Essays about: "process-tracing"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 150 essays containing the word process-tracing.

  1. 1. The PKK impasse: Traversing the complex nature of Turkish-Swedish relations.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : David Samuelsson; [2024]
    Keywords : PKK; Turkey; Constructivism; Sweden; Rational Choice; NATO; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : This thesis delves into the complex nature of Swedish-Turkish relations in the context of Sweden’s NATO-application, focusing primarily on the presence of the PKK in the bilateral relations. The dynamics of this framework, highlighted by Turkey’s veto to the Swedish NATO-application, signifies a trajectory where security is increasingly a prioritized domain in political agendas globally. READ MORE

  3. 2. The implementation of the Recovery and Resilience Facility : A case study of Sweden and Latvia

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för statsvetenskap (ST)

    Author : Karolina Myhrberg; [2024]
    Keywords : Recovery and Resilience Facility; EU; legitimacy;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates the implementation of the Recovery and Resilience Facility in Sweden and Latvia, to examine if the implementation has enhanced EU´s legitimacy. Applying a case study methodology, the study conducts a process-tracing approach and collects data from primary sources of national and EU documents. 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. Galli Non Grata in Mali? Explaining why France left Mali in August 2022

    University essay from Försvarshögskolan

    Author : Julyan Paillard Borg; [2024]
    Keywords : Sahel; Mali; France; Russia; Operation Barkhane; Task Force Takuba; Coup d’État; transition; jihadist; civil-military relations.;

    Abstract : Based on the understanding that Mali and Russia will be unable to contain the jihadist security threat in Mali, this paper explains why France withdrew from Mali in 2022 and why the latter intensified its cooperation with Russia. Existing literature points to operational obstacles and grievances directed towards France’s presence in Mali, however, it falls short of explaining whether these are explanatory for France’s withdrawal, or why France wouldn’t have left earlier considering these hurdles. READ MORE

  6. 5. Social Policy from Above? : Europeanisation of Swedish Social Policy 1990-2019

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

    Author : Jakob Strigén; [2023]
    Keywords : Social policy change; social policy; Europeanisation; welfare state; unemployment policy; family policy; process tracing;

    Abstract : At the same time as the European Union’s (EU) influence has grown, path-breaking changes in Sweden’s social policy characteristics have appeared. Previous research gives contradictory evidence on whether and how these developments relate, and it remains unknown to what extent the EU contributed to the changes observed in Sweden. READ MORE