Essays about: "Self-Interest"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 84 essays containing the word Self-Interest.

1. 1. Dictators Without Borders: Host-Origin Relations and Transnational Repression : A qualitative case study on the causes of transnational repression in democratic host countries

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning

   Author : Liv van der Voort; [2024]
   Keywords : Russia; Europe; Transnational Repression; Qualitative study; host country; origin country; democratic host states;

   Abstract : Past literature on transnational repression underscore the significant gap in examining how the relationship between the origin country and the host country influences instances of transnational repression. To fill this gap, this study is bringing in the neglected role of democratic host states by exploring: Why do certain democratic host states encounter significant incidents of transnational repression on their soil while others do not? This essay demystifies the concept of "relationship" and examines whether states, driven by their self-interest, tend to "overlook" transnational repression. READ MORE

3. 2. Kurds in the Crossfire: Trump's Troop Withdrawal, Statelessness and Political Interests

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för statsvetenskap (ST)

   Author : Misrî Kasirga; [2024]
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   Abstract : This research adopts a theoretical framework grounded in political realism, serving as the guiding principle that shapes the analysis and drives the theory-driven exploration of President Donald Trump’s withdrawal of U.S. forces from Rojava. READ MORE

4. 3. SELF-INTEREST OR SOLIDARITY? An examination of rising income inequality’s effect on attitudes toward welfare spending among high- income earners in Sweden

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Erik Berg Svedberg; [2023-06-29]
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   Abstract : With rising inequality all over the world and simultaneous concern about the economic viability of the welfare state model, research has paid increasing attention to how economic inequality affects public opinion towards welfare policy in developed welfare states. Where earlier results and cross-country comparisons have given contradictory results of this relationship, this paper looks at how attitudes toward welfare spending generosity among income groups in Sweden have developed since 1996 in the context of rising income inequality. READ MORE

5. 4. 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

6. 5. Socioeconomic status and preferences for income inequality: A quantitative study using the International Social Survey Program Data

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Aude Elisabeth Marguerite Carreau; [2023]
   Keywords : preferences; income inequality; socioeconomic status; meritocracy; social mobility; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : People's preferences for income inequality vary, and this research investigates the influence of socioeconomic status on these preferences. Drawing on a structural position theory that considers individuals’ self-interest and rationality to be driven by their socioeconomic status, this paper examines the extent to which socioeconomic status affects the likelihood of accepting income inequality. READ MORE