Essays about: "European Union politics"

Showing result 41 - 45 of 148 essays containing the words European Union politics.

  1. 41. The Healthcare Factory: Healthcare in the European and Swedish political economies between 1973-2020

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Emil Fridolfsson; [2020]
    Keywords : Critical political economy; healthcare; European Union; Sweden; New Public Management; Critical Discourse Analysis; healthcare choice; Fordism; post- Fordism; sjukvård; hälso- och sjukvård; LOV; lagen om valfrihetssystem; vårdval; Europeiska Unionen; inre marknaden; integration; HSL; vårdgaranti; Region Skåne; ERT; European round-table of industrialists; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Healthcare might seem like it is a purely medical issue. Nothing could be further from the truth. Both politics, law and the economy are all closely tied to healthcare. In this thesis I analyze the sensitive topic of healthcare through a critical understanding of the European and Swedish political economies from the 1970s until today. READ MORE

  3. 42. Political Knowledge of The European Union among Finnish Citizens and Its Effects to Political Participation

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Rosa Pakarinen; [2020]
    Keywords : Political Participation; Political Knowledge; European Union; Finland; Democracy;

    Abstract : The discussion about what kind of standards are required from democratic citizens dates back to Ancient Greece, Aristotle, and Plato. Democracies require democratic citizens with specific knowledge, competences, and character to work properly (Galston, 2001, p.217). READ MORE

  4. 43. The Tribalisation of Denmark : A thematic study on the political narrative of Mette Frederiksen

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Europastudier

    Author : Line Lund Hebbelstrup; [2020]
    Keywords : Denmark; European Union; Tribalism; European Integration; Truth and Politics; Social Democratic Party; Scandinavia; European Studies; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : This thesis seeks to understand the narrative presented by Mette Frederiksen in an interview published in Jyllands-Posten on October 16, 2019 bearing the header The EU-cooperation is disconnected from the world, we are a part of through interpretations from relevant experts. In order to extract what can be learned about the Danish future relation to the EU, the thesis examines how four Members of the Danish Parliament and Marlene Wind, a professor from University of Copenhagen, interpreted the narrative of the Danish Prime Minister. READ MORE

  5. 44. European Parliament Elections in the Post-Brexit-Referendum EU — The Case of Sweden

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Demna Janelidze; [2020]
    Keywords : Euroscepticism; Brexit; European Parliament; election; Sweden; politics; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The 2019 European Parliament election in Sweden was full of surprises and paradoxes. For the first time since Sweden joined the European Union (EU), there were no major parties contesting the election which advocated the Swedish exit from the EU. READ MORE

  6. 45. EU Competition Law under Ordoliberalism - A case study of Excessive Pricing in Pharmaceutical Sector

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Ngoc Nha Tinh Tran; [2020]
    Keywords : Ordoliberalism; European Union; EU competition policy; excessive pricing; pharmaceutical industry; public health; pricing regulation; abuse of dominant positions;

    Abstract : The purpose of this study is to conceptualize the ideational influence of Ordoliberalism on EU Competition Law while addressing a problematic social issue that has been witnessing a surge in the number of cases, which is excessive price abuse under Article 102(a) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) within the spectrum of pharmaceutical sector. By utilizing Nedergaard (2020)’s analytic framework for Ordoliberalism’s operationalization, the study successfully proves the impacts of five characteristics of Ordoliberalism, including Politics by rules, Economic Constitution, Market Construction, Role of Consumers and Role of the states towards consumers, on the practices of EU Competition Law, using the empirical data collected from two excessive pricing examples: Aspen in Italy and Pfizer/Flynn in the United Kingdom. READ MORE