Essays about: "EU-accession"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 52 essays containing the word EU-accession.

  1. 21. Social Banditry, Myth and Historical Reality : Conceptualising Contemporary Albanian Organised Crime Against the Hajduks

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Europastudier

    Author : Oskar Gustafson; [2017]
    Keywords : European Studies; Albania; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis will investigate how Erik Hobsbawm’s theory of ‘social banditry’ can be applied to a contemporary setting to explain the strength and workings of ethnic Albanian organised crime groups. The paper will delve into a pre-existing debate surrounding the effectiveness of this theoretical lens as a method to account for the global phenomenon of banditry (particularly in the feudalist age). READ MORE

  3. 22. ECHOES OF EUROPEANISATION OF SPATIAL PLANNING IN EU CANDIDATE COUNTRIES : THE CASES OF SERBIA AND BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för fysisk planering

    Author : Marjan Marjanovic; [2017]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Although not an exclusive EU competence, spatial planning in European countries has been influenced by a variety of Union policies and initiatives. This phenomena, labeled as ‘Europeanisation’, is understood as a multi-faceted process of institutionalization of both formal (rules, standards) and informal (norms, concepts, ideas) Community provisions into national planning cultures. READ MORE

  4. 23. Russia’s Economic Influence and its Effect on the Quality of Governance in CEE since 1996 – An Analysis

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Annika Luginsland; [2017]
    Keywords : Quality of Governance; Power and Economic Interdependence; Energy; Russia; Central and Eastern Europe; General Works;

    Abstract : The recent geopolitical tensions between Russia and the West and the deconsolidation processes in Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries have recently sparked a debate on Russia’s foreign policy strategy. This thesis analyzes whether an increase in Russian economic activity in CEE is associated with a decline in the quality of governance in the region. READ MORE

  5. 24. The Autonomy and Specific Characteristics of EU law – An obstacle to the EU’s accession to the ECHR?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Karin Sundin; [2016]
    Keywords : Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Since the Lisbon Treaty’s entering into force in 2009 it is stated in Article 6(2) TEU that the EU shall accede to the European Convention for the Protection of Fundamental Rights (ECHR). In the second sentence of the same article it is provided that “such accession shall not affect the Union’s competences as defined in the Treaties”. READ MORE

  6. 25. Childlessness and the Hajnal line: A real division or based on other contextual and individual factors? : A quantitative study

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

    Author : Maria Mazanova; [2016]
    Keywords : Childlessness; voluntary and involuntary childlessness; Hajnal line; EU-accession; second demographic transition; traditional values; Eastern and Western Europe;

    Abstract : This thesis examines the phenomenon of childlessness and its manifestation across Europe in association with ideas of Hajnal's west and east division of Europe. I explore whether other potentially correlated factors explain this division. READ MORE