Search for dissertations about: "statehood"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 12 swedish dissertations containing the word statehood.

2. 1. The Institutional Sources of Statehood - Assimilation, Multiculturalism and Taxation in Sub-Saharan Africa

   Author : Anna Persson; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Institutions; institutional theory; states; statehood; taxation; taxes; citizenship; assimilation; multiculturalism; ethnic diversity; ethnicity; identity; sub-Saharan Africa; Botswana; Zambia; Uganda;

   Abstract : Today, almost all states are, or at least claim to be, nation-states. As such, they subscribe to the legitimating doctrine of national sovereignty and claim to derive state power from, as well as exercise it for, a nation. READ MORE

4. 2. Between revolution and statehood: Reconstruction of Palestinian nationalisms

   Author : Helena Lindholm Schulz; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; peace research; peace building; civil society; Israel; Palestinian entity; nationalisms;

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5. 3. To be or not to be American : Statehood and Peoplehood in Native American Self-identification during the Self-determination era

   Author : Ingela Sjögren; Bo Persson; Gunlög Fur; Rani-Henrik Andersson; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Native Americans; Indigenous peoples; national identity; tribal identity; nationhood; peoplehood; world view; History; historia;

   Abstract : As colonized peoples Native Americans have had a complicated relationship to the United States. They have faced the question of whether they should demand tribal independence or embrace American citizenship. READ MORE

6. 4. Dissenting Democrats : Nation and Democracy in the Republic of Moldova

   Author : Andreas Johansson; Elfar Loftsson; Lars Lindström; Bo Petersson; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Moldova; Moldavia; MSSR; transition; ethnic group; nation; national division; nation-building; democracy; democratization; polyarchy; political support; correspondence analysis; Moldovanism; Romanianism; Gagauz Yeri; Transnistria; Political Science; statsvetenskap;

   Abstract : The Republic of Moldova was one of fifteen states to emerge from the dissolution of the Soviet Union. With weak historical legacy of statehood, deteriorating economy and serious national divisions, the young state lacked many of the prerequisites deemed necessary for successful democratization. READ MORE

7. 5. The United Nations Reformed : Responsibility, Protection and the Standing of States

   Author : Peter Håkansson; Ronnie Hjorth; Per Jansson; Johan Eriksson; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; The United Nations; the responsibility to protect; protection of civilians; pluralism; anti-pluralism; standard of civilization; human rights; democracy; Förenta Nationerna; skyldighet att skydda; skydd av civila; pluralism; anti-pluralism; civilisationsstandard; mänskliga rättigheter; demokrati; Political science; Statsvetenskap;

   Abstract : This study is about reform of the United Nations. The study does not address reform proposals that set out to change the organizational structure of the UN, but focuses on initiatives that affect the normative basis of the international society that the United Nations and the UN Charter enable and sustain. READ MORE