Essays about: "sovereign power"

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  1. 6. SKIN IN THE GAME - Inter-ethnic cooperation despite political havoc?

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Fatmir Mikullovci; [2022-06-30]
    Keywords : Ethnicity; inter-ethnic cooperation; Kosovo; Serbia; EU-accession;

    Abstract : Kosovo has throughout history been inhabited by several different minorities and its status as a sovereign country is still contested, despite its declaration of independence in 2008. The country has struggled with conflicts which culminated in armed warfare in 1999. READ MORE

  3. 7. Protecting the Self : Reproduction of Chinese Collective Memory through Participation in United Nations Peacekeeping Operations

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Linus Jarhede; [2022]
    Keywords : Collective memory; national identity; master narratives; narrative analysis; People’s Republic of China; peacekeeping; robust peacekeeping;

    Abstract : Until the 1980s, the People’s Republic of China was principally opposed to United Nations peacekeeping, understanding the institution to be a thinly veiled excuse for powerful states to intervene in the sovereign affairs of others. However, the meaning the country attributes to peacekeeping has changed drastically since then. READ MORE

  4. 8. The bare life in the al-Hol camp in Syria: The case of the Swedish children

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Fadi Azzo; [2022]
    Keywords : Al-Hol camp; Swedish Children; ISIS; Syria; Sweden; Bare Life; State of Exception; Giorgio Agamben; Biopolitics; Political Theory; International Relations.; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : This paper aims to understand the constitution of the al-Hol camp in Syria, where thousands of women and children from 57 different countries are detained in subhuman conditions. I did that by studying the case of the Swedish children, motivated by the contradiction that those children did not get help even though they belong to one of the most liberal welfare states in the world. READ MORE

  5. 9. Investment Screening and Scope of Protection of Investment Protection Agreements

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Hüseyin Selçuk Yaylalı; [2022]
    Keywords : Investment Screening; Investment Protection Agreements; Investment Treaties;

    Abstract : Investment screening can be defined as host state’s sovereign judicial and/or administrative authority to monitor the investments, specifically foreign direct investments of the foreign investors. Naturally, host states would use their rights for legislative power especially in sensitive sectors by nature such as defence systems, energy, transportation, natural resources; or sectors that are vulnerable for the host state. READ MORE

  6. 10. Language as a Ground of Discrimination: Example Swedish Finns A Critical Discourse Analysis of Swedish Minority Politics

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Mänskliga rättigheter

    Author : Kia Salmela; [2022]
    Keywords : language; language as a ground of discrimination; power relations; Critical Discourse Analysis; linguicism; linguistic human rights; human rights; national minority; Swedish Finns; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Language is a protected ground for discrimination internationally, but not in Sweden, although minority politics recognize language as a human right. This thesis focuses on Swedish Finns, one of Sweden's national minorities. READ MORE