Essays about: "normative dilemma"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 15 essays containing the words normative dilemma.
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1. The UN TreatyBodies and their Normative Output : International Human Rights Law Beyond State Consent?
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionenAbstract : Few topics of discussion within international human rights law are as riddled with confusion as that concerning the legal status or normative significance of the United Nations Human Rights Treaty Bodies and their work. The treaty bodies, in its work, generate a form of jurisprudence – a body of norms and directives about how state parties ought to act in order to comply fully with the treaties. READ MORE
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2. The “Dirty Hands Dilemma” in Politics : A Study on Political Ethics
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : When faced with an emergency situation, politicians are often forced to sacrifice their core moral principles in order to better serve the immediate public interest. This is commonly described as the Dirty Hands dilemma. Dirty Hands theorists conditionally defend politicians, but they leave the dilemma under-defined. READ MORE
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3. Normative Power Europe, Challenged at Home? : A discourse analysis exploring EU identity work in responding to the undemocratic turn in Hungary
University essay from FörsvarshögskolanAbstract : Through the conception of the EU as a normative power, scholars envisage moving beyond the traditional notion of power in international relations. Scholars have argued that this “new kind of political ethics” entails an expectation on political discourse to avoid antagonistic othering and for consistency between the internal and external dimensions of identity construction. READ MORE
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4. The EU’s Constraints in Involvement of the Post- Soviet Frozen Conflicts : (A Comparative Case Study on the Nagorno-Karabakh, Abkhazia and South Ossetia Conflicts)
University essay from Linköpings universitet/StatsvetenskapAbstract : This thesis examines constraints of the EU’s engagement in the frozen conflicts of the South Caucasus, namely, the Abkhazia, the South Ossetia, and the Nagorno-Karabakh conflicts. The study begins with a puzzle in which the EU’s ambition for prioritizing the resolution of frozen conflicts mismatches with the reality related to the status quo of frozen conflicts. READ MORE
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5. A study of Greek pre-school teachers’ perceptions of LGBTQ-themed literature in kindergarten classrooms
University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema BarnAbstract : Purpose: The present thesis aims to gain an insight into pre-school teachers’ perceptions of the relevance of using illustrated books that include representations of same-gender families/relationships and address issues of gender expression that do not follow the normative gender categories in the classroom. The thesis was conducted within the interdisciplinary field of child studies, drawing from a social constructivist viewpoint and having queer theory as a point of departure. READ MORE
