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1. 1. BALLOT STRUCTURE, DISTRICT MAGNITUDE AND ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY STRINGENCY. A Quantitative Study of OECD Countries

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Thi Thu Le; [2024-01-18]
   Keywords : ballot structure; open-list proportional representation; environmental policy; personal vote; district magnitude;

   Abstract : The role of the electoral rules, and the ballot structure more specifically, in determining environmental policy outcomes has received minimal attention in the literature. This paper contributes to this gap by analyzing the environmental policy consequences in proportional representation (PR) systems with different ballot designs. READ MORE

3. 2. EU Police Cooperation : An analysis on the extent of Spanish and Dutch police cooperation in EU organized crime prevention

   University essay from Försvarshögskolan

   Author : Erik Lindell; [2024]
   Keywords : Police cooperation; Spain; The Netherlands; EU; Crime prevention; Organized crime; Transnational crime; Polis samarbete; Spanien; Nederländerna; EU; Brottsförebyggande; Organiserad brottslighet; Transnationell brottslighet; Gränsöverskridande brottslighet;

   Abstract : This is an analysis that aims to measure the extent of Spanish and Dutch law enforcement cooperation on issues of transnational organized crime prevention. As major transit hubs for the international narcotics market, Spain and the Netherlands are of particular interest to Europe as a whole, but also specifically Swedish policy-makers who have highlighted the narcotics trade as a key issue in domestic criminal activity. READ MORE

4. 3. COMPLIANCE WITH EU ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Alice Lannermalm; [2023-02-06]
   Keywords : European Union; Compliance; Environmental policy; Public opinion; Infringement; Reasoned opinion;

   Abstract : The European Union (EU) is built on a set of common rules and policies agreed upon by its member states. Nevertheless, noncompliance with EU law is a recurring problem, which threatens the rule of law, decision-making process and ultimately the survival of the Union. READ MORE

5. 4. To Tame a Dragon : A qualitative content analysis of Germany's China Strategy after 'Zeitenwende'

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för statsvetenskap (ST)

   Author : Emelie Franzén; [2023]
   Keywords : Germany; China; EU; Zeitenwende; foreign policy strategy; content analysis;

   Abstract : The Russian invasion of Ukraine constituted a turning point (Zeitenwende) for the German foreign policy tradition in that it thoroughly discredited Germany’s ‘change through trade’ approach to Russia. This approach has also historically been applied to China, whose foreign policy behavior is regarded as increasingly aggressive. READ MORE

6. 5. Forecasting, Monetary Policy, Nominal Gross Domestic Product Stability, and Macroeconomic Outcomes in a suboptimal currency area. : An examination of the Eurozone

   University essay from Jönköping University/Internationella Handelshögskolan

   Author : Layton Nyanzi Mukwaya; Jordi Garcia Martinez; [2023]
   Keywords : Macroeconomics Nominal GDP;

   Abstract : The purpose of this paper is the examination of whether a strategy of using forecasts to stabilise the Nominal Gross Domestic Product (NGDP) growth rate as a nominal anchor, through a rules-based approach to monetary policy is viable in the Eurozone. The paper uses a modified Taylor rule, that uses NGDP forecasts as a variable to generate a prescribed interest rate from which the interest rate set by the European Central Bank (ECB) is subtracted to create a variable we call the Rate Gap. READ MORE