Search for dissertations about: "balance of threat"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 27 swedish dissertations containing the words balance of threat.
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1. To act as a Union : Explaining the development of the EU's collective foreign policy
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
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2. Passing the open windows : A quantitative and qualitative approach to immediate military balance and escalation of protracted conflicts
Abstract : This dissertation has a dual point of departure: first, the widely known concept of window of opportunity and its application in the study of international relations (IR) and, second, the notion among modern classical realists that states maximize their power and, hence, that windows of opportunity should increase the probability of escalation to war or escalation of a war.The focus is primarily on the effects of rapid power shifts in dyads of non-great powers experiencing protracted conflict. READ MORE
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3. The role of organizational integrity in responses to pressures : A case study of Australian newspapers
Abstract : The purpose of the dissertation is to explore the role of organizational integrity in responses to pressures. Organizational integrity is a concept from old institutional theory; its definition is the fidelity to the organization’s core values, distinctive competence, guiding principles, and mission. READ MORE
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4. Critical obstetric situations - obstetricians' ethical decision-making and parents' handling of threat of preterm birth
Abstract : Ethical issues arise in obstetric situations and demand the obstetrician’s moral consideration for those who are involved in the actual case (Paper I). A balance between the health of the foetus and the autonomy of the woman is necessary to do the best for both the mother and her foetus/infant. READ MORE
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5. Brain control of energy balance : localization and regulation of proteins involved in the central control of food intake and body weight
Abstract : Obesity has become a worldwide threat to human well-being and is now so common that it is beginning to replace undernutrition and infectious disease as the most significant contributor to ill health. Obesity increases the risk for aquiring serious diseases such as diabetes type 2, hypertension, coronary heart disease and certain forms of cancer. READ MORE