Essays about: "Speeches"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 267 essays containing the word Speeches.

  1. 1. THE EU-ISRAEL RELATIONSHIP The European Union’s power projection in the Middle East.

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Märta Alexandersson; [2024-03-08]
    Keywords : The European Union; global power; normative power; market power; Israel;

    Abstract : The thesis aims to study what kind of power the EU seeks to project in its foreign policy relationship with the state of Israel and adds to the research field by testing the foreign policy diplomacy through speeches and official documents against the normative power theory as well as the market power theory. Previous research speak of the asymmetrical political relationship between the two actors because of the Israeli governments’ belief that the Union is “pro-Arab”, the financial and trade relationship since the EU is Israel’s number one trading partner and finally the theories within the research field of what kind of global power Union is. READ MORE

  2. 2. Weaponizing Ambiguity : How do nationalist political attitudes in pre-election periods influence anti-immigrant voting  in the MENA region?

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

    Author : Cécile Landiech; [2024]
    Keywords : nationalism; anti-immigration; Middle East; North Africa; Kais Saied; Recep Tayyip Erdogan;

    Abstract : This research paper explores the effect of nationalist attitudes on anti-immigrant voting, focusing on the securitisation of migrants and its influence on anti-immigrant sentiments as a causal mechanism. Previous research indicates a correlation between shock events such as a vast influx of migrants and the perception of competition as precursors to anti-immigrant voting. READ MORE

  3. 3. NATO and their gold card holders : An entanglement analysis of Sweden and Finland's decision to apply for membership in NATO

    University essay from Försvarshögskolan

    Author : Emelie Moregård; [2024]
    Keywords : Strategic culture; Sweden; Finland; NATO; entanglement analysis; strategic behaviour; security policy; foreign policy;

    Abstract : The aim of this paper is to gain a greater understanding of the meaning-making process behind Finland and Sweden’s decision to join NATO in 2022, and by so, deviate from their long-standing tradition of military non-alignment. Instead of solely pointing to the Russian invasion of Ukraine as the official reason for NATO membership this paper suggests that the concept of strategic culture can provide one with a greater understanding of their decision to join NATO. READ MORE

  4. 4. Are the American Doves or Hawks Flying Highest Over Southeast Asia? An analysis of American soft, hard, and smart power in foreign visits to Southeast Asia

    University essay from Försvarshögskolan

    Author : Ellen Andreasson; [2024]
    Keywords : Frame analysis; the United States; the PRC; Soft power; hard power; Joseph Nye; Southeast Asia;

    Abstract : From the start of the Obama administration’s “pivot to Asia” in 2011 until November 2023, 78 foreign visits have been made by three U.S. Presidents and five Secretaries of State to Southeast Asia. To uncover the U. READ MORE

  5. 5. THE SWEDISH MODERATE PARTY – NOT SO OPENLY HEARTED ANYMORE?

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Arvid Barregren; [2023-02-07]
    Keywords : Populist Radical Right; Moderates; Sweden Democrats; Meguids Modified Spatial Model; Political language; Political communication; Populism; Nativism; Authoritarianism; Thematic analysis; Parliamentary speeches.;

    Abstract : Existing literature argues that mainstream parties strategise when other niche parties threaten their position. I argue that we can observe this unfold on a practical level through how the mainstream parties use language. READ MORE