Essays about: "welfare states"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 176 essays containing the words welfare states.

  1. 1. SELF-INTEREST OR SOLIDARITY? An examination of rising income inequality’s effect on attitudes toward welfare spending among high- income earners in Sweden

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Erik Berg Svedberg; [2023-06-29]
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    Abstract : With rising inequality all over the world and simultaneous concern about the economic viability of the welfare state model, research has paid increasing attention to how economic inequality affects public opinion towards welfare policy in developed welfare states. Where earlier results and cross-country comparisons have given contradictory results of this relationship, this paper looks at how attitudes toward welfare spending generosity among income groups in Sweden have developed since 1996 in the context of rising income inequality. READ MORE

  3. 2. The Politics of Inclusion and Exclusion - A Critical Discourse Analysis of the Construction of the German National Identity in the Right-Wing Political Discourse on Refugees, Migrants, and Foreigners

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Hannah Shaw; [2023]
    Keywords : Germany; National Identity; Othering; Political Discourse; Refugees; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis explores how the German right-wing political party AfD constructs a national identity in their political discourse around refugees, migrants, and foreigners. The rise of refugees and migrants worldwide has led to a renewed focus on the concepts of nation-states and national identity in defining who does and does not belong. READ MORE

  4. 3. The Controversial Interface between Competition and Data Protection Law - An Analysis of Privacy Concerns in the context of Merger Control

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för handelsrätt

    Author : Cristina Timofti; [2023]
    Keywords : Competition Law; GDPR; Personal Data; Privacy; Data Protection Law; Digital Markets Act; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : In the digital market, data has become an invaluable asset that businesses strive to achieve. Since most of the data acquired is personal data, current legal and academic debates have begun to investigate whether and how privacy is addressed within the context of merger control. READ MORE

  5. 4. What Difference Does It Make? : Comparative Panel Data Analysis of the Relationship Between CSR Initiatives and Board Composition in Sweden and the United States

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Handelshögskolan vid Umeå universitet (USBE); Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Kristina Björling; Viktor Hansson; [2023]
    Keywords : CSR; ESG; Corporate Governance; Gender Diversity; Board Independence; CEO Duality; Inclusion; Board Compositions; Agency Theory; Resource Dependence Theory; Critical Mass Theory; Hofstede’s National Cultural Theory.;

    Abstract : More companies have responded to the call for action, increasing their attention to the 17 Sustainable Development Goals. Corporate governance structures have proven to have an effect on how well companies are able to facilitate a sustainable trajectory, all influenced by values and norms. READ MORE

  6. 5. Utvecklingen av djurskyddslagstiftning för transport av djur : skillnader mellan länder och år i 13 medlemsstater i EU mellan 1991 och 2020

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and Health

    Author : Nora Morell; [2023]
    Keywords : djurskyddslagstiftning; lagstiftning; förändring; djurvälfärd; produktionsdjur;

    Abstract : Varje år transporteras ungefär 4 miljoner kor, 28 miljoner grisar, 4 miljoner får, 243 miljoner fjäderfä och 150 tusen hästar i över 8 timmar inom EU. Lagstiftningen som reglerar transporten av dessa djur har stor betydelse för dessa djurs välfärd. READ MORE