Essays about: "political studies in sweden"

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  1. 1. 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

  3. 2. 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

  4. 3. The swing of the pendulum: Sweden's pivot to NATO : A case of small states' shift in security policy

    University essay from Försvarshögskolan

    Author : Irena Bonnier; [2024]
    Keywords : Security and defence policy; Sweden; NATO; Small states studies; Deterrence; Shelter theory s political military dimension; Realism; Foreign Policy Change; Domestic determinants of small states security policy; Process-tracing; Säkerhets- och försvarspolitik; Sverige; NATO; Småstatsteori; Avskräckning; Vindskyddsteorins politiska militära dimension; Realism; Utrikespolitisk förändring; Inhemska påverkansfaktorer på småstaters säkerhetspolitik; Processpårning;

    Abstract : Sweden is the only state in the Baltic Sea region currently not under NATO protection, which puts the state in a particularly vulnerable position. On 18 May 2022, Sweden officially deemed NATO alignment a more effective option of security strategy in projecting deterrence and dealing with the security challenges the state is facing, compared to a strategy of non-alignment which has been Sweden’s security posture for over 200 years. READ MORE

  5. 4. "The Swedish road is not ours" : Narrating the Finnish community of value in parliamentary debate on youth crime and street gangs

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

    Author : Senni Pulkkinen; [2024]
    Keywords : Finland; community of value; boundary-making; strategic narrative analysis; parliamentary discourse;

    Abstract : Taking the form of a case study on an interpellation on ‘youth crime and street gangs’ and its consideration in plenary debate in the Finnish Parliament in December 2022, the purpose of this study is to examine how politicians narrate the Finnish community of value and its boundaries. The methodological framework of this study consists of strategic narrative analysis, poststructural and critical research theoretical underpinnings, and the operationalization of the concept of ‘community of value’. READ MORE

  6. 5. Political Participation of non-EU immigrants : Decoding Immigrants’ Electoral Involvement in Sweden

    University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Institutionen för kultur och samhälle

    Author : Theresa Marklund; [2024]
    Keywords : Political participation; non-EU immigrant; CVM; motivation; resources; networks;

    Abstract : This paper studies the political participation (electoral) among non-EU immigrants in Sweden, via various socio-demographic, motivational, and relational factors. The theoretical frame is based on Verba et al.'s Civic Voluntarism model and previous research. READ MORE