Essays about: "norm promotion"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 16 essays containing the words norm promotion.

  1. 11. Still a Normative Power Europe?: The European Union’s promotion of European norms in Ukraine

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Andreas Björklund; [2017]
    Keywords : European Union; Ukraine; Normative Power; Civilian Power; Military Power; Ian Manners; Norm Diffusion; Euromaidan; Annexation of Crimea; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Ukraine experienced two great events of change in 2013-2014: the Euromaidan revolution and the Russian annexation of Crimea. Throughout this time, the European Union sought a deeper association with Ukraine built on the fundamental European principles of democracy, rule of law, social justice and human rights. The purpose of this thesis is twofold. READ MORE

  3. 12. “Who run the world?” : Comparing Sweden’s international behavior before and after the construction of a feminist foreign policy

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning

    Author : Fabian Fossum Hylin; [2016]
    Keywords : Feminist foreign policy; identity; en gendered security; state behavior; security politics; Sweden; quantiative content analysis; Common Foreign and Security Policy; rapid identity construction;

    Abstract : Viewing Sweden’s feminist foreign policy as a paradigmatically feminist and isolated case of domestic identity formulation, this thesis poses the following research question: to what extent does rapid identity construction affect state behavior? It assumes that a feminist state (en)genders the security concept and establishes interests in promoting (en)gendered security – which denotes the positive peace effects from female participation and protection – as an international security norm and thereby gain utility, security and legitimacy. Its constructivist hypothesis claims that the feminist identity has increased Sweden’s international promotion of (en)gendered security. READ MORE

  4. 13. Punching Below its Weight? The European Union @ the United Nations General Assembly

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Europastudier

    Author : Jonas Herzberg Karpantschof; [2012]
    Keywords : norm promotion; normative power Europe; UNGA; EU foreign policy; European Union; United Nations General Assembly; human rights; interview analysis; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The thesis explores and analyses the behaviour of the European Union vis-à-vis the promotion and protection of human rights within the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). It furthermore examines whether the theory of ‘normative power Europe’ is an appropriate theory in characterizing the external action of the EU at the UNGA. READ MORE

  5. 14. "We need both" - Identifying the different stages of norm promotion. The European Union as a promoter of values:the case of the Eastern Partnership.

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Sofie Andersson; [2010-08-04]
    Keywords : EU foreign policy; Eastern Partnership; values; value promotion; norms in international relations; norm promotion; norm adoption; normative power; policy-making; administration; bureaucratic autonomy;

    Abstract : The question of why agents adopt new norms have been adressed by a number of scholars, pointing at the importance of incentives as well as identification. Yet, less attention has been directed towards how norm promoters understand strategies for spreading values. READ MORE

  6. 15. Normative South Africa? A study of the norms that the EU aspires to extend to South Africa

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Helena Edling Andersson; [2010]
    Keywords : Good Governance; Supranational Rule of Law; Social Solidarity; Trade; Consensual Democracy; Sustainable Development; Inclusive Equality; Sustainable Peace; Social Freedom; South Africa; Associative Human Rights; Norm-diffusion; EU; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The EU has a legacy of being a normative power. They also have a history of cooperating with developing countries trying to promote these normative ideals. This cooperation is for example guided by the promotion of human rights, democracy and the rule of law to mention a few. READ MORE