Browsing Master theses by Title
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WATER AS A CURSE? A quantitative examination of the link between water resources and interstate conflict
(2016-09-16)The phenomenon of the resource curse links the abundance of natural resources to higher levels of conflict occurrence. Until now, most literature merely focuses on non-renewable resources such as diamonds or gold. This ... -
We Love the ‘Nordic Way of Life’ A study on How International Students’ Perception of Europe and the Nordic Countries Influenced their Study Abroad Decision
(2014-12-18)This study combines theories about how international students evaluate different study abroad destinations with research regarding the Nordic Model, sometimes also referred to as the Nordic brand, and Brand Europe. The aim ... -
"We need both" - Identifying the different stages of norm promotion. The European Union as a promoter of values:the case of the Eastern Partnership.
(2010-08-04)The question of why agents adopt new norms have been adressed by a number of scholars, pointing at the importance of incentives as well as identification. Yet, less attention has been directed towards how norm promoters ... -
"We will break the vicious circle" - A study on Swedish prison officers' views on violent extremists and radicalised persons
(2018-02-05)The aim with this study is to find out how prison officers in Gothenburg are identifying violent extremism and radicalisation. The method used to find information regarding this was interviews performed with thirteen prison ... -
What about the Roma? - Analysis of EU's current policy regarding the situation of Roma in Europe
(2014-03-13)In Europe, Roma are marginalized, treated unequally, live in poverty and face exclusion on daily basis. Apart from the EU falling short in Roma integration, Roma continue to be subject of misconceptions and unfitting ideas ... -
What can cooperation in the Black Sea Region teach us about Securitization Theory
(2019-09-26)As a relatively new theoretical framework, Securitization Theory has been criticized for its descriptive, rather than explanatory, nature, lack of unified methodology and its limited transferability. By using the Black Sea ... -
What Can EU Learn from Canada in Corporate Income Taxation?
(2012-04-25)This paper studies the race to the bottom in corporate income tax rates that has been argued to happen in federal or semi-federal structures and in particular in Canada and the EU, where the highest corporate tax rates ... -
WHAT CREATES TRUST FOR AN AUTHORITY. A qualitative comparative case study between authorities in Sweden
(2017-11-30)The focus of this thesis is how authorities communicate their mission in order to create trust and legitimacy among the citizens. The authorities that have been studied for this reason is the Swedish National Tax Board, ... -
WHAT DRIVES ETHNIC PARTY MOBILISATION? Empirical Evidence from the Sorbs and Danish Minority in Germany
(2022-09-20)The victory of the Südschleswigsche Wählerband (SSW) in the 2021 federal elections in Germany highlighted a striking gap in German politics – while some recognized national minorities are represented by an ethnic party in ... -
What explains success and failure in Community Based Natural Resource Management? A comparison of Botswana and Zambia
(2016-07-01)This study was set out to understand why some African countries succeed in implementing co-management programmes in natural resource management while others fail to do so. This relevant problem is at the center of this ... -
What is the EU? The European Union’s foreign policy discourse
(2012-07-09)The aim of this thesis is to determine how the EU´s power projections are constructed in a depiction of its foreign policy actions in 2001 and 2011. Can the European Union be described as a normative or smart power? How ... -
WHAT QUALITIES OF PUBLIC ORGANIZATIONS MATTER MOST FOR GENERALIZED TRUST? – AN EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS
(2019-09-16)This study identifies a research gap in the literature surrounding the quality of public organizations and generalized trust. It finds that the existing literature focuses heavily on the importance of corruption in this ... -
“WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT IT, IT’S NOT TOTALLY CLEAR WHAT’S OKAY AND WHAT’S NOT”: An interview study of how young people reason about smartphone surveillance in romantic relationships
(2021-07-20)Snooping attacks, unauthorized access, and GPS-tracking: In the past years, a new kind of interpersonal surveillance has earned attention within the field of men’s violence against women and cyberspace security - Smartphone ... -
WHO IS THE GREEN LEADER IN SOLAR ENERGY MATTERS? A theorization of political leadership in domestic solar energy development in the cases of the EU, the USA and the People's Republic of China
(2016-07-05)The objective of this exploratory study is to develop a theorization of how political leadership could have an impact on domestic solar energy development. Theorization means in this case the identification of empirical ... -
Why Is European Union Defence Integration Difficult To Achieve?
(2018-06-29)This thesis utilises the inter-governmentalism theory and the content analysis method to critically analyse the reasons why defence integration is difficult in the EU. The main primary empirical source for this thesis is ... -
Why the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (2004-2021) Collapsed? The Path to Peace after the Rise of the Taliban 2.0
(2023-06-20)With the fall of Kabul on 15 August 2021, Afghanistan has been back to where it was in 2001, a closed autocracy ruled by the Taliban. However, it was required to search out why the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan 2004-2021 ... -
WOMEN & DEMOCRACY IN THE ARAB WORLD A Field Study on Women’s Political Participation in Post-revolution Egypt
(2019-09-16)Among the countries involved in the 2011 Arab revolution, Egypt and Tunisia are considered to have developed the most. However, Tunisia is the only country recognised as having undergone a successful democratic transition, ... -
WOMEN AS ACTORS? An analysis of the focus on women´s representation within Swedish development cooperation
(2016-09-16)Gender inequality is still a wide spread problem in the world today. One way of working for gender equality is via development cooperation. Nowadays gender equality advocacy is an accepted and important part of development ...