Search for dissertations about: "Statsvetenskapliga institutionen"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 393 swedish dissertations containing the words Statsvetenskapliga institutionen.
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1. How do international norms travel? : Women’s political rights in Cambodia and Timor-Leste
Abstract : How do international norms travel, via statebuilding efforts, into post-conflict settings, and how do international and national actors interact in this process? These are the main questions addressed in this thesis. The empirical focus is the spreading and rooting of the norm of women’s political rights in Cambodia and Timor-Leste, two countries in which international actors have played a significant role in statebuilding efforts. READ MORE
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2. Corruption in Sweden : Exploring Danger Zones and Change
Abstract : In this dissertation I study corruption in the public sector in Sweden, a country which the literature regards as having few corruption problems. Sweden is therefore classified as a “least corrupt” case, and such countries are seldom studied in corruption research. My work is thus an effort to fill a gap in the literature. READ MORE
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3. When processes collide : leadership, legitimacy and liberation in Palestine
Abstract : Palestinian national movement leadership has long been intertwined with thecontext of the national movement processes – liberation, peace and statebuilding. Over time, as these processes have not come to fruition, the numerousleadership groups have had to negotiate their relationships with these processesas both the groups and processes increasingly overlap, creating significantobservable points of tension within Palestinian politics. READ MORE
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4. Cross-Pressure and Political Representation in Europe : A comparative study of MEPs and the intra-party arena
Abstract : This dissertation explores political representation and its manifestation within the European Union (EU). The main purpose is to examine the representative roles of Members of the European Parliament (MEP) in the context of cross–pressure between the national level and the EU level. READ MORE
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5. Sweden and Poland Entering the EU : Comparative Patterns of Adaptive Organization and Cognition
Abstract : This thesis is a comparative study of how elites in Sweden and Poland approach and make sense of EU membership. It begins with the observation that the public debates in several EU member countries are becoming increasingly politicized around a dichotomy, i.e. enthusiasm and skepticism vis-à-vis European integration. READ MORE
