Essays about: "Coalitions"
Showing result 16 - 20 of 73 essays containing the word Coalitions.
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16. Post Brexit EU Negotiations : Coalitions as a Strategy
University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)Abstract : In recent times we have seen coalitions of fiscally conservative member states who have sought to block further financial integration. Despite their small size, these states have come together and taken on the rest of the European Union with much success. READ MORE
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17. Mining for the low-carbon transition : Conflicting discourses of sacrifice zones and win-win narratives
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : To support the transition towards a low-carbon economy, mining companies, international financial institutions and governments are preparing to drastically scale up mineral extraction of energy transition minerals such as cobalt and lithium. Mineral extraction, however, has far-reaching impacts on the biophysical environment and mining-affected communities that may become more severe under a changing climate. READ MORE
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18. Indigenous Interests in Interantional Trade Goverance : A case study of the APIB and the EU-Mercosur Trade Agreement
University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)Abstract : This thesis addresses indigenous groups agency in trade governance to enhance their ability to affect international decision-making that benefits their capability to sustainable development. It conducts a case study of Articulation of Indigenous People Brazil (APIB) in the EU-Mercosur Agreement and utilizes Eimers (2020) theory of subaltern social movement theory to establish: what strategies the APIB have used in the decision-making processes of the “Mercosur Agreement? This theory allows consideration of indigenous agency and the effect of post-colonial structures on their capability to keep control over their realties. READ MORE
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19. The implications of a government shift on labor market outcomes : Measuring the causal effect of government control on unemployment rates in Swedish municipalities
University essay from Umeå universitet/NationalekonomiAbstract : The purpose of this paper is to research if there is a causal effect on labor market outcomes in Swedish municipalities, depending on if there is a left-wing or right-wing rule. By grouping Swedish political parties into two coalitions, left-wing and right-wing, a sharp regression discontinuity design can be applied, where a seat majority in the municipal council shifts discontinuously at 50% of the voter share. READ MORE
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20. The Pursuit of environmentally-friendly transportation: The role of two advocacy coalitions in developing emission standards for heavy-duty vehicles in the EU
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : In recent years, the environment has become a central theme in the EU. Policies for protecting the environment have been adopted, while, at the same time, the EU has developed into a multi-layered political system subject to lobbying and maintaining of interests in the policy-making process. READ MORE
