Essays about: "foreign thesis related studies"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 28 essays containing the words foreign thesis related studies.

  1. 1. The swing of the pendulum: Sweden's pivot to NATO : A case of small states' shift in security policy

    University essay from Försvarshögskolan

    Author : Irena Bonnier; [2024]
    Keywords : Security and defence policy; Sweden; NATO; Small states studies; Deterrence; Shelter theory s political military dimension; Realism; Foreign Policy Change; Domestic determinants of small states security policy; Process-tracing; Säkerhets- och försvarspolitik; Sverige; NATO; Småstatsteori; Avskräckning; Vindskyddsteorins politiska militära dimension; Realism; Utrikespolitisk förändring; Inhemska påverkansfaktorer på småstaters säkerhetspolitik; Processpårning;

    Abstract : Sweden is the only state in the Baltic Sea region currently not under NATO protection, which puts the state in a particularly vulnerable position. On 18 May 2022, Sweden officially deemed NATO alignment a more effective option of security strategy in projecting deterrence and dealing with the security challenges the state is facing, compared to a strategy of non-alignment which has been Sweden’s security posture for over 200 years. READ MORE

  3. 2. DOES FOREIGN AID PROMOTE HUMAN RIGHTS? Evidence from a quantitative large-N study of 121 aid-receiving countries, 2003-2021

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Nora Engvall Olmås; [2023-10-30]
    Keywords : human rights; physical integrity rights; civil liberties; foreign aid; Official Development Assistance; bilateral aid; multilateral aid;

    Abstract : Human rights are in crisis. Even if the Universal Declaration of Human Rights celebrates 75 years in 2023, the anniversary comes at a time when the world is experiencing human suffering so grave that international human rights organizations are alerting for a global human rights crisis. READ MORE

  4. 3. Terrorist Threats in Scandinavia: A comparative study of the most significant terrorist threats in Denmark, Sweden, and Norway between 2001-2022

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Ulrikke Dyrholm; [2023]
    Keywords : Terrorist threats; intelligence agencies; Scandinavia; securitization theory; threat assessment; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The Scandinavian countries have neither been a focus area in terrorism nor intelligence studies, even though the Scandinavian intelligence agencies perceive the terrorist threats as rather present in their countries. This thesis aims to examine the similarities and differences within the assessment of the most significant terrorist threats in Denmark, Sweden, and Norway between 2001-2022 based on the threat assessment reports published by the Scandinavian intelligence agencies. READ MORE

  5. 4. Digitalization as a tool in advanced business services’ SMEs’ internationalization

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Elena Valerieva Pramatarova Grujić; [2022-07-05]
    Keywords : Advanced Business Services ABS ; Cultural and Physical Distance; digital maturity; digitalization; Internationalization Theories and Foreign Market Entry; Small-and-Medium-Sized Enterprises SMEs ;

    Abstract : This thesis focuses on the manner digital technologies integrated in ABS SMEs enable internationalization and further, their influence on the choice of a cross-border entry mode of the firm. Aiming better understanding of the subject, a research question related to the ABS SMEs’ usage of digital technologies and triggers to internationalization, cross-border entry modes and factors related was formulated. READ MORE

  6. 5. Climate Disaster-Triggered Attention Shifts: Evidence from Green Mutual Fund Flows

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Jack Arkesteijn; Simon Wießner; [2022]
    Keywords : Climate disasters; Climate change; Mutual funds; Behavioral finance; LCD;

    Abstract : This thesis empirically investigates the degree to which climate disasters have a behavioral impact on mutual fund flows into green versus non-green funds. Through a twofold analysis that studies both Google search volume-proxied investor attention as well as green and control mutual fund flows, we show that local climate disasters have a positive impact on both investor attention and behavior towards green funds. READ MORE