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1. The Sámi – Confronted with Climate Injustices : Exposing inconsistencies within global climate mitigation measures
University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)Abstract : This study examines the cultural practices of the Sámi people and how they are affected by climate (in)justice within the European Union (EU). The establishment of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) has led many global actors such as the EU to commit and implement sustainable mitigation strategies. READ MORE
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2. "The Whitewashing of Europe" : A Comparative Analysis of Migration Policytowards the Middle East and Ukraine, as a Reflection of European Identity Politics
University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)Abstract : In 2015, the high influx of refugees dispersing throughout Europe was represented as a crisis tocooperation and European security. In contrast, the response to the Russian invasion of Ukrainein February 2022, saw the EU institute the Temporary Protection Order to bypass standardmigration procedures to allow Ukrainian refugees safe access and asylum. READ MORE
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3. Discussing International Climate Regulations in a Post-colonial World : A Content Analysis on EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM).
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för ekonomisk historia och internationella relationerAbstract : In a contemporary with intense concerns towards global warming, this thesis has investigated the matter of how trade regulation policies, responding to climate change, are rhetorically motivated and discussed within international forums. Particularly by looking at the European Union’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism and by critically dissecting how the EU has been navigating its conflicting position; on one hand, as the self-appointed leader of progressive climate actions, on the other hand, as the guardian of the common economic interests of the Union – and on a third stand, as a prominent member of the World Trade Organization, with binding obligations to not violate its rules. READ MORE
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4. From Development Cooperation to Partnership of Equals : How does the EU construct Africa as an equal partner?
University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)Abstract : The European Union and Africa have sought to establish tight economic and political relations after the era of colonialism. However, European colonialism in the African continent has left behind colonial legacies that are still present in the postcolonial world. READ MORE
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5. Trade Gone Bananas: A Study of Political Control over Trade
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : Trade patterns and trade partners occur in ever-changing constellations. Allies becomes rivals and vice versa. This thesis examines what factors creates trade and with the example of the Banana wars, tests if the European Union’s trade relation with its former colonies is driven by something other than neoclassical trade theory. READ MORE
