Essays about: "most-different design"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the words most-different design.

  1. 1. The Geopolitical Tensions in the Arctic Region : A Comparative Study of Russia’s and Finland’s Arctic Policies

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

    Author : Astrid Nord; [2023]
    Keywords : Arctic; Arctic Council; Finland; Russia; Neoclassical realism; Security;

    Abstract : This thesis presents an analysis of Russia’s and Finland’s Arctic polities, and what effects their policies have for the future geopolitical situation. The argument of this thesis that the implication of Russia’s and Finland’s policies on the geopolitical situation in the Arctic will likely get increasingly tense in the future. READ MORE

  2. 2. The road to democracy : Understanding the democratization process in Chile and Mozambique

    University essay from Mittuniversitetet/Institutionen för humaniora och samhällsvetenskap

    Author : Alexander Rosenqvist; [2022]
    Keywords : Democracy; democratization; case study; comparative study; most-different design; process-tracing; historical; Chile; Mozambique.;

    Abstract : The topic of this essay is how countries can successfully democratize in different ways. The aim is to demonstrate how two vastly different countries as Chile and Mozambique were capable of democratizing through what at first glance looks like dissimilar ways, while at the same time trying the robustness of a known democratization theory. READ MORE

  3. 3. A failure of Europeanisation? : A comparative case study of parental leave policy mobility in the European Union

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

    Author : Sally Grahn; [2020]
    Keywords : Policy mobility; Diffusion; Transfer; Convergence; Translation; European Union; Europeanisation; Progressive Parental Leave; Sweden; Denmark; Hungary; Greece; Welfare state regime; Esping-Andersen.;

    Abstract : Parental leave policies have been shown to play a significant role in enhancing gender equality. The European Union has recognised this and has issued a Directive to its Member States, in order to instigate parental leave policy reform. However, not all Member States have sought to implement this. READ MORE

  4. 4. Indigenous peoples’ self-determination - Market-inclusion or not? The case of indigenous designs in the international fashion industry

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Vilma Elise Lewis-Clemmensen; [2019]
    Keywords : Indigenous Peoples; Self-determination; Market-inclusion; Neo-liberalism; Intellectual Property; Intellectual Property Rights; Comparative case study; Most Similar System Design; Most Different System Design; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : In recent years the focus on indigenous peoples’ self-determination has been increasing. However, the debate on how to achieve this is rather divided. This study examines whether Slowey’s (2008) theoretical assumption, that market-inclusion leads to increased self-determination, holds in a different context. READ MORE

  5. 5. Post-Cold War Coup d'état : Identifying Conditions using Systematic Operationalized Comparison

    University essay from IHH, Statsvetenskap

    Author : Stephanie Toro; [2010]
    Keywords : MDSD; systems analysis; comparative analysis; coup d état;

    Abstract : This study combines qualitative and quantitative procedures  in order to make possible a Most Different Systems Design (MDSD) analysis which systematically compares two countries in order to identify factors which play a role in coup d’état occurrences after the Cold War. By developing a systems framework that lays the ground for subsequent analysis, an encompassing view of the potential underlying conditions of the coup occurrence are taken into account. READ MORE