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2. 1. Enigmatic power? : relational power analysis and statecraft in Japan's China policy

   Author : Linus Hagström; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Foreign relations; Japan; China; Utrikespolitik; Japan och Kina;

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4. 2. Mediated Europes : Discourse and Power in Ukraine, Russia and Poland During Euromaidan

   Author : Roman Horbyk; Johan Fornäs; Patrik Åker; Sabina Mihelj; Södertörns högskola; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; media; discourse; power; postcolonial theory; foreign policy; journalists; politicians; Europe; Ukraine; Russia; Poland; Euromaidan; медії; дискурс; влада; зовнішня політика; журналісти; політики; Европа; Україна; Росія; Евромайдан; medier; diskurs; makt; utrikespolitik; journalister; politiker; Europa; Ukraina; Ryssland; Polen; Euromajdan; Kritisk kulturteori; Critical and Cultural Theory; Östersjö- och Östeuropaforskning; Baltic and East European studies;

   Abstract : This study focuses on mediated representations of Europe during Euromaidan and the subsequent Ukraine–Russia crisis, analysing empirical material from Ukraine, Poland and Russia. The material includes articles from nine newspapers, diverse in terms of political and journalistic orientation, as well as interviews with journalists, foreign policymakers and experts, drawing also on relevant policy documents as well as online and historical sources. READ MORE

5. 3. Promoting Democracy : Sweden and the democratisation process in Macedonia

   Author : Rickard Mikaelsson; Per Jansson; Joakim Ekman; Anders Uhlin; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Democracy promotion; democracy assistance; democracy; role theory; democratisation; Sweden; Macedonia; development cooperation; foreign policy; Demokratifrämjande aktiviteter; demokratibistånd; demokrati; demokratisering; roll teori; Sverige; Makedonien; bistånd; utrikespolitik; Political science; Statsvetenskap;

   Abstract : This dissertation contributes to an increased understanding of democracy promotion. Empirically, the study focuses on the multi-faced democratisation process in Macedonia; the official Swedish policy for democracy promotion; and actual Swedish attempts to promote democracy in Macedonia in the period 2000–2006. READ MORE

6. 4. Tools of Hegemony : Military Technology and Swedish-American Security Relations, 1945-1962

   Author : Mikael Nilsson; Hans Weinberger; Niklas Stenlås; Jussi M. Hanhimäki; KTH; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Säkerhetspolitik Sverige; Diplomatisk historia; Militärhistoria; Modern historia Sverige; Utrikespolitik USA; History of technology; Teknikhistoria; History; Historia med inriktning mot militärhistoria; Statsvetenskap med inriktning mot strategi och säkerhetspolitik;

   Abstract : This doctoral thesis analyze the process whereby Sweden gained access to American guided missiles during the late 1950s and early 1960s. It also tracks the Swedish efforts to develop guided missiles domestically. READ MORE

7. 5. Back to the Motherland : Repatriation and Latvian Émigrés 1955-1958

   Author : Lilita Zalkalns; Maija Runcis; Per Bolin; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Repatriation; Cold War studies; emigration; Soviet foreign policy; Latvian émigrés; Latvian émigré press; Soviet propaganda; compatriots; KGB; Soviet espionage; displaced persons; political refugees; Soviet Amnesty decree; repatriering; Kalla kriget; emigration; sovjetisk utrikespolitik; lettiska emigranter; lettisk emigrantpress; sovjetisk propaganda; compatriots; KGB; sovjetiskt spionage; displaced persons DPs ; politiska flyktingar; sovjetisk amnestilag; baltiska språk; Baltic Languages;

   Abstract : This thesis is about a remarkable experience lived through by Latvian émigrés in the mid-1950s. They were the targets of a Soviet repatriation campaign, operated by the KGB, which not only envisioned their repatriation to the Soviet Latvian homeland, but also anticipated the destruction of their émigré society as they knew it. READ MORE