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1. The Catholic Church as a Global Political Player : The Transnational Political Impact of Internacional Pro-Life Organizations on the Public Space in Latin Amercia
University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)Abstract : The research puzzle of this thesis is the global impact of the pro-life discourse of the Catholic Church on the public space in Latin America, using Nicaragua as an illustrative case. The aim is to understand in a global political perspective the transnational impact of the pro-life discursive strategy of the Catholic Church on the public space in Latin America during the period 1995-2020, and how international pro-life organizations have operated tactically to reach their goals. READ MORE
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2. Far Right Populism Beyond Borders and Party Politics : The German Identitarian Movement and its Transnational Advocacy Network
University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)Abstract : In 2017, the far right populist, transnational movement “Generation Identity” (GI) embarked on an activist “mission” in the Mediterranean Sea to stop non-European migrants from reaching the European continent. This paper presents a study of how GI was able to do so, analysing the empowering network of support that evolved during the movement’s “Defend Europe” campaign. READ MORE
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3. Securitisation as a Norm-Setting Framing in The Campaign to Stop Killer Robots
University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)Abstract : Since 2009, International Relations scholars have researched the role of big advocacy groups in giving access to the Campaign to Stop Killer Robots in the United Nations Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW). To further these studies, the focus of this thesis is on the progress of negotiations for the 6-year period since the issue has been adopted, asking the question – How has the Campaign to Stop Killer Robots chosen to frame lethal autonomous weapons systems, and how successful has that framing been for the period of 2013 to 2019? I argue that advocates undertook a normative securitisation process to frame the existential threat lethal autonomous weapons systems (LAWS) pose to human beings. READ MORE
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4. Antibiotic resistance and the global response : An analysis of political frames
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : With regards to the potential severity of increased antibiotic resistance around the world it is puzzling that the global response to this issue has not been more comprehensive. In this thesis I will examine the political frames on ABR formulated by the global network ReAct in an attempt to understand why this is the case. READ MORE
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5. In the Pursuit of Influence : A Study of Transnational Advocacy Networks' Legitimacy Efforts
University essay from Linköpings universitet/Företagsekonomi; Linköpings universitet/Filosofiska fakultetenAbstract : As organized global actors, transnational advocacy networks (TANs) are an emerging way of people getting their voice heard and to make a change in global governance. Influencing policy-makers through advocacy has an identified connection to the legitimacy of the organization where the general assumption is that a higher legitimacy facilitates influence. READ MORE
