Master theses: Recent submissions
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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 ... -
FIT & FAIR FOR 55? - A frame analysis of fairness arguments on the EU’s 2021 emission reduction proposals within the Council of the European Union
(2022-06-27)Fairness, usually not a common consideration in international bargaining, features prominently in global climate negotiations. Also within the European Union, typically (self-)portrayed as a unified climate actor, ... -
THE EUROPEAN EXTERNAL ACTION SERVICE AND GENDER PROMOTION - A comparative text analysis of how the EEAS adapts its gender promotion messages to audiences in the west and east
(2022-06-27)A qualitative text analysis on how the European External Action Service, EEAS, promotes gender. It examines how the former High Representative Federica Mogherini adjust her language towards a “western” and “eastern” ... -
EUROPEAN OFFICIAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE – EFFECTIVE OR NOT? - Human development outcomes in Sub-Saharan Africa with women’s empowerment as a conditioning effect
(2022-06-27)Aid effectiveness is one of the keys to achieving development and approaching sustainable development goals. Considering the limited field of research on the overall development outcomes of aid, this study examines the ... -
VECTORS FOR CHANGE? - The role of civil society in curbing corruption in a post-socialist and post-conflict setting –The case of Kosovo
(2022-06-27)This thesis analyses the role of civil society in attempting to curb corruption in a post-socialist and post-conflict setting. The aforementioned settings have previously been studied separately, leaving out the context ... -
AN ANALYSIS OF THE EARLY MAY FOURTH INTELLECTUALS’ INTERPRETATION OF ‟UNIVERSAL VALUES” - A Europe-China Cultural Encounter Perspective
(2022-06-23)There is an increased tension between China and the European Union (EU) over ‟universal values” of democracy, human rights, and the rule of law. This is a question about ethical universalism and cultural relativism, a ... -
Is the EU barking up the wrong tree? - A study on Swedish stakeholders' perspectives on the means and conditions for establishing a more coordinated European agenda on forests
(2022-06-23)Forests are becoming an increasingly important tool for the EU in its fight against climate change following the introduction of the Union’s Green Deal and the recent Forest Strategy for 2030. However, since forest policy ... -
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 ... -
TRANSLATION OF THE EU’S COHESION POLICY INTO REGIONAL PRACTICE - An interview study of the regional management of the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) in West Sweden
(2022-06-23)This thesis aims to analyse how different subnational actors interact in and influence the regional management of the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+), and what challenges there are in effectively implementing the ESF+ ... -
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 ... -
CUSTOMISING EU ENERGY EFFICIENCY POLICY - The national strategy behind implementing Article 7 of the EU Energy Efficiency Directive 2012: a case study of Sweden
(2022-06-22)This Master Thesis examines the topic of Member States (MS) implementation of EU policy, with the two-folded aim of studying how and why MS customise EU policy in the manner that is proceeded with. The strategy behind ... -
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 ... -
EU’s Action Plan for a Circular Economy in Practice - Stakeholders response to adopting circular economy initiative for electric vehicles batteries in Sweden
(2022-06-20)Despite EU and national climate goals, transportation-related emissions are on the rise, accounting for almost a quarter of EU GHG emissions. Policymakers, particularly in the European Union, are beginning to question ... -
Gender, Diplomacy and Symbolic Representation
(2022-06-20)For many diplomats, an appointment as ambassador is the highlight of a career, yet women are underrepresented in these career-making appointments. In addition, most existing research on contemporary diplomacy often lacks ... -
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 ... -
Political Trust and Covid- 19 Vaccine Hesitancy
(2022-06-20)As vaccines against Covid-19 are being distributed globally the goal is to limit the impact of the disease by achieving herd immunity, and to accomplish this most people need to get vaccinated. Vaccine hesitancy is a ... -
Corruption and the satisfaction with democracy
(2022-06-20)Recent years have shown not only a global decline in democracy, but also that citizens increasingly express dissatisfaction with democracy. Previous research has shown that corruption fosters dissatisfaction with democracy. ... -
AID AS AN EMIGRATION MITIGATION STRATEGY? An analysis of official developmental assistance’s impact on the emigration rates of aid receiving countries
(2022-06-17)In the face of increasing pressure to slow immigration, policymakers in the United States and Europe have increasingly turned to the use of official developmental assistance (ODA) in an attempt to mitigate emigration from ... -
IS THE MEDIA DIVIDING US? A Panel Data Analysis on the Relationship Between Media Fragmentation and Mass Polarization in 71 Democracies (2000-2018)
(2022-06-17)Mass polarization as a phenomenon that divides the electorate on political and societal issues is on the rise globally, and its negative consequences for the well-being of a polity are well documented. Literature on the ... -
HOW DEMOCRACY BACKSLIDES. Tracing the Pathway in Turkey
(2022-06-17)Democratic backsliding is a gradual process that negatively affects the countries in terms of democracy. The different levels of democracies can face a number of challenges as a result of democratic backsliding and this ...