Search for dissertations about: "international organizations"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 145 swedish dissertations containing the words international organizations.

2. 1. International organizations as peacemakers : The evolution and effectiveness of intergovernmental instruments to end civil war

   Author : Magnus Lundgren; Jonas Tallberg; Isak Svensson; Yoram Haftel; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; intergovernmental organizations; international organizations; conflict management; conflict resolution; mediation; civil war; armed conflict; institutional design; mediator bias; bargaining theory; Political Science; statsvetenskap;

   Abstract : Across four self-contained essays, this dissertation seeks to identify which features make international organizations (IOs) effective peacemakers in modern civil wars. The first essay introduces an original dataset on the institutional design of 21 peace-brokering IOs between 1945 and 2010. READ MORE

4. 2. International organizations and children’s rights : Norm adoption, pressure tactics and state compliance

   Author : Johanna von Bahr; Jonas Tallberg; Lisa Dellmuth; Jean Grugel; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; international organizations; children’s rights; European Union; United Nations; norm adoption; pressure tactics; state compliance; development aid; foreign policy; non-governmental organizations; Political Science; statsvetenskap;

   Abstract : Since the adoption of the United Nations (UN) Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989), the attention given by international organizations (IOs) to children’s rights has increased. This dissertation seeks to identify what this means for the global promotion of children’s rights, by addressing three interrelated questions: 1. READ MORE

5. 3. Global Adaptation Governance : Evidence from 30 International Organizations, 1990-2017

   Author : Ece Kural; Lisa Maria Dellmuth; Maria-Therese Gustafsson; Harro van Asselt; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; global climate adaptation governance; international organisations; global governance; climate adaptation; climate change; international relations; organisational change; issue expansion; bureaucratic politics; internationella relationer; International Relations;

   Abstract : Human adaptation to major climate change and variability is becoming an increasing concern among both scholars and practitioners. This PhD thesis examines the engagement of international organizations (IOs) in the governance of climate change adaptation. READ MORE

6. 4. Fields of Gold : The Bioenergy Debate in International Organizations

   Author : Magdalena Kuchler; Björn-Ola Linnér; Johan Hedrén; Eva Friman; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; bioenergy; biofuels; debate; discourse; concept; international organizations; international relations; FAO; IEA; IPCC; energy security; climate change; food security; food vs. fuel; bioenergi; biobränsle; debatt; diskurs; begrepp; internationella organisationer; internationella relationer; FAO; IEA; IPCC; energisäkerhet; klimatförändringar; livsmedelssäkerhet;

   Abstract : The concept of producing energy from biomass has, for the last two decades, occupied attention of policy-makers, private industries, researchers and civil societies around the world. The highly contested and contingent character of the biofuel production, its entanglement in the nexus of three problematic issues of energy, climate and agriculture, as well as its injection into the current socioeconomic arrangements, is what makes it timely to analyse. READ MORE

7. 5. Non-State Participation in International Organizations : Patterns, Drivers, and Consequences

   Author : Carl Vikberg; Jonas Tallberg; Thomas Sommerer; Andreas Dür; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; non-state actors; participation; international organizations; global governance; non-governmental organizations; statsvetenskap; Political Science;

   Abstract : Over recent decades, one of the most prominent developments in global governance has been the expanded involvement of non-state actors (NSAs) in the policy-making bodies of international organizations (IOs). This trend is expected to have positive implications for democracy and effectiveness in global governance by improving participation, accountability, and representation, and by allowing IOs to draw on NSA resources to improve policy-making. READ MORE