Essays about: "EU elite"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 28 essays containing the words EU elite.
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1. From Mandate to Influence: The Role of the EEAS in Shaping EU Foreign Policy
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : The Lisbon Treaty reformed the institutional design of the EU's foreign policy, expanding the mandate of the HR/VP and establishing a new foreign service to assist the HR/VP, the European External Action Service (EEAS). Concerns by other EU actors to delegate too much power and independence resulted in the EEAS being characterized by multiple control mechanisms and vaguely formulated tasks. READ MORE
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2. The Effect of Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine on the Political Imaginary of European Right-Wing Populist Parties
University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : The polarizing effect on the relationship between the West and Russia poses poses challenges to the otherwise close ties between right-wing populist parties and Russia. The thesis utilizes political imaginary in conjunction with political narratives to understand the impact of Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022 on the political imaginaries of the Sweden Democrats, the National Rally, and the Freedom Party The study specifically explores how these parties perceive Russia as their leader, their opposition to the European Union (EU), and thus also the underlying tension between populism and liberal democracy. READ MORE
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3. A glimpse from inside the "EU bubble": A qualitative interview study of European youth doing traineeships at the EU institutions
University essay from Lunds universitet/EuropastudierAbstract : European citizens demand more bottom-up debates in opposition to the existing elite-driven voices heard within European policymaking. The youth is one of the groups which demands more participation and involvement, and the EU is partly involving young people by having trainees at the EU institutions. READ MORE
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4. Divisive Politics for Erratic Policy: The effects of party polarization on government response to Covid-19 in EU countries
University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : Party polarization research at the academic level has been limited so far compared to media coverage. Nonetheless, there is increasing academic attention on the effects of polarization on policy intensity. This study aims to analyse the impact party polarization has on the government response carried out in the EU countries during Covid-19. READ MORE
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5. Space to Break the Ice…?: How the Sámi Assess the EU’s Addressal of Indigenous Rights and Needs in the EU’s Development of Arctic Space Infrastructures
University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : This thesis focuses upon generating a Sámi assessment of the EU’s addressal of the rights and needs of indigenous peoples in the EU’s extensive development of space infrastructures in the Arctic. The central puzzle derives from the EU’s oft-presented claim that indigenous peoples will be engaged with, included in, and will benefit from said space development activities; previous literature exploring the EU as an indigenous rights actor, however, has established an exceptionally critical rhetoric surrounding the EU in this regard. READ MORE
