Essays about: "European union history"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 96 essays containing the words European union history.

  1. 21. United in Diversity? An inquiry into European trade unions' views on the European Commission's minimum wage initiative

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Amalie Holst Madsen; [2020]
    Keywords : European minimum wage; European trade union movement; European integration; heterogeneity; constructivist grounded theory; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The idea for a European minimum wage has a long history, but the initiative launched by the von der Leyen Commission is the first time the Commission is considering taking legislative action. The initiative has divided the European trade union movement. READ MORE

  2. 22. History Has Its Eyes on You : a story about the identity of young Sami women, following the Girjas case

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Izabel Nordlund; [2020]
    Keywords : Sami people; identity; gender; heritage; the Girjas case;

    Abstract : This study aims to understand some of the complexities of the Sami identity amongst young Sami women in Norrbotten County, Sweden. The Sami people are the only indigenous people living in the European Union and as many indigenous people around the globe, they are facing issues such as struggles over land rights, health issues and fragmented identities. READ MORE

  3. 23. History as an argument for the future : A study of Nick Clegg’s and Nigel Farage’s use of history during the United Kingdom’s 2016 EU referendum

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Europastudier

    Author : Joel Bertilsson; [2020]
    Keywords : Nigel Farage; Nick Clegg; Euroscepticism; UK; Brexit; use of history; European Studies; political discourse; historical consciousness; Thematic Analysis; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis is concerned with history within Nick Clegg’s and Nigel Farage’s political discourse during the six months leading up to the 2016 referendum on the United Kingdom’s membership in the European Union. Using Thematic Analysis combined with Klas-Göran Karlsson’s typology of the use of history, Jörn Rüsen’s typology of historical narrative and drawing on the theoretical framework of historical consciousness, this research paper aims to provide a further understanding of history’s role in political discourse as a legitimisation of arguments for specific expectations of the future. READ MORE

  4. 24. Conflicting interests in European Union copyright law: A socio-legal analysis of what problem representations Article 17 DSMD is grounded in

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Rättssociologiska institutionen

    Author : Dennis Vantusko; [2020]
    Keywords : Article 17; Copyright; DSMD; European Commission; Habermas; Legitimacy; Participatory Web; Policy; User Rights; WPR; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : For many years, critics of the European Union copyright framework have raised concerns about the lack of legal recognition of exceptions and limitations to copyright-protected works and other protected subject matter, and argued that the European Union copyright framework favours the protection of intellectual property over fundamental rights. The debate about this imbalance reached new heights when the European Commission enacted a proposal, which after much controversy passed legislation as the Directive on Copyrights in the Digital Single Market (DSMD). READ MORE

  5. 25. In What Way Does the Russian GAAR Comply With EU ATAD and BEPS Rules?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för handelsrätt

    Author : Aleksei Shcherbakov; [2020]
    Keywords : Tax law; tax abuse; GAAR; ATAD; BEPS; CFC; EU law; Russian tax law; tax avoidance; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The issues of tackling aggressive tax planning are actual throughout the whole history of global market economy. Earlier this struggle was held by the states individually through imposing rules into their national legislation authorizing tax supervisory bodies to use new methods of control, establishing liability for tax evasion, and developing the approaches by judgements of the courts on relevant cases. READ MORE