Essays about: "Political theory"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 2200 essays containing the words Political theory.

  1. 21. The West African Coup Trap : A qualitative case study of military coups d'état in Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso, and Guinea

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för statsvetenskap (ST)

    Author : Joy Hansen; [2024]
    Keywords : Coup d état; Mali; Niger; Burkina Faso; Guinea; External impact; Climate change; Political instability; France; Russia;

    Abstract : Africa is the continent having the most coups d'état. From 2020 to 2022, there were six coups and three coup attempts on the continent. This study aims to investigate the causes of these coups d'état in Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, and Guinea, four former French colonies in West Africa. READ MORE

  3. 22. Democracy and the World System: A case for the use of world systems analysis in democratization research

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Teodor Lundberg; [2024]
    Keywords : Regimes; Democracy; Democratization; Trade; World systems analysis; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : This paper examines the relevance of the world system as a structural condition to be considered in research on regimes and democratization. This is a pilot study in reformulating world systems analysis into the research topic of regimes, their creation and democratization. READ MORE

  4. 23. Tabooing Dirty Hands?

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Henning Bollmark; [2024]
    Keywords : Dirty Hands; torture; crisis; utilitarianism; weak rule utilitarianism; Sartre; moral fictionalism; political theory; unspeakable; taboo; Smutsiga händer; tortyr; kris; utilitarism; svag regelutilitarism; Sartre; moralisk fiktion; politisk teori; onämnbar; tabu;

    Abstract : The normative political theory problem of dirty hands (DH) concerns the troubling possibility that political leaders, from a (mostly) consequentialist perspective, might sometimes be morally required to make exceptions from sensitive rules like prohibitions of extremely harmful practices (e.g. READ MORE

  5. 24. States sentiment towards Artificial Intelligence in international settings

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Viktor Skog; [2024]
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    Abstract : AI is creating a global societal paradigm shift since it is a general purpose technology with seemingly unstoppable potential. Although large economic and societal advantages seem apparent, the technology is also recognised to pose an existential threat to humanity. READ MORE

  6. 25. NATO or Not

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Anton Näslund; [2024]
    Keywords : NATO; Securitization; Multiple Streams Framework; Security; Policy Process; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Using a framework for analyzing security policy consisting of a synthesis of the Multiple Streams Framework by Kingdon (2014) and Securitization theory as described by Balzacq (2010), this study aims to explain the process of Sweden’s national security policy between 2014 and 2022. Such an investigation has relevance particularly for studies of peace, security and policy processes, since it relates to the broader question of what conditions make military alignment possible or impossible. READ MORE