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1. EU Copyright and Competition Law - "Under which conditions may a refusal to license copyright-protected content constitute an abuse of a dominant position?"
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för handelsrättAbstract : The topic that this thesis aims to investigate is that of the intersection of intellectual property rights (more specifically copyright) and EU competition law. The research is carried out with the purpose of exploring the following two questions; namely to what extent the interest of further competition is reflected internally within the scope of copyright protection, as well as, under what conditions a refusal to license a copyright-protected work constitutes an abuse of a dominant position according to Article 102 TFEU. READ MORE
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2. The Swedish Political Mainstream in Crisis: In The Light of Radical Right-Wing Populism
University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : The rise of radical right-wing populism in Western Europe has severely altered the political landscape during the last decade, and mainstream parties, from left to right, are struggling to employ strategies preventing voters from deserting to the radical right. In this thesis, I examine two mainstream parties in the context of Sweden, the Social Democratic party (S), and the Moderate party (M), to learn what strategies the parties have applied in the light of rising radical right-wing populism, relating to two issue-dimensions: the socio-cultural and the socio-economic. READ MORE
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3. Time Matters: External Actors’ Involvement And The Duration Of Regional Organizations Mediation Process
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskningAbstract : This thesis examines the impact of external actors’ involvement on regional organizations’ mediation duration. Focusing on the context of Africa, the study employs a qualitative comparative analysis of two mediation cases to explore the causal relationship between extensive external actors’ involvement and mediation duration. READ MORE
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4. One-Party Dominance and Democratic Backsliding in Botswana and Tanzania: Whither Peace and Development?
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)Abstract : Over the past decade, a third wave of autocratisation has stormed the world, hitting democracies and autocracies alike. The ongoing democratic backsliding is attributed to a range of factors. From “executive aggrandisement” and strategic manipulation of elections to "autocratic lawfare”. READ MORE
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5. Is EU policy taken out of competition? – A newspaper analysis of government-opposition conflict in Swedish EU politics
University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : The purpose of this thesis is to examine the level of conict in the media between the government and the opposition at dierent time periods, and specically regarding EU policies. Opposition towards policy is a crucial ingredient in democratic systems of government that do not only allow the people to send dierent personalities to represent them in government, but rather dierent policy agendas that are, in the end, implemented in their name. READ MORE
