Linguistic Archaeology provides students with an accessible introduction to the field of linguistic archaeology, both as theoretical framework and methodological toolkit, for understanding the conceptual foundations and practical considerations involved in reconstructing the prehistory of language. The book introduces the field's expansion out of traditional approaches to focus more on the interpl

The 21st century has witnessed a revival of authoritarian and populist leaders, a new wave that has fundamentally changed the political landscape, earning it the title: The Age of the Strongman. This evolving style of leadership has been driven by “angry white men”, notably strengthening masculinity as a symbol of political authority. However, in recent years, the strongman archetype has met a ris

This thesis investigates the economic engagements of China and the European Union in the East African Community, focusing specifically on Kenya and Uganda. The study aims to compare how China’s and the EU’s investments in infrastructure projects influence the region and whether these actions can be perceived as attempts to establish dependency relationships. Using a mixed-method approach, combinin

The island of Bougainville has sought secession from their overlord Papua New Guinea for decades now, and it has been one long journey till today. The aim of this essay is to map out this journey from 1975 when Papua New Guinea got its independence from Australia, to 2020, one year after the independence referendum in Bougainville. This is done with the help of process tracing, a method that speci

This thesis investigates the rhetoric of populist leaders during the Covid-19 pandemic. By examining statements from three different presidents, Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro, Mexico´s Andrés Manuel López Obrador, and Nicaragua´s Daniel Ortega and explores whether they used rhetoric that downplayed the threat of COVID-19. Through a qualitative content analysis, the rhetoric of these presidents is ex

As a result of social distancing during the Covid–19 pandemic the digital realm has been subject to an increasing amount of content where women are emphasizing their roles as wives, ‘homemakers’, and mothers, widening the online community of the ‘momosphere’. This paper examines how a particular subcategory of the momosphere perpetuates a particular vision of female gender on the social media plat

Fifty-five years have passed since Lijphart’s introduction of the consociational model of democracy, which uses elite cooperation to manage conflict in divided societies. Through a comparative case study of the application of consociationalism in the classic cases of Belgium and Switzerland with a focus on the key characteristics of grand coalition, segmental autonomy, and public passivity, the mo

This is a thesis about rural consciousness, a theory that rural people see themselves as different than city people, deprived of resources and not represented in politics. Through a qualitative comparative method, a case study based on interviews of locals is conducted on Gotland, Sweden, with inspiration from Katherine J. Cramer’s previous research in Wisconsin, USA from 2016. The results from th

This study aims to identify and categorize the political engagement of artist Taylor Swift on Instagram and Twitter/X between 2018 and 2024. By doing this the objective is to determine whether Swift can be classified as a "celebrity politician 2" (CP2) according to John Street’s definition. This definition encompasses celebrities who utilize their platforms to engage politically without

With an accelerating climate crisis, Russia as an aggressive military force, a changing American presence in the international community, and the move of Sweden and Finland to enter the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (Nato), the geopolitics of the Arctic bear increasingly larger implications for global geopolitical trends. The Nordic states have large interests in how the Arctic region develop

The variable presentation of clinical disease in pediatric patients with congenital and acquired heart disease makes standardized care challenging. This is further enforced by the ongoing growth and remodeling of the heart and vasculature in the individual child and the multitude of available treatment options. The clinical challenge is rather to individualize treatment based on all available info

This study desires to display two speeches that were crucial to the 2016 EU-referendum in Great Britain. The two actors portrayed with one speech each are Boris Johnson and David Cameron, although the speeches weren’t given during the same time they are both highly accurate and significant to the referendum. The two speeches are applied to theories of analogies and also strategic narratives. Based

The foundation of this research lies in the recent shift of Swedish foreign policy, where the current government chose to abolish the feminist foreign policy in favor of pursuing a primarily Swedish and European foreign policy. The objects of the study are two governments: the current liberal and conservative government and the former social democratic and green government. This research investiga

This study aims to highlight the ideological aspect of the incumbent crisis of the European center-right. It does so by analyzing election manifestos from national elections between 2012 to 2022. The study parties are Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands (CDU) of Germany and Les Républicains of France. The study makes use of theories regarding party competition. The applied method is an ide

This research aims to examine the effects of the new LNG network structure on EU’s energy security. The research question is as follows: How can the concept of Weaponized Interdependence (WI) inform EU’s Energy Security? The concept of WI is used to reveal structural positions in the network which can be utilized to leverage political means. In addition, this research adopts a reinforcing understa

The European Union has developed a critical concern for cybersecurity, requiring a comprehensive approach to tackle new challenges arising from cyber threats. Against the backdrop of increasing global cyber-attacks and emerging regulatory models from rival powers, such as China and Russia, the EU has positioned itself as a key player in cybersecurity policy. This thesis researches the extent to wh

This thesis explores the trajectory and dynamics of democracy in Romania, Bulgaria, and Croatia, countries that joined the European Union (EU) in 2007 and 2013. Unlike the extensively studied cases of Poland and Hungary, these nations have received limited scholarly attention regarding their democratic consolidation and potential backsliding. Using Juan J. Linz and Alfred Stepan's framework, w

The Internet’s importance and the threats it faces make the global governance system crucial. The EU’s influence on these global governance principles is understudied, making the level of unity and effectiveness indefinite. This thesis aims to uncover this gap in the research, leading to the research question: How can the EU unite and be effective when negotiating global internet governance princi