Essays about: "The European Economic and Social Committee"

Found 4 essays containing the words The European Economic and Social Committee.

  1. 1. The Importance of Participation Across Transnational Spheres for Democratic Development : A content analysis of the emergence of a European public sphere within the European Economic and Social Committee

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

    Author : Erika Magnusson; [2021]
    Keywords : European Union; Democratic Development; European Public Sphere; Democratic Deficit; Political Network; Transnational Cooperation;

    Abstract : The last 15 years has exemplified severe deficiencies in the institutional design of the European Union (EU). The EU suffers from a democratic deficit, which is demonstrated in the neglect if citizens preferences and their influence on decision making processes. READ MORE

  3. 2. Home States' Duty to Protect Human Rights - To what extent is Sweden requiring Swedish corporations to comply with human rights extraterritorially?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

    Author : Gisela Jönsson; [2020]
    Keywords : Public International Law; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : It has been argued that multinational corporations benefit from impunity when it comes to human rights violations due to inadequate corporate regulation in host states as well on the international level. Thus, there are three purposes of this thesis: first to examine to what extent states’ duty to protect human rights can be utilised to hold corporations accountable for human rights violations in their global activities. READ MORE

  4. 3. “Exercising advisory functions”: Interpretations of democracy in the European Committee of the Regions and the European Economic and Social Committee

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Europastudier

    Author : Christopher Becton; [2018]
    Keywords : The European Committee of the Regions; The European Economic and Social Committee; Democracy; European values; Civil society; Local and regional level; Content analysis; Discourse analysis; Discourse Theory; Eu; European Studies; Languages and Literatures; Cultural Sciences; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Our thesis investigates the comparative interpretations of democracy in the opinions of the European Committee of the Region (CoR) and the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC). Using the mixed methods of a qualitative content analysis and a discourse analysis, we assess the extent to which, how and why democracy is unevenly interpreted at the CoR and EESC; relative to their joint remits as independent bodies, representing EU regions and EU civil society, and as EU Institutions, beholden to EU Treaties. READ MORE

  5. 4. EU och pengarna : en undersökning om hur den översiktliga planeringen i två svenska strategiska regioner påverkas av Europeiska regionala utvecklingsfonden

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Märta Alsén; [2013]
    Keywords : Översiktsplanering; EU; Strukturfonder; ERUF;

    Abstract : The European Union is a 60 year long collaboration between the European countries. It was born from the intention to ease trade and thereby reassure peace. Within the 60 years EU has functioned it has developed and expanded further. READ MORE