Search for dissertations about: "Federalism"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 swedish dissertations containing the word Federalism.

  2. 1. Rethinking Russian Federalism : The Politics of Intergovernmental Relations and Federal Reforms

    Author : Johnny Rodin; Daniel Tarschys; Olav Knudsen; Anders Uhlin; Andrei Makarychev; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Federalism; federation; intergovernmental relations; Russia; Political science; Statsvetenskap;

    Abstract : In Russia federalism and the design of federal institutions have been greatly debated topics ever since the beginning of the 1990s. When the newly elected Russian president Vladimir Putin introduced a number of federal reforms in May 2000 it represented the culmination of a debate on federalism that had been triggered by the political and economic crisis of 1998. READ MORE

  4. 2. Rethinking Russian Federalism : The Politics of Intergovernmental Relations and Federal Reforms at the Turn of the Millenium

    Author : Johnny Rodin; Södertörns högskola; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : In Russia federalism and the design of federal institutions have been greatly debated topics ever since the beginning of the 1990s. When the newly elected Russian president Vladimir Putin introduced a number of federal reforms in May 2000 it represented the culmination of a debate on federalism that had been triggered by the political and economic crisis of 1998. READ MORE

  5. 3. Placing Conflict : Religion and politics in Kaduna State, Nigeria

    Author : Henrik Angerbrandt; Henrik Berglund; Morten Bøås; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; conflict; decentralisation; ethnic conflict; ethnicity; federalism; identity; Nigeria; religion; religious conflict; scale; territory; Political Science; statsvetenskap;

    Abstract : Decentralisation and federalism are often said to mitigate conflict by better meeting the preferences of a heterogeneous population and demands for limited autonomy. But it is argued in this thesis that this perspective does not sufficiently address the ways in which conflict-ridden relations entangle processes across different scales ‒ local, regional as well as national. READ MORE

  6. 4. Essays on Debts and Constitutions

    Author : Emanuel Kohlscheen; Torsten Persson; Jonathan Eaton; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; debt; constitution; sovereign risk; federalism; credibility; political institutions; renegotiation; trade credit; international reserves; bailout; revenue sharing; soft budget; Business and economics; Ekonomi;

    Abstract : This thesis includes two essays on sovereign debt and one on subnational governments' debts within a federation. In the two first essays, simple constitutional rules - that define how economic interactions unfold - are found to influence the outcome in important ways. READ MORE

  7. 5. The Big Bad EU? Species Protection and European Federalism : A Case Study of Wolf Conservation and Contestation in Sweden

    Author : Yaffa Epstein; Jan Darpö; An Cliquet; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Habitats Directive; species protection; subsidiarity; Endangered Species Act;

    Abstract : This dissertation examines how eco-knowledge intersects with the changes to EU legal cultures and practices known as eurolegalism. This conjunction has created a mechanism for the extension of EU law in the Member States even in the face of a weakened EU. READ MORE