Search for dissertations about: "political Realism"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 38 swedish dissertations containing the words political Realism.

  2. 1. The Political Use of Force : Beyond National Security Considerations as a Source of American Foreign Policy

    Author : Mikael Blomdahl; Jan Hallenberg; Jonas Tallberg; Erik Noreen; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; The United States of America; the presidential use of force; foreign policy analysis; realism; domestic politics; the diversionary theory of war; decision-making.; Political science; Statsvetenskap; Political Science; statsvetenskap;

    Abstract : In addressing the question of what explains the tendency of the presidents of the United States to use military force on many occasions to solve international problems the realist perspective has been strongly dominant in political science. This study sets out to address and challenge whether what may be called realist privilege still qualifies as an understanding of this American phenomenon. READ MORE

  4. 2. To act as a Union : Explaining the development of the EU's collective foreign policy

    Author : Maria Strömvik; Statsvetenskapliga institutionen; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; common foreign and security policy; European Union; institutionalism; international cooperation; Political and administrative sciences; balance of influence; balance of threat; realism; balance of power; European political cooperation; transatlantic relations; European security and defence policy; Statsvetenskap; förvaltningskunskap;

    Abstract : It is difficult for states to cooperate on issues related to international peace and security. Yet, ever since 1970, the EU member states have succeeded to gradually intensify their foreign policy cooperation and increasingly act in unison towards the rest of the world. This PhD thesis seeks an explanation to this trend. READ MORE

  5. 3. Kind words, cruise missiles and everything in between : A neoclassical realist study of the use of power resources in U.S. policies towards Poland, Ukraine and Belarus 1989–2008

    Author : Barbara Kunz; Jan Hallenberg; Hans E. Andersson; Ronnie Hjorth; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; neoclassical realism; foreign policy; power; U.S. foreign policy; Central and Eastern Europe; Poland; Ukraine; Belarus; Political science; Statsvetenskap; Political Science; statsvetenskap;

    Abstract : This study intends to explain why the United States led entirely different policies towards Poland, Ukraine and Belarus under circumstances where realist theory would predict otherwise. Realism being an “environment based theory”, it would indeed predict a state to lead highly similar foreign policies under identical conditions. READ MORE

  6. 4. Migration Statecraft : The European Migration and Development Regime

    Author : Kristof Tamas; Jonas Tallberg; Kjell Engelbrekt; Magnus Jerneck; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Realism; constructivism; realist constructivism; statecraft; socialisation; strategic social construction; externalisation; migration and development; migration policy; development policy; aid; foreign policy; European Union; statsvetenskap; Political Science;

    Abstract : For decades the European Union has cooperated with partner countries on the nexus between migration and development. The EU has thereby attempted to merge parts of migration policy and development policy into one framework. READ MORE

  7. 5. Public and Non-Profit Interaction : U.S. Assistance to Eastern European Media 1989-1995

    Author : Annika Thunborg; Statsvetenskapliga institutionen; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; United States; Eastern Europe; news media; post-Cold War era; conservatism; liberalism; national interest; realism; idealism; First Amendment; network analysis; quaNGO; NGO; foreign aid; foundation; USAID; International Media Fund; USIA; public; non-profit; Soros Foundation; Freedom Forum; Political and administrative sciences; Statsvetenskap; förvaltningskunskap;

    Abstract : This study explores the relationships among U.S. public and non-profit organizations against the backdrop of the assistance they rendered to news media in Eastern European countries between 1989 and 1995. READ MORE