Essays about: "political crises"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 140 essays containing the words political crises.

  1. 1. EU LEADERSHIP AND SANCTIONS A comparative analysis of EU’s crisis response during the Russia-Ukraine conflicts of 2014 and 2022

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Andreé Lindahl; [2024-02-15]
    Keywords : Leadership; European Commission; CFSP; Ursula von der Leyen; Angela Merkel; Sanctions;

    Abstract : The research field on international political leadership is a rich field focusing on leaders as individuals, at institutions and relations between leaders and followers. The literature regarding political leadership in the EU has its focus on supranational and intergovernmental leadership. READ MORE

  3. 2. Securitized or Not Securitized? : A Case Study of Sweden's COVID-19 Strategy During the First Year of the Pandemic

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Max Anklev; [2024]
    Keywords : Securitization Theory; De securitization; Non-securitization; COVID-19; Sweden;

    Abstract : This thesis analyzes Sweden's unique and puzzling approach to the COVID-19 pandemic by using the securitization framework, exploring if Sweden's strategy during the pandemic's first year reflects securitization, (de)securitization, or non-securitization. It employs content analysis to evaluate Sweden's response, analyzing primary sources and academic literature, and uses a discourse table based on existing theoretical studies by Barry Buzan, Ole Waever, and Jaap de Wilde (1998) and Lene Hansen (2012) to assess indicators of securitization, (de)securitization or non-securitization. READ MORE

  4. 3. Political opposition in crisis? : A comparative study of political opposition in Swedish EU affairs before and during the Covid-19 pandemic

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Angelica Gradin; [2024]
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    Abstract : In the last decades, the EU has faced several crises. These crises have been seen to also have implications on the state of democracy in the EU. READ MORE

  5. 4. Tabooing Dirty Hands?

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Henning Bollmark; [2024]
    Keywords : Dirty Hands; torture; crisis; utilitarianism; weak rule utilitarianism; Sartre; moral fictionalism; political theory; unspeakable; taboo; Smutsiga händer; tortyr; kris; utilitarism; svag regelutilitarism; Sartre; moralisk fiktion; politisk teori; onämnbar; tabu;

    Abstract : The normative political theory problem of dirty hands (DH) concerns the troubling possibility that political leaders, from a (mostly) consequentialist perspective, might sometimes be morally required to make exceptions from sensitive rules like prohibitions of extremely harmful practices (e.g. READ MORE

  6. 5. A Seed has been Planted : Examining public-private cooperation in the civil preparedness sector of food supply and drinking water

    University essay from Försvarshögskolan

    Author : Gustaf Stövling; [2024]
    Keywords : Civil preparedness; crisis management; public-private cooperation; rationalist organizational; social-psychological; total defense;

    Abstract : The resurgence and increased use of the total defense concept in the political landscape of Sweden comes in a time of global geopolitical uncertainties and multifaceted security crises. Despite its stated importance, how the private sector should be incorporated into this structure remains somewhat unclear. READ MORE