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  1. 11. Unrecognized peace in unrecognized states : An analysis of the relation between post-war peaceand state processes in Nagorno Karabakh

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Alma Livingstone; [2020]
    Keywords : Peacebuilding; State building; Peace formation; State formation; Nagorno Karabakh; Azerbaijan; Caucasus; Frozen conflicts; de facto states;

    Abstract : After the fall of the Soviet Union a number of violent ethnic disputes were concluded through the establishment of ceasefires but have yet to be finalized through peace accords. This development resulted in the creation of de facto states in a setting known as ‘frozen conflicts’. READ MORE

  3. 12. The unionisation of precarious workers : representations, problematisation and experiences in Swedish blue-collar unions in the construction and hotel-restaurant sectors

    University essay from Mälardalens högskola/Akademin för hälsa, vård och välfärd

    Author : Sophie BANASIAK; [2020]
    Keywords : precarious workers; labour unions; Swedish model; commodification; labour market segmentation; subcontracting; flexibility; fear; organising; community building;

    Abstract : From the Polanyian perspective on the double movement of labour commodification and self-protection of Society, the aim of this study was to examine how unionists perceive and problematise precarious employment and what are their practices for unionising and thereby securing precarious workers. A double case study was conducted in the hotel-restaurant and construction sectors in Sweden with the participation of blue-collar unionists with diverse backgrounds and experiences. READ MORE

  4. 13. The State of the European Identity : A four-dimensional idea analysis

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Europastudier

    Author : Matilda Nordin; Annika Bengtsson; [2020]
    Keywords : European identity; EU; identity formation; othering; idea analysis; State of the Union speeches; European Studies; Cultural Sciences; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis examines how European identity is expressed and articulated in the European Union’s State of the Union speeches from 2010, 2015 and 2018 by using the method of idea analysis. The analytical dimensions of the methodology are based on four key aspects of identity formation - action, narrative, difference and multiple - which are operationalised as methodological tools applied to the speeches. READ MORE

  5. 14. SWEDEN – A LONE BRIGHT SPOT Wage formation and labour market antagonism

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Markus Adolfsson; [2019-06-25]
    Keywords : Insider-Outsiders; Split Labour Market; Equalisation and Labour Unions;

    Abstract : Economic inequality is a problem of global concern and labour unions may have an equalising effect on gender wage-differentials. In Sweden, the gender-wage differentials underwent a significant decline between 1960 and 1980s but had despite the early progress of equalising almost stopped, near to no progress have occurred since then. READ MORE

  6. 15. The EU Memory Framework and Memory Politics of the Baltic States: from Transitional to Transnational Memory Memory

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Europastudier

    Author : Artem Spirin; [2019]
    Keywords : European Union; EU; Baltic states; Europeanization; politics of memory; memory framework; European Studies; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The research investigates the role of the European Union in establishing a common European historical memory. It assumes the comparative dimension by taking the case of politics of memory in the Baltic states. READ MORE