Essays about: "importance of theory to the study of political science"
Showing result 21 - 25 of 42 essays containing the words importance of theory to the study of political science.
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21. Paths, politics and patterns of convergence - A comparative case study of youth unemployment policy change in Sweden, the United Kingdom and France
University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : The ‘activation’ of labour market policies is a relatively undisputed phenomenon in the concomitant research field. However, welfare regime scholars predict the importance of path dependence in different advanced welfare states’ policy responses to the ever-present problem of mass youth unemployment. READ MORE
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22. Shedding light on the European Union’s Development Cooperation after Lisbon Treaty
University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : The concept of poverty as a development and a security issue has been fairly commonplace since the end of Cold War and poverty has been gaining importance in the security agenda of the EU throughout the years. Thus Lisbon Treaty has legally and instructionally enhanced the Union’s capacities to ensure policy coherence and has given poverty reduction utmost importance among its development cooperation objectives. READ MORE
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23. Free, Fair or Flattery: Political Participation and the Media - A Case Study of the NGO Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) and the Constitution Making Process in Zambia
University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School; Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Development Studies; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kommunikation och medierAbstract : Issues of democracy and the greater debate on development cannot go without an examination of the various agencies that play a role in the larger development agenda and in political participation in particular, including NGOs and the Media. Here media refers to both traditional media of television, radio and press and social media and WEB 2.0. READ MORE
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24. Barbed wire through the Orchard - The study of how fenced borders affect the security of people
University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : The purpose of this thesis paper is to describe how a physical border affects the Human security of people living in the borderlands and to investigate how the theory of Zartman is compatible with Human security as described by Owens. The case described is the Administrative Boundary Line (ABL) between Georgia and South Ossetia where Russian soldiers erect a fence in 2011. READ MORE
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25. Europeanization of domestic civil society organizations
University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : Europeanization has become a key concept to changes due to transfer of competences to EU level. While extensive research has been performed on institutional dynamics and also on the rise of private interest representation at EU-level, little is said about domestic civil society organizations (CSOs) and their integration in EU politics. READ MORE
