Essays about: "supranational power"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 22 essays containing the words supranational power.
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1. EXPLAINING THE EU MEMBER STATES' VARIED POSITIONS ON EUROPEAN INTEGRATION OF CIVIL PROTECTION. A Longitudinal Comparative Analysis of Sweden and Finland
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : Protecting the citizens is a responsibility deeply embedded in the heart of the traditional Westphalian nation-state and far beyond the initial intentions of a European Community. Despite this, the EU has rapidly developed into a key actor in civil protection policies in later years, without explicit competence and with varied support from the member states. READ MORE
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2. Securitization of Disinformation in the UN Human Rights Council : Case of Securitization or Politicization?
University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)Abstract : This thesis addresses speech acts on the subject of disinformation as a threat at the United Nations Human Rights Council in its 47th, 49th and 50th sessions where the matter was discussed. By combining securitization theory and qualitative content analysis with a method of examining speech acts through specific variables, it is possible to examine if this was a case of securitization or politicization and if the process was a success or a failure. READ MORE
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3. The Executives’ Pandemic
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för ekonomisk historia och internationella relationerAbstract : This thesis examines the exercise of emergency powers in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. The two cases of Germany and Spain applied disparate models of emergency powers while sharing common traits of federal decentralized power structures. READ MORE
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4. Beyond the music : Exploring the Dynamics of National and European Identity in the Eurovision Song Contest
University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)Abstract : This thesis examines how member nations manage their national identities within the supranational context of the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) and the significance of the ESC in creating a shared European identity. Patterns of identification and attitudes relating to culture, ethnicity/nationality, religion/faith, and gender/sex are discovered by studying the winning submissions from 1998 to 2022 through content analysis and discourse analysis. READ MORE
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5. Lost in (Just) Transition? The Herculean Task of ‘leaving no-one behind’ in European Climate Adaptation Policy: A Critical Discourse Analysis of the European North-South Divide
University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : In an era of climate emergency, considerations of justice are increasingly gaining traction. The unequal exposure to climate vulnerabilities across the European landscape has created a North-South gap in adaptation, which is examined through the critical cases of Sweden and Greece. READ MORE