Essays about: "democracy sovereignty"
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11. Perspectives on the Occupy Central Demonstrations in Hong Kong : A Critical Discourse Analysis on English-language Press in Hong Kong S.A.R, Taiwan and China
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Centrum för tvåspråkighetsforskningAbstract : This paper is concerned with media perceptions and how these manifest as hegemonic practices. Exploring the theme ‘language and politics’, against the backdrop of the Occupy Central with Love and Peace (OCLP) demonstrations in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR), this paper sheds light on the discursive constructions of media representations in three ‘Chinese’[1] regions as well as on how such representations constitute vested interests. READ MORE
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12. Is there an alternative to the austerity policies in the Eurozone? : Analysis of the legitimacy and sovereignty challenges in the Euro Governance after the 2008 crisis
University essay from Linköpings universitet/StatsvetenskapAbstract : The European Union, and especially the Eurozone, has experienced a period of political and economic difficulties after the Financial Crisis of 2008, and Debt Crisis of 2010. Austerity measures have been presented by the EMU’s elite as the only possible way to end the actual crisis, however many of the policies produced non-desirable side effects. READ MORE
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13. Investor-state dispute settlement in the TTIP - A fair dispute resolution mechanism or the bane of democracy?
University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionenAbstract : On July 8, 2013, the United States and the European Union started negotiations for the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). The TTIP is a proposed international trade and investment agreement (IIA) that aims to create the largest free trade area in the world. READ MORE
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14. United States of Europe: Desired State for the European Union or Federalistic Utopia?
University essay from Lunds universitet/EuropastudierAbstract : Due to the current return of federal aspirations among European politicians in relation to the current economic crisis and integration dead end, this thesis is interested in examining if the United States of Europe, meaning a federal union of the Member States of the European Union (EU), would be a desired state of integration or if it is still a federalistic utopia. Using the theoretical approach of federalism in combination with Critical Discourse Analysis we have analysed discourses by José Manuel Barroso and Daniel Cohn-Bendit and Guy Verhofstadt (prominent EU politicians) in an attempt to understand why the United States of Europe would be the necessary and most beneficial step to take in future integration processes. READ MORE
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15. The Challenges of State-building: A study of the state-building process in Kosovo
University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : After four years of independence, Kosovo continues to face severe social, political and economic challenges that pose several threats to the development and legitimacy of the new state. A field study was carried out in Kosovo in January–March 2012 with the purpose of creating a deeper understanding of the state-building process and test Alan Whaites’s theory of responsive and unresponsive state-building. READ MORE