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  1. 1. NO TIME TO PLAY: THE EFFECT OF NEXT GENERATION EU FUNDS ON THE CITIZENS’ IMAGE OF THE EUROPEAN UNION A Bayesian approach

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Marco Guercini; [2023-10-20]
    Keywords : Next Generation EU; Public Support for the EU;

    Abstract : The Covid-19 pandemic put the economic and political stability of the European Union to a tremendous test. Only a decade after the start of the Euro Crisis, the EU had to face a new challenge of unprecedented proportions and a wave of discontent potentially threatening its legitimacy. READ MORE

  3. 2. Social infrastructures of urban solidarity : Neighborhood art spaces and their potential for negotiating difference

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Kulturgeografiska institutionen

    Author : Corina Maria Damian; [2023]
    Keywords : Urban solidarity; civic sociality; neighborhood art spaces; social infrastructures; urban encounters; negotiation of difference;

    Abstract : In the context of negative consequences following an economic growth paradigm, in the urban sphere, such as uneven urban development, marginalization, gentrification and austerity measures, the present study directs the focus towards the spaces of civic promise. These spaces have the potential to challenge the commoditized and consumerist urban practices and imagine alternative futures. READ MORE

  4. 3. “This is what a feminist looks like" : A comparative case study of neoliberal discourses from Thatcher to May and its gendered implications

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Sofia Antila; [2023]
    Keywords : Neoliberalism; Intersectionality; Feminism; Discourse Analysis; Conservatism; Political Discourses.;

    Abstract : Tracing the construction of gender neoliberalism in the United Kingdom with the context of austerity measures and increased social divisions stemming from the European Union referendum, this research analyses the way political discourses act to legitimize gender neoliberalism as the hegemonic rationality in the Conservative Party. Undertaking a comparative case study approach, this study aims to examine the evolution of neoliberal rationality in political discourses between the two female Prime Ministers of the country, namely, Margaret Thatcher and Theresa May. READ MORE

  5. 4. Does Populism Influence Economic Policy Making? The cases of Greece and Portugal

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Moa Jonsson Lundqvist; Hanna Lindahl; [2023]
    Keywords : Portugal; Greece; Populism; Economic Policies; Austerity; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The Euro Crisis occurred in several European countries due to high government debt and institutional failures in 2008, leaving many unable to pay their public debts or maintain their budget deficits. During the crisis, a group of three institutions known as the Troika, played a crucial role when offering financial assistance to countries in need of a bailout. READ MORE

  6. 5. Swedish generation Z students as sustainable grocery shoppers and their consumer decision making

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    Author : Hanna Björnler; Amour Wamaitha; Douglas Falk; [2022]
    Keywords : Sustainable groceries; Consumer decision making; Gen Z; students; budget austerity;

    Abstract : Background: Macroenvironmental effects are causing change in consumers decision making. These changes can affect the consumers choice of groceries, hence also the purchasing of sustainable groceries. READ MORE