Essays about: "liberalism and cooperation"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 15 essays containing the words liberalism and cooperation.

  1. 1. “Even if you bring 10,000 synchrotrons, they're not going to bring peace” - Exploring SESAME through realist and liberal perspectives

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Agnes Selnes; [2023]
    Keywords : SESAME; Middle East; science diplomacy; liberalism; realism; cooperation.; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Intergovernmental organizations can be found in all regions around the world, but in the Middle East they are a rare phenomenon. SESAME is a synchrotron light radiation facility located in Jordan governed by its eight member states: Cyprus, Egypt, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Pakistan, Palestine, and Turkey. READ MORE

  2. 2. A Qualitative Case Study of Finland's and Sweden's NATO Applications : Analysing the Case Through Liberalism and Neorealism

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

    Author : Johan Franzén; [2023]
    Keywords : NATO; Finland; Sweden; Liberalism; Neorealism; Structural Realism;

    Abstract : In light of the recent Swedish's and Finnish's NATO applications, this thesis seeks to examine the motivations and reasoning behind these simultaneous applications by drawing on two theoretical frameworks, liberalism and neorealism. As such, it seeks to answer the research question: In what ways does the interplay of liberal and neorealist motivations in Finland’s and Sweden's NATO applications provide insights into their applications?. READ MORE

  3. 3. Reinventing the Middle Kingdom : A case study of Chinese spread of authoritarianism through International Organizations

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för statsvetenskap (ST)

    Author : Anton Altgård; [2022]
    Keywords : ASEAN; Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank; authoritarianism; Belt and Road Initiative; China; democracy; democratization; democratic backsliding; international organizations; liberalism; one-China Policy; realism; rational actor theory;

    Abstract : The liberal theory of international relations primarily associates international cooperation with liberal democratic states, to the point that a theory of scholars Poast and Urpelainen claim that international cooperation with consolidated democracies through international organizations may boost the democratization of or at least prevent democratic backsliding in non-consolidated democracies. This paper investigates the possibility of decoupling these theories from democracies and democratizing by examining whether Chinese efforts within the framework of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank and the Belt and Road foreign policy project have a similar but reverse effect on its target states, prompting developments in authoritarian directions. READ MORE

  4. 4. The European Union and its economic relations with Russia between 1992 - 2022 : A case study of the energy dependency through the approach of the taxonomy of power

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Statsvetenskap

    Author : Anna Österberg; [2022]
    Keywords : EU-Russia relations; gas dependency; taxonomy of power; structural realism; liberalism;

    Abstract : The history between the European Union and Russia has been one of interest for the entire world. With the growth in the relationship after the Cold War, it has become one exhaustive field of research and existing literature. READ MORE

  5. 5. Islam in Turkey's foreign policy: 2014-2020

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för statsvetenskap (ST)

    Author : Ludvig Engström; [2021]
    Keywords : Turkey; Middle East; Erdoğan; AKP; Islam; Islamization; religion; foreign policy; international relations; liberalism; constructivism;

    Abstract : The Islamization of the Turkish state has been the center of much attention since the beginning of Erdoğan’s time in government, and yet a noticeable lack of contemporary analysis surrounding Islam in Turkish foreign policy can be observed. Drawing from the IR theories of liberalism and constructivism, this paper aims to partially fill this gap by examining the effects of Islam on Turkey’s foreign policy between 2014-2020 by means of a qualitative case study. READ MORE