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  1. 1. Social Policy from Above? : Europeanisation of Swedish Social Policy 1990-2019

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

    Author : Jakob Strigén; [2023]
    Keywords : Social policy change; social policy; Europeanisation; welfare state; unemployment policy; family policy; process tracing;

    Abstract : At the same time as the European Union’s (EU) influence has grown, path-breaking changes in Sweden’s social policy characteristics have appeared. Previous research gives contradictory evidence on whether and how these developments relate, and it remains unknown to what extent the EU contributed to the changes observed in Sweden. READ MORE

  3. 2. Science of Compliance : A comparative study of Denmark’s and Finland’s compliance with EU Directive 2016/2284

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Robin Bucher; [2023]
    Keywords : Compliance; EU directive; environment; europeanisation;

    Abstract : What societal factors affect the rate of compliance with EU directives by EU member states? This paper aims to answer the question by investigating Finland’s and Denmark’s compliance with the EU Directive 2016/2284. There is a clear difference between them, in that Finland complied with the directive while Denmark did not. READ MORE

  4. 3. The European Defence Agency: A Success Story : A Qualitative Analysis On The Integration Efforts by the European Defence Agency

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för statsvetenskap (ST)

    Author : Daniel Sjöberg; [2023]
    Keywords : EU; European Defence Agency; Neo-fucntionalism; Rational Choice Theory; Europeanisation; Qualitative content analysis; International Relations; Defence Expenditure; Supranational Institutions; European Commission; European Defence;

    Abstract : European integration has always been a subject of research and discussion. With the implementation of the European Defence Agency in 2004, the European Union expanded itself into an unknown territory, the defence sector. With the establishment of the EDA, questions can be asked surrounding its implications and whether it will be a success story. READ MORE

  5. 4. Rethinking Imaginaries: A Discussion on the Swedish Tradition of Openness, the GDPR, and the Case of Publication Certificates

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Europastudier

    Author : Diana Stefania Grigorescu; [2023]
    Keywords : openness; freedom of expression; privacy; data protection; GDPR; social imaginary; ideology; utopia; Swedish Riksdag; social reality; European Studies; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Sweden has an almost three-century-long tradition of openness, whose principles are enshrined in the state’s fundamental laws. When the revolution of the Internet was in full bloom at the turn of the century, with new forms of mass communication innovating the media landscape, Sweden saw the opportunity to strengthen freedom of expression and information, as one of the main pillars of openness. READ MORE

  6. 5. The Return to Europe: Exploring the Process of Europeanisation of Higher Music Education in Georgia

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Europastudier

    Author : Iveri Kekenadze Gustafsson; [2023]
    Keywords : Europeanisation; Erasmus ; Georgia; Higher Music Education; Higher Music Educational Institutions; International Credit Mobility; Tbilisi State Conservatoire; European Studies; Cultural Sciences;

    Abstract : The Georgian higher music education sector has undergone major changes since the Erasmus+ International Credit Mobility was established for study and training opportunities between the Erasmus+ programme and partner countries in 2015. This thesis explores the Europeanisation processes of Georgian Higher Music Education by analysing the responses of higher music education institutions to the opportunities and challenges of EU-funded programmes. READ MORE