Essays about: "Classical realism"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 15 essays containing the words Classical realism.
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1. Comrades Aligned - A Framework of Alignment Towards Unravelling Modern Chinese-Russian Strategic Cooperation
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informatik och media; Uppsala universitet/Institutet för Rysslands- och EurasienstudierAbstract : Since the end of the Cold War, modern Russian and Chinese relations have been characterized by strategic defense, economic, and diplomatic cooperation. This strategic cooperation has become increasingly coordinated, with the motives behind Russo-Sino cooperation increasingly becoming the focus of academic debate. READ MORE
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2. Underdevelopment : A case-study of Nigeria
University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)Abstract : Underdevelopment has plagued Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), since independence the post-colonial African states have experienced extreme poverty, unemployment, and other economic ailments that have persisted in the region. The aim of this thesis is to critique the null hypothesis of dependency theorists that it is structural factors that cause underdevelopment instead this study proposes an alternative hypothesis through Neo-Classical Realism to explain that it is in fact state-level actors and domestic issues that are the true culprit of causing the dependent variable. READ MORE
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3. ASEAN Policy towards the South China Sea : A Neoclassical Realism and Two-Level Games Analysis
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för statsvetenskap (ST)Abstract : Considering the South China Sea dispute as a flashpoint of regional stability and power balance within the Southeast Asian region, the first failure in ASEAN history to reach a consensus in 2012 and the deadlock in 2016 on this issue brought up uncertainty towards the ability of ASEAN member states to reach a consensus on the South China Sea issue. This thesis seeks to analyze this issue based on neo-classical realism and the two-level games theory to what extent, if any, do the ASEAN member states’ domestic factors and external relations influence their decision towards the South China Sea dispute. READ MORE
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4. Patterns of Russian aggression : Analysing Russia’s Motives for Military Aggression Against Neighbouring States from 1700 until Today
University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)Abstract : The ongoing war in Ukraine has raised a discussion of Russia’s motives. In this research, the Ukraine conflict is part of six analysed conflicts, started by Russia directly or indirectly using military aggression toward its neighbouring states. READ MORE
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5. A FEMINIST MILITARY? THE SWEDISH CASE An ideational analysis of the perceptions of security that have shaped the role of the Swedish Armed Forces and their current and future military strategic guidance and defence
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : This thesis aims to contribute knowledge to the current and contemporary debate on the concept of security in relation to feminism, by seeking which ideas that have shaped the role of the Swedish Armed Forces (SAF) and their current and future military strategic guidance and defence. Based on the theoretical framework of Feminist Security Theory and Classical Realism in International Relations, this case study seeks to identify these ideas in the SAF’s strategic documents and interviews with SAF Officials. READ MORE
