)ABSTRACT This thesis investigates relations between civil society and state in the conditions of military crises from civil society perspective. On a theoretical level, the thesis aims at determining whether classic ... -
State capacity in dictatorships Investigating variation in income taxation amongst autocracies
(2019-09-16)This thesis investigates whether different types of dictatorships construct their state apparatuses in different ways, resulting in higher or lower levels of state capacity. Arguing that income taxes is the hardest form ... -
STATING THE OBVIOUS? How do International Law theories on State and Belligerency recognition characterise the Islamic State?
(2020-04-30)The Islamic State has been described as one of the worst terrorist organisations in modern times. The United Nations Security Council has also put ISIS on the same terrorist resolution as al-Qaeda. At the same time, the ... -
Staying in the past – The relationship between social Identity and political integration of wellestablished immigrants An interview study about how social identity affects political integration among Turkish immigrants
(2021-07-20)This study aims to provide a deeper knowledge about how we can understand that even wellestablished immigrants fall behind regarding political integration in Sweden. I have examined this topic by concentrating on the theory ... -
STOP IT! YOU’RE SPOILING IT! - The (un)desirable consequences of state aid in face of the 2008 economic crisis
(2018-10-05)During the 2007-2008 global economic crisis it took not long until the crisis swapped over from affecting banks to affect the real economy. Governments saw the need to act in order to strengthen their economies facing ... -
SUPPORT TO GAIN SUPPORTERS - The Cohesion Policy and Public Attitudes towards the European Union
(2022-06-22)In this thesis the aim was to explore the relationship between Cohesion Policy funding and individual EU support. The Cohesion Policy is the EU’s main tool to address regional disparities. It is redistributive and has ...