The phenomenon where subnational governments are reaching out for collaboration with external actors in a horizontal dimension are nowadays a common subject for research in local government studies. By examining the transnational organization Greater Copenhagen & Skåne Committee (GCSC), this study aims to develop a further understanding of why subnational governments are joining different kind

This thesis asks how developments in The Swedish Social Democratic Party’s welfare ideology over the past 70 years can be understood, using the conceptual lenses of Keynesian, Neoliberal and Social Investment welfare ideals. To answer this question, the thesis models a tailor-made seminal analytical tool; a code scheme of numerous operational indicators for Keynesian, Neoliberal and Social Investm

Considering the depersonalization that the bureaucratic role entails, it is interesting to analyze the bureaucratic role-play that occurs between public and private sphere from a dramaturgical perspective. In order to investigate the personal shift of bureaucrats’ attitude, I conducted participant observations and interviews at an office of a Swedish Agency. Based on critical theory and feminist c

Ever since the principle of sovereignty was established in Europe after the peace of Westphalia in 1648, the importance of belonging to a state has increased. And in today's society, during a time filled with a lot of wars and a major refugee crisis, having a citizenship has never been more important. Having a citizenship means that you get certain rights, but also obligations towards the stat

The 12th of April 2016, the European Parliament held a debate concerning the migration on the Mediterranean Sea. The issue has turned into a political crisis that has divided the member states of the European Union. This study intends to examine whether geographical distance may condition solidarity. Through an argumentative analysis, arguments by Swedish, Finnish, Greek and Italian members of the

Den här uppsatsen ämnar att förstå Islamiska statens propaganda och kommer med deras egna tidskrift som heter Dabiq, utforska innehållen för att förstå syftet med Islamiska statens propaganda. Materialet består av 15 artiklar och kommer med en narrativ metod som består av tre strategiska narrativ, identifiera mönster inom Islamiska statens propaganda. Metoden kompletteras med teori om strategiska

The Sweden Democrats, an anti-immigration and populist political party, gained ground in the Swedish North in both the 2010 and 2014 national elections. The key purpose of this thesis is to investigate the reasons for the Sweden Democrats electoral success in the North of Sweden, a geographical region where electors historically have voted for left parties. In doing so the thesis offers an investi

In this paper two different concepts are analyzed: information disorder and cooperation. Psychological warfare has become an increasingly pressing problem during the past few years. Several different notions are being used within the concept, including disinformation, misleading information and information disorder. Problems occur when one has a concept, but no legal definition for it. Hence is th

Despite the fact that EU environmental policy has become increasingly important, the EU member states are struggling to comply with environmental legislation decided on the European level. Interestingly, some member states seem to find it more difficult than others. This thesis seeks to explain the cross-national variation in non-compliance with EU environmental law, that is, why some member state

This is a comparative study of China, Iran, Russia and Saudi Arabia, from an EU perspective. The EU imposed arms’ embargoes on China, Iran and Russia for reasons such as democratic concerns and military aggrandisement, the purpose of this study is therefor to find explanations to why the EU have not imposed arms’ embargoes on Saudi Arabia, a state who have arguably committed similar acts as the ot

Bakgrund: Livmoderhalscancer är en av de vanligaste cancersjukdomarna globalt, men relativt ovanlig i Sverige, där ett förebyggande screeningprogram finns. För att cancer ska utvecklas krävs en infektion av ett humant papillomvirus (HPV). Studier visar att kunskaperna om HPV är låga. Syfte: Att undersöka och jämföra kunskaper om HPV och dess samband med cellförändringar och livmoderhalscancer samt

The current migration situation puts high pressure on the European Union. Today’s situation is unsustainable as some states receive a number of refugees beyond their capabilities while other states refuse to receive any at all. In 2016, the Commission presented a proposal that entails a mandatory distribution key for the relocation of refugees which for the member countries would lead to a lowered

In 2015, a new police regulation was enacted in Sweden, which gave civilian police officers increased authority. Prior to the enactment of the law, a departmental memorandum suggested the legislative changes as a means to increase the effectiveness of the Swedish Police without risking the rule of law. Four unions that represent police employees were asked to deliver statements of opinion in which

Feminism is everywhere: in all sorts of media, in fashion, in entertainment, and in politics. By focusing on social media, this thesis examines how self-identified feminists construct feminism in Sweden. The construction is found in a popular Swedish feminist podcast, a debate on the premises of sisterhood, a women’s separatist Facebook group, and an interview with the second wave feminist Agnes W

The purpose of this study was to examine the globalization council in Sweden’s concluding report of Sweden in the global era. This was done through an analysis of the ideas of governance carried out with the help of an idea analysis and the use of ideal types of governance. The analytical schedule was divided into two main perspectives of governance, an economic and a political. More specifically,

In 2015 Sweden went from being the country who brought in the most asylum seekers per capita in all the EU, to introduce border and ID-checks and EU: s minimum rules. This was a paradigm shift that very few could have expected, but how can we understand it? To explore this issue, I analyzed the Swedish government parties’ manifestos and party platforms from a summative content analysis and compare

This thesis investigates accessible information to the “interested citizen” about EU-related matters in his/her city, with a theoretical method that departs from Dahl’s (1998) definition of democracy, and focuses especially on the criteria of enlightened understanding. The study consists of analyses of online information and city council debates as well as interviews and mail correspondence with l

Right-wing populism has spread across the European continent during the 21th century, this paper examines if this also is the case on the social media platform Facebook. Through the use of multivariate ordinary linear regression models the thesis seeks to answer if right-wing populist parties and leaders in 12 western European countries generate more followers on their official Facebook accounts t

Al Qaeda and the Islamic State are two of the most dangerous terrorist organizations in the world, whose terror campaigns have changed the nature of global jihadi terrorism in fundamental ways. The purpose of this thesis is to study the strategy of the Islamic State in relation to the strategy of Al Qaeda, with Martha Crenshaw’s Instrumental and Organizational Perspectives. These perspectives prov

Through a functional idea analysis, this study explores and discuss what possible strategies President Donald J. Trump has on Twitter based on a selection of Mr. Trump’s tweets. The material is based on six tweets within three policy categories (Healthcare, the U.S./Mexican Border Wall and the Media) with two tweets in each category. The tweets were selected from the highest respectively lowest am