Essays about: "Policy process-tracing"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 56 essays containing the words Policy process-tracing.

  1. 1. The swing of the pendulum: Sweden's pivot to NATO : A case of small states' shift in security policy

    University essay from Försvarshögskolan

    Author : Irena Bonnier; [2024]
    Keywords : Security and defence policy; Sweden; NATO; Small states studies; Deterrence; Shelter theory s political military dimension; Realism; Foreign Policy Change; Domestic determinants of small states security policy; Process-tracing; Säkerhets- och försvarspolitik; Sverige; NATO; Småstatsteori; Avskräckning; Vindskyddsteorins politiska militära dimension; Realism; Utrikespolitisk förändring; Inhemska påverkansfaktorer på småstaters säkerhetspolitik; Processpårning;

    Abstract : Sweden is the only state in the Baltic Sea region currently not under NATO protection, which puts the state in a particularly vulnerable position. On 18 May 2022, Sweden officially deemed NATO alignment a more effective option of security strategy in projecting deterrence and dealing with the security challenges the state is facing, compared to a strategy of non-alignment which has been Sweden’s security posture for over 200 years. READ MORE

  3. 2. 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

  4. 3. From Neutrality to Post-Neutrality? : A Case Study on Tunisia's Shift from Neutrality in the Dispute of Western Sahara

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

    Author : Santeri Rönty; [2023]
    Keywords : Tunisia; Maghreb; Foreign Policy; Neutrality; Western Sahara; Role Theory; Constructivism;

    Abstract : This thesis seeks to investigate the shifting role of the Republic of Tunisia in the North African region of Maghreb, where Tunisia has maintained its neutrality in the dispute of Western Sahara. Lately, however, Tunisia’s foreign policy manoeuvres have demonstrated a shift from its neutrality to post-neutrality. READ MORE

  5. 4. From Reassurance to Deterrence : Tracing Small State Influence Within NATO Decision-Making

    University essay from Försvarshögskolan

    Author : Jesper Lehto; [2023]
    Keywords : small states; international organizations; NATO; decision-making; power; influence; process-tracing; elite interviews;

    Abstract : This study investigates how small states can employ different strategies to overcome structural disadvantages and exert influence within NATO. To this end, the establishment of Enhanced Forward Presence (eFP) has been used as case study to explore how the three Baltic states – Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania – undertook deliberate efforts during the decision-making process to serve their long-time policy preferences. READ MORE

  6. 5. Russia’s Arctic Economic Development : An Evaluation of the 2008-2020 Policy

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutet för Rysslands- och Eurasienstudier; Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informatik och media

    Author : Erik Mollestam; [2023]
    Keywords : demographics; geoeconomics; hydrocarbon resources; maritime traffic; Northern Sea Route; Russian Arctic;

    Abstract : This qualitative study has evaluated the economic development progression in the Russian Arctic over the 2008-2020 time-period. Departing from the qualitatively formulated official objectives in the Russian Federation’s Policy for the Arctic to 2020 (signed in 2008), this investigation sought to trace the implementation process and analyse the extent in which they have been met. READ MORE