Essays about: "Regime Theory in International Relations"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 essays containing the words Regime Theory in International Relations.
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1. China in Africa: A Study of Chinese Leadership in the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC)
University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)Abstract : The leadership of powerful states in processes of institutional bargaining is significant, though still widely ignored subject in the field of International Relations (IR). Particularly, China’s active involvement and, in fact, leadership in the regime formation has drawn wide attention from scholars and policy analysts alike. READ MORE
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2. Our Common Sea : Global Environmental Governance and The Marine Stewardship Council Story
University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för ekonomisk och industriell utvecklingAbstract : Fish. Why do fish matter? Fish are the main source of protein for three billion people on Earth (World Wildlife Fund, 2019), that is roughly 39 percent of the global population (United Nations, 2019, p. 11). Food, in particular, is essential to politics, as it literally fuels the brainpower of mankind. READ MORE
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3. U.S. Hegemony and the Washington Consensus : the case of Argentina
University essay from Umeå universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : During the last 15 years, the former “star pupil” of the Washington Consensus, Argentina, has witnessed a dramatic turn of international economic regime. Having pursued a markedly neoliberal economic agenda previous to the 2001 financial crisis, external and internal factors now suggest a structural shift in Argentine politics. READ MORE
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4. Maritime security in the High North : Swedish and Icelandic responses to new Arctic shipping opportunities
University essay from Fakulteten för samhälls- och livsvetenskaperAbstract : The purpose of this study is to compare how the issue of new shipping opportunities in theArctic region is tackled and met by the governments of Sweden and Iceland when it comes tomaritime security regime building, and to set this into perspective by looking at the shippingindustry’s seemed aspirations and interests for Arctic shipping, the latter to see if policy and“reality” appear to be corresponding. By conducting a qualitative comparative analysisthrough studying previous research, government documents and through interviewingrepresentatives from the shipping industry; using the analytical framework of Regime Theoryfor International Relations; the following research questions have been answered: - In what ways do the governments of Sweden and Iceland contribute to developments of Arctic maritimesecurity regimes, due to new shipping opportunities in the High North? - Are these contributions in line with the shipping industry’s views of and aspirations for Arctic shipping? - (How) does this differ between the countries? - (How) does the shipping industry contribute to maritime security? Sweden and Iceland differ in many aspects, but the general aims at environmental protectionare visible in both countries. READ MORE
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5. Power and Ownership : A critical analysis of the Bretton Woods Institutions' Country Owned Poverty Reduction Strategies
University essay from Institutionen för ekonomisk och industriell utvecklingAbstract : Previously, studies in the intersection of power and development have predominantly concentrated on power as domination; how powerful actors can force recipient countries into embracing specific policies due to economical asymmetries. Yet, with the introduction of the Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSP) approach to development employed by the Bretton Woods Institutions (BWI), conditions on certain policies have decreased and it is said that the approach allows for country ownership as development strategies are written by the countries themselves. READ MORE
