Essays about: "rational design of institutions"

Found 5 essays containing the words rational design of institutions.

  1. 1. Achievements of the Rational : A comparative argumentation analysis of witch hunts and conspiracy theories

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Emil Björk; [2023]
    Keywords : Rationality; Debate; Vocabulary; Human achievement; Normative development; QAnon; Witch hunts;

    Abstract : According to philosopher Richard Rorty, rational debate and reasoning has limited impact on normative development of society. This seems to be at odds with modern design of democratic institutions, which are built to facilitate rational debate. Through a comparative study of two cases, the present paper examines Rorty’s theory. READ MORE

  2. 2. CUSTOMISING EU ENERGY EFFICIENCY POLICY - The national strategy behind implementing Article 7 of the EU Energy Efficiency Directive 2012: a case study of Sweden

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Isabell Börjesson; [2022-06-22]
    Keywords : EU; Policy implementation; Customisation; Rational choice institutionalism; Sociological institutionalism; Sweden; Energy Efficiency Directive; 2012 27 EU;

    Abstract : This Master Thesis examines the topic of Member States (MS) implementation of EU policy, with the two-folded aim of studying how and why MS customise EU policy in the manner that is proceeded with. The strategy behind MS implementation of EU policy is hence at centre stage and is analysed through the development of an innovative theoretical framework. READ MORE

  3. 3. European Countries Choosing Chinese Investment Instruments: An Analysis

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Imtiaz Hassan; [2020]
    Keywords : Actorness; BRI; Coherence; CFSP; EU; Member states’ responses; Levels of engagement; Policy; Policy change; Institutions; Structures.; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : This Masters’ thesis attempts to identify why European countries choose Chinese investment instruments despite their participation in the European single market and access to European Union (EU) resources and technical assistance. Since their inception in 2013, EU members as well as EU partner states in Europe have been divided on their approach towards joining the Chinese investment instruments- namely Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) - due to the absence of a common EU policy in this regard. READ MORE

  4. 4. Rational Institutional Design of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank: Bounded Rationality Embedded in A Change-through-Continuity Characteristic

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

    Author : Pan Xiao; [2017]
    Keywords : AIIB; Rational Institutional Design; Bounded Rationality; China; IMF; World Bank; ADB; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : As a Chinese initiative, the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) is a newly established multilateral financial institution which addresses the daunting infrastructure demands across Asia and furthers interconnectivity and economic development through advancement in infrastructure and other productive sectors. AIIB is envisaged to be built into a first-class multilateral development institution with 21st century governance, to cooperate with and be complementary to existing financial institutions. READ MORE

  5. 5. Design - Exploring the Rules of Discourse in the Security Council

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Charlotta Liljedahl; [2008]
    Keywords : design; Security Council; cooperation; discourse; exclusion; Political history; Politisk historia; Social sciences; Samhällsvetenskaper; Political and administrative sciences; Statsvetenskap; förvaltningskunskap; History and Archaeology; Social Sciences; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Depending on cooperation in our global environment, international institutions facilitate a mean for mutual gains and cooperation. But the legitimacy crisis in global governance has made the features of institutional design essential to study. READ MORE