Search for dissertations about: "National"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 3345 swedish dissertations containing the word National.

  2. 1. National Relations : Public diplomacy, national identity and the Swedish Institute 1945-1970

    Author : Nikolas Glover; Pär Frohnert; Mary Hilson; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Swedish Institute; public diplomacy; cultural diplomacy; Sweden; history; twentieth century; national identity; nationalism; image of Sweden; Swedishness; communication history; propaganda; cultural exchange; foreign policy; cultural policy; Cold War; History; Historia; History; historia;

    Abstract : This thesis considers the first twenty-five years of the semi-governmental Swedish Institute for Cultural Exchange with Foreign Countries. Specifically, this is done through an analysis of the Institute’s funding, its policy discussions and its produced materials. READ MORE

  4. 2. National Courts as Gatekeepers in European Integration : Examining the Choices National Courts Make in the Preliminary Ruling Procedure

    Author : Karin Leijon; Christer Karlsson; Li Bennich-Björkman; Katrin Uba; Daniel Naurin; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; European integration; National courts; Court of Justice of the European Union; Statskunskap; Political Science;

    Abstract : The national courts’ placement in the intersection between the EU and member state legal systems makes them important gatekeepers in the process of European legal integration. In the scholarly debate, national courts are characterized as either supporters of legal integration or as defenders of national sovereignty. READ MORE

  5. 3. Life expectancy in Africa : A cross-national study

    Author : Kwame Gbesemete; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Africa; life expectaocy; cross-national; environmental; behavioural and cultnral; demographic; socio-economic; medical and external factors; INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AREAS; TVÄRVETENSKAPLIGA FORSKNINGSOMRÅDEN;

    Abstract : This thesis seeks to investigate the factors underlying the differences in life expectaocy in 28 low and middle-income African countries. The thesis is divided into two parts. READ MORE

  6. 4. National identity in divided and unified Germany : continuity and change

    Author : Joakim Ekman; Sten Berglund; Hans-Dieter Klingemann; Örebro universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; national identity; German unification; inner unification; nation-building; Germany; GDR; FRG; Eastern Germany; Western Germany; political culture; national community; statskunskap; Political science; Statsvetenskap; Political Science; Statskunskap;

    Abstract : This dissertation deals with the construction, maintenance and change of national identities in divided and unified Germany. Following World War II, Germany was divided in two parts. READ MORE

  7. 5. Building a national maritime security policy

    Author : Adriana Avila-Zuñiga-Nordfjeld; Dimitrios Dalaklis; Nikitakos Nikitas; Maximo Mejia; (SWE) World Maritime University; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Statsvetenskap med inriktning mot strategi och säkerhetspolitik; Statsvetenskap med inriktning mot strategi och säkerhetspolitik;

    Abstract : The issue of port security raised concerns at the highest levels after the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 against the United States. Security threats against ports and vessels acquired a new perspective and in 2002 the International Maritime Organization (IMO) adopted amendments to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS), 1974, introducing Chapter XI-2 - Special measures to enhance maritime security. READ MORE