Essays about: "presidencies"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 11 essays containing the word presidencies.

  1. 6. The United States and Israel : A study of attitude of the past five United State presidents toward Israel and the Middle East conflict

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

    Author : Aida Sirmanshahi; [2020]
    Keywords : Israel; United States; Palestine; the Middle East; rational choice; peace agreements;

    Abstract : Throughout the past eighty years, the United States and Israel have had a close relationship. This study aims to understand and define patterns of behavior from presidents of the United States in their relation with Israel. READ MORE

  3. 7. Green Power Denmark - How a Small Member State used its Presidency to make the EU greener

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Nicolai Kofoed; [2017]
    Keywords : EU Presidency; Negotiations; Denmark; Energy Efficiency; Coalition Building.; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates how Denmark, as a small Member State, was able to use its 2012 Presidency to exert significant influence and further its interests via the Energy Efficiency Directive. Denmark’s influence is puzzling for three reasons: Firstly, it goes against the literature’s expectations of a small Member State Presidency, which is supposed to work as an impartial chair. READ MORE

  4. 8. The Rotating-Presidency in a Post-Lisbon Environment: agenda-setter or agenda-manager?

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Megan Lynch; [2012-07-09]
    Keywords : Lisbon Treaty; negotiation; rotating-presidency; EU; international relations;

    Abstract : This thesis examines the impact of the Lisbon Treaty on the rotating-presidencies ability to pursue national preferences and examines the consequences of these changes on the potential evolution of the EU as a whole. By using a qualitative text analysis and conducting a literature review this thesis acknowledges the subjective nature of a policy environment where almost all of the data and records of negotiation are kept behind closed doors. READ MORE

  5. 9. Regionalism and Political Institutions in South Korea : Towards democratic consolidation

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudier

    Author : Nadejda Kim; [2009]
    Keywords : The Electoral System; Regionalism; South Korea; presidencies; democratic consolidation; elections; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis aims to examine how regionalism affects the performance of South Korean political institutions. My argument is that different electoral climates present different incentives to political leaders and that these incentives affect their regime performance, contributing to the formation of a specific political culture, more or less favorable to the consolidation of democracy. READ MORE

  6. 10. Do ideologies matter? : Idea analysis of foreign policy in the United States of America

    University essay from Institutionen för samhällsvetenskap

    Author : Marie Siedberg; [2009]
    Keywords : foreign policy; idealism; realism; ideal types; State of the Union Address;

    Abstract : The aim of this essay is to clarify if there is an ideological difference within the political area of foreign policy of the United States. The question that will be answered is: Is the American foreign policy coloured by different ideologies, or has that area of politics become an arena without ideology differences? In order to answer the question, the method used in this essay is idea analysis using ideal types as analytical instrument. READ MORE