Essays about: "european union and america"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 32 essays containing the words european union and america.

  1. 21. Realpolitik or reinforcement of the EU’s normative power : A Case Study on the EU’s relations with the CELAC

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Statsvetenskap

    Author : Anke Schwarzkopf; [2016]
    Keywords : European Union; Latin America and the Caribbean; normative power; Realpolitik; interregional cooperation; regional integration;

    Abstract : This research aims to understand the nature and underlying motives of the EU’s relations with the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC). The frequently claimed normative role of the EU will be examined in the context of the EU- CELAC summit relations, and the cases should be outlined that cause a switch to Realpolitik behavior. READ MORE

  3. 22. Labour Rights Protections within International Trade: A study of Free Trade Agreements and Generalised Systems of Preferences

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Fraser Simpson; [2015]
    Keywords : International Trade; Free Trade Agreements; Generalised Systems of Preferences; Human Rights; Labour Rights; Social Clauses; EU; European Union; United States of America; Canada; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : This study examines the phenomena of “social clauses” that aim to uphold labour standards within the international trade regime and discusses examples of their implementation. “Social clauses”, despite their contentious past within the World Trade Organisation and preceding frameworks, can be found in a number of Free Trade Agreements and Generalised Systems of Preferences. READ MORE

  4. 23. Environmental assessments and Swedish consumption of biofuels : Review of Swedish biofuel research and aggregated life cycle assessment of Swedish biofuel consumption 2000-2013

    University essay from KTH/Industriell ekologi

    Author : Mathias Larsson; [2015]
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    Abstract : This thesis assesses the potential environmental impacts for Swedish biofuel consumption and evaluates the environmental scope in Swedish biofuel research. The biofuel consumption is portrayed with life cycle assessment methodology and presents the emissions occurring from different feedstock and fuel production regions. READ MORE

  5. 24. The Role of the Judiciary in Climate Change Action - A Comparative Analysis of EU and US Jurisprudence

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Sanna Keivanlo; [2013]
    Keywords : EU-rätt; EU law; comparative law; komparativ rätt; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Årtionden efter att internationella klimatförhandlingar inleddes tampas världen fortfarande med den grundläggande frågeställningen hur klimatåtgärder skall mobiliseras. Samtidigt stiger kostnaderna till följd av vår passivitet. READ MORE

  6. 25. What is the EU? The European Union’s foreign policy discourse

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Elina Åström; [2012-07-09]
    Keywords : Smart power; Normative power; the European Union EU ; Foreign policy; Discourse; Power Projections;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to determine how the EU´s power projections are constructed in a depiction of its foreign policy actions in 2001 and 2011. Can the European Union be described as a normative or smart power? How is the EU´s foreign policy discourse constructed? This thesis employs a Discourse Historical Approach to answer these questions. READ MORE