Master theses: Recent submissions
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Political Influence and Anti-Immigrant Attitudes
(2015-12-01)The study explores the mediating effects of political influence in the form of political articulation, e.g. the ‘political message’ on individual-level data measuring the effects of the level of ‘security’ and’ vulnerability’, ... -
Beyond Access to Finance - A Micro- and macro level study of determinants of SME growth
(2015-12-01)The present study analyses the weaknesses and strengths of the “tools” used by governments to promote the Small- and Medium sized enterprise (SME) sectors as much as it aims to assess the policy responses to the evolving ... -
African Leaders and After Office Causes to Corruption
(2015-09-09)The aim of the thesis is to contribute to research about African leadership and causes of corruption and with point of departure in previous research, to add to research about postpolitical prospects affect on leadership. ... -
EFFECTS OF NEGATIVE AND POSITIVE CAMPAIGNING ON SWEDISH VOTERS’. Experimental evidence from a real election campaign context.
(2015-08-12)It is often presumed that negative campaigning has negative effects on the electorate. For example, this campaign strategy is presumed to suppress political participation, decrease trust in politicians and contribute to ... -
Corporate Social Responsibility in the tour operating sector: institutional arrangements and the shaping of agendas.
(2015-08-12)Aim: The aim of this research is to explore how institutional arrangements for socially sustainable tourism influence the shaping of CSR agendas in the tour operating sector. Theory: Neo-institutional theory of organizational ... -
DELIBERATE WINDOW DRESSING: A case study of deliberative democracy enhancement by means of the Open Method of Coordination in the Czech Republic
(2015-08-04)The notion of deliberate democracy in political discourse seems to imply a profound normative message, unconditionally supporting justice and fairness. Similarly, the deliberative democracy theory asserts the power of ... -
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 ... -
QUESTIONING THE POPULIST RADICAL RIGHT PARTY FAMILY - Exclusion based on culture – more than rhetoric?
(2015-07-09)The so called party family of populist radical right parties (PRRPs) have primarily been lumped together based on similarities in ideology (nativism) and immigration policy. While PRRPs’ immigration policy has attracted ... -
PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS IMPACT ON EMPOWERMENT - A Minor Field Study of How Public-Private Partnerships in Development Can Facilitate Empowerment of Poor People by Interviewing Coffee Farmers in Tanzania
(2015-06-23)Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) and Empowerment are two approaches that are becoming more important and acknowledged in development efforts. Despite the recognition of these approaches, there is not much literature on ... -
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 ... -
Connecting the disconnected. A field study about urban sanitation in Medellín, Colombia
(2015-02-20)Despite remarkable progress in Medellín, Colombia, many people do still not have access to improved sanitation. This master thesis explores why Medellín has been successful but also why the city is still failing, by examining ... -
Hungering for Governance. The Role of Quality of Government in Access to Food.
(2015-01-27)Over the last years, political science scholars have increasingly questioned the role of democracy in producing human welfare and public goods provision, as many democracies tend to fail in these aspects. In attempts to ... -
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 ... -
The Canary in the Coal Mine Governance and Security Discourses in the EU’s Arctic Policy
(2014-12-18)The Arctic Ocean is experiencing an un-preceded melting caused by climate change, affecting the socio-economic, geopolitical, and environmental context in the Arctic region. The ongoing developments in the Arctic have ... -
A Political Bellwether? The European Commission’s Interaction with the Court of Justice of the European Union under the Preliminary Ruling Procedure
(2014-12-17)Recent quantitative research has shown a sizable impact of the European Commission’s written observations on the preliminary rulings of the Court of Justice of the European Union. In explaining the high success rate of ... -
Competing or complementing? An empirical pilot study of Swedish MEPs’ and MPs’ perceptions of Nordic and European security collaborations
(2014-12-17)Previous research has shown that a possible tension can be viewed to exist between the two parallel Nordic and European security structures which have come into place on the European arena since the end of the Cold War. ... -
Perceptions of Healthcare and Trust
(2014-12-16)This thesis is about the perception of healthcare with a focus on the role of trust. One of the purposes is to bring a better understanding on how some factors influence the way people in Europe perceive their healthcare. The ... -
Like a Bridge over Troubled Water: Gender Quotas and Women’s Representation
(2014-12-10)The development of women’s representation the last two decades has put pressure on research explaining the causes underlying high levels. Dahlerup and Freidenvall (2005) argue that high levels of women’s representation ... -
Ethnic - Civic Distinction: Does It Distinguish Radical Right Party Family? The Cases of Sweden and Turkey.
(2014-11-21)What we have seen in today’s political conjuncture in Europe is that radical right parties are applying to a civic discourse more and more everyday. The more they seem civic, the more they get legitimized in the sight of ... -
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 ...