Essays about: "global democracy"

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1. 6. The Dynamics of the NATO expansion to the Baltic states : A study about NATO with a focus on the United States from a Realism perspective

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för statsvetenskap (ST)

   Author : Pontus Jaktlund Gunnarsson; [2023]
   Keywords : United States; Russia; Realism; NATO; International Relations; Foreign Policy; Baltic States; Qualitative Text Analysis;

   Abstract : During the Cold War, NATO had proved itself successful in protecting the West. Therefore, NATO was seen as an organization that had the potential of maintaining security, democracy and peace. It has been repeatedly suggested that the US promised Russia no more NATO expansion. A promise which was broken in the 90s. READ MORE

3. 7. Transnational Democracy in Europe : A Case Study on the pan-European Party Volt Europa

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Statsvetenskap

   Author : Malte Much; [2023]
   Keywords : Cosmopolitanism; Discourse Theory; European Integration; European Public Sphere; Habermas; Volt Europa;

   Abstract : In a setting of rising global challenges, transnational issues, and a deadlocked debate on European integration in the aftermath of the British Brexit referendum, this thesis presents the pan-European political movement and party as a novel approach of a cosmopolitan European generation taking their fate in their own hands. Consequently, the study investigates the characteristics of the ideological foundations of the emergence, vision, and strategy of the pan-European political movement Volt Europa. READ MORE

4. 8. Exploring Swedish Values : A Comparative Study of Perspectives among International and Swedish Students in Sweden

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

   Author : Elise Johansson; [2023]
   Keywords : Swedish values; nation branding; public diplomacy; soft power; intercultural communication; Swedish Institute; Svenska värderingar; nation branding; offentlig diplomati; mjuk makt; interkulturell kommunikation; Svenska institutet;

   Abstract : This thesis examines Swedish values from the perspectives of international and Swedish students residing in Sweden, with the collaboration of the Swedish Institute—a public agency focused on enhancing Sweden’s global image and attractiveness to researchers, students, and talents. The research explores the field of nation branding, public diplomacy, and soft power. READ MORE

5. 9. Neoliberalism And The Swedish Model : A Critical Discourse Analysis of Crises facing the Swedish Rental Housing Market

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för geografi

   Author : Carolina Sandström; [2023]
   Keywords : ”Swedish rental housing market”; ”rent increase”; ”neoliberalism”; Critical Discourse Analysis”; ”collective negotiation system”; ”rental housing”;

   Abstract : This study utilises Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) to examine media discourses on rent increases in the Swedish rental housing market and their reflection of crises within neoliberal regimes. Proceeding from newspaper articles from Dagens Nyheter, the largest newspaper in Sweden, two separate time periods are analysed, with one functioning as a control group. READ MORE

6. 10. Managing trees and power relations : analysing power in two tree restoration projects in central Tanzania

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

   Author : Linus Linse; [2023]
   Keywords : nature restoration; power relations; carbon forestry;

   Abstract : Nature restoration and carbon forestry projects in the Global South are considered central tools for climate change mitigation and adaptation. Proponents claim that projects have the potential to deliver win-win solutions, supporting poverty alleviation and local empowerment in addition to environmental benefits and carbon sequestration. READ MORE