Essays about: "General Assembly voting"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the words General Assembly voting.

  1. 1. Framing Russia : A Comparative Case Study of Public Opinion’s Influence on Foreign Policy in Zambia and Tanzania

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Agnes Rocksén; [2022]
    Keywords : public opinion; Zambia; Tanzania; Russia-Africa relations; foreign policy process; frame theory;

    Abstract : Previous research has found that voting behavior in the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) can be an expression of ideological alignment or distancing from the Western or non-Western bloc. This paper investigates whether the domestic attitude towards Russia influenced the voting behavior of Zambia and Tanzania, voting on resolutions in UNGA condemning Russia’s aggression against Ukraine in 2014 and 2022 respectively. READ MORE

  3. 2. An Offer Africa Can't Refuse? A Disaggregated Analysis of Chinese Vote Buying and African Debt Pressures in The UN

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Eric Axdorph; Filip Mark; [2019]
    Keywords : development finance; debt sustainability; China; Africa; UN General Assembly;

    Abstract : Since the "Go Out Policy" in 1999, China has rapidly become one of the largest aid donors in Africa. Many scholars, politicians and journalists have raised the question if there are ulterior motives to this other than Chinese altruism. One common criticism of China is that they use development finance to get more support in foreign affairs. READ MORE

  4. 3. Challenging the Clash : The case for Huntington's civilizations in General Assembly voting patterns

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Adrian Fredborg; [2016]
    Keywords : General Assembly voting; Clash of Civilizations; Huntington;

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  5. 4. Between East and West : Turkey's foreign policy in a multi-polar world

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Europastudier

    Author : Valeriia Amitina; [2012]
    Keywords : Arab spring; United Nations General Assembly; EU values; West-East world division; Turkish foreign policy; Normative Power Europe; Axis shift theory; AKP.; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The AKP ’s proactive foreign policy and the decline of EU-Turkey and US-Turkey relations, along with Turkey’s strengthening ties with its Eastern neighbors, has sparked a heated scholarly and media debate about the axis shift of Turkish foreign policy—from the West to the East. The purpose of the present thesis is to analyze if the arguments of the axis shift supporters are grounded enough to prove Turkey’s Eastern turn in light of recent developments in the Middle East. READ MORE

  6. 5. Cohesion or Cacophony? An analysis of EU voting behaviour in the United Nations General Assembly from the 62nd until the 65th session

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Johannes Arvidson Persson; [2011]
    Keywords : European Union; United Nations; voting behaviour; foreign policy; cohesion; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The EU has struggled for many years to be able to speak with a single voice in external affairs. The aim of this thesis is to analyze how cohesive the EU is in the UN General Assembly (UNGA). This is done by studying the voting behaviour of the EU member states in the UNGA from the 62nd until the 65th session (2007-2011). READ MORE