Master theses: Recent submissions
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THE EU IN MOROCCO: GRASSROOTS REFLECTIONS ON DEMOCRACY AND DEVELOPMENT AID
(2025-10-10)This thesis investigates how Moroccan citizens perceive the European Union’s (EU) efforts to promote democracy and provide development aid in Morocco. While existing literature often emphasizes elite-level cooperation ... -
STRONGER TOGETHER… IN AN EVER CLOSER UNION?
(2025-10-10)Following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in early 2022, the European Union (EU) is experiencing one of its most serious security and geopolitical challenges since the end of the Cold War. As the EU was founded ... -
SKILLS IN TRANSITION
(2025-10-10)Europe faces considerable challenges in obtaining a labour force with an educational profile that meets the demands, where scholars argue that the world is currently experiencing a fourth industrial revolution, characterised ... -
ADAPTING EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND CARE IN THE WELFARE STATE LANDSCAPE
(2025-10-10)This thesis aims to investigate the adaptation of early childhood education and care (ECEC) services in Italy and Sweden in response to the European Child Guarantee (ECG), illustrating how EU social policies are interpreted ... -
External Incentives, Internal Change?
(2025-10-10)This thesis examines the European Union’s democracy promotion by investigating the potential of its instrument Generalized Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP+) to promote liberal democratization in developing countries. The ... -
FROM GOVERNANCE TO GROWTH How institutional quality and EU funding shape regional innovation across Europe
(2025-10-10)Institutions have often been ignored in economic development research as a driving force for innovation. Nonetheless, high-quality institutions are described as playing a vital role in innovative activities. Within Europe, ... -
EU MEMBER STATE IMPORTS IN UNCERTAIN TIMES
(2025-10-10)This thesis analyses import reallocations and diversifications across the member states (MS) of the EU, against the background of recent increases in economic and geopolitical uncertainty, for potential patterns or ... -
SOLAR PHOTOVOLTIAC EXPANSION AND EMPLOYMENT IN GERMANY
(2025-10-10)This thesis investigates the relationship between solar PV expansion and employment in the NACE Rev. 2 sectors F42 (civil engineering) and F43 (specialized construction activities) in the NUTS-2 regions of Germany. For ... -
THE SWEDISH RIKSDAG AND THE EARLY WARNING SYSTEM
(2025-10-10)This thesis examines whether the Swedish Riksdag functions as a Policy Shaper, an actor able to influence legislation, or a Marginal Player, with no influence, within the European Union’s Early Warning System (EWS). These ... -
News exposure as accelerating factor in populism’s rise - The role of mobile app notifications, negativity bias and information saturation in the growing support for illiberal politics
(2025-10-08)This thesis explores the relationship between digital communication technologies, psychological effects and political behaviours – particularly focusing on how news delivered through mobile app notifications may influence ... -
MANDATE ADJUSTMENT AND THE PROTECTION OF CIVILIANS - An Analysis of UN Peacekeeping Operations in Eastern DRC
(2025-10-08)Civilians are frequently victims of targeted violence during civil wars. As a response, the UNSC at times adapts the mandate of a UNPKO to explicitly include the protection of civilians. Despite this, it remains uncertain ... -
PROCEDURAL JUSTICE IN PRACTICE - Perceived Fairness and Its Implications on Legal Legitimacy, Compliance, Belonging and Well-Being within the Swedish Asylum System.
(2025-10-08)Fair and transparent asylum procedures are fundamental to ensure justice, legitimacy and trust in migration governance. While there is considerable research on migration policies, institutional trust, credibility assessment ... -
The Impact of Regional Challenges on Qatar’s Response in Foreign Policy from 1995 to 2024
(2025-09-09)This study explores the impact of MENA regional challenges (the Arab Spring, regime changes, failed states and civil war, and regional crises and conflicts) on Qatar’s foreign policy (QFP) (actions, policies/discourse, and ... -
POLITICAL TRUST IN THE EU DURING THE EUROZONE DEBT CRISIS A quantitative study on the role of benchmarks in citizens' evaluations of institutional performance
(2025-08-05)During the Eurozone debt crisis the European Union (EU) responded with policy measures contrary to public preferences, which contributed to an erosion of trust. Thus, threatening the stability, effectiveness, and democratic ... -
STUCK IN DEAD-END JOBS? A comparative study of female migrants’ labour market integration in the Nordic and Central/Western labour market regime.
(2025-08-05)This thesis studies the labour market integration of female migrants by comparing them to native-born females across two different labour market regime types. Specifically, it investigates how institutional mechanisms ... -
IS THE GRASS ALWAYS GREENER? THE POLISH FARMERS’ FIGHT BETWEEN POLITICS AND SUSTAINABILITY IN CAP A Case Study Linking European Partisanship and CAP Eco-scheme Subsidy Uptake
(2025-08-05)This thesis investigates whether political partisanship toward the European Union influences Polish farmers’ uptake of CAP eco-schemes and green payments. Is it due to the distrust after 2014-2020 green payments? While ... -
European Influence on Corruption in the DRC Mining Industry: A Comparative Assessment of the Impact of the EU Conflict Minerals Regulation and the Dodd-Frank Act’s Section 1502
(2025-08-05)Corruption within the mining sector of the Democratic Republic of Congo is among the principal mineral supply chain issues. It is against this backdrop that this thesis analyzes the effectiveness of two primary legislative ... -
SOME THINGS NEVER CHANGE? Examining the Effects of Government Participation on the Radical Right’s Anti-Immigrant Discourse
(2025-08-05)This thesis examines the effects of government participation on the anti-immigrant discourse of Western European radical right parties (RRPs). As it stands, most of the current literature has exclusively focused on RRP ... -
THE PERSUASIVE POWER OF GREEN: A 2x2 Experimental Study on Colour and Persuasion Knowledge in Environmental Policy Communication
(2025-07-18)This study investigates the persuasion effect of colour, specifically green, on environmental policy advocacy in political communication. Although business research has shown that colour can influence consumer behaviour ... -
UNDERSTANDING ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP THROUGH GOVERNANCE AND PSYCHOLOGY A Study of the 48 Cantones of Totonicapán and Its Social Foundations
(2025-07-18)This study1 explores how the psychological drivers of trust, social norms and collective identity support governance mechanisms in the Indigenous communal system of 48 Cantones of Totonicapán, Guatemala. Drawing on ...