Denna uppsats är en normativ och idékritisk undersökning där Migrationsverkets policydokument har analyserats utifrån en egen utformad demokratisk norm; ”Migrationsverkets etos”. Normen är utformad med inspiration från Robert A. Dahls och Lennart Lundquists demokratiteorier, samt utifrån hur Migrationsverket fungerar och svensk lag. Syftet är att se vad som bör förmedlas som etiska riktlinjer till

Målet med offentlig upphandling är att ge medborgarna den bästa produkten till det bästa priset. För att upphandlingen ska vara legitim så får det inte finnas utrymme för godtyckliga beslut från tjänstemännen. Vid Försvarets Materielverks (FMV) upphandling 2008 om pansarfordon lämnades ett sådant utrymme vilket gjorde att upphandlingen ogiltigförklarades och var tvungen att göras om. Under upphand

Afrika innehar tusentals etniciteter men framställs ofta som en homogen grupp där kolonialismens maktstrukturer enligt vissa lever kvar och påverkar vår uppfattning om omvärlden. Läromedel i samhällskunskap ger elever en förevisning om vad som är viktigt att lära sig om sin omvärld. En postkolonial diskursanalys om hur ”afrikanen” framställs i svenska läromedel för högstadielever under 1960-, 1980

Gamal Abdul Nasser was one of the 20th century’s most influential leaders in the Middle East. This Bachelor thesis is analysing the political leadership in Egypt during Nasser’s rule between the years 1952-1970. It is analysing the Arab socialist view on the political leadership and also discussing what kind of leader Gamal Abdul Nasser was. The leadership theories of Max Weber are being used as a

Försvarsmakten som en statlig organisation har en stor normerande makt i samhället och därför är arbetet för jämställdhet inom organisationen en viktig uppgift för att verka som en trovärdig statlig institution och för att försöka motverka den maskulina hegemoni som historiskt dominerar organisationen. Genom övergången till ett frivilligt försvar har Försvarsmakten utvecklat en aggressiv marknadsf

I Sveriges grundlag står tydligt hur viktigt det är att den svenska demokratin ska bygga på representativitet. Och Sverige kallas ofta ett av de mest jämställda länderna i världen när det kommer till politiken, med hög andel kvinnor i beslutande organ. Lever man upp till detta i kommunerna? Många studier har genomförts kring representation på nationell nivå men färre kring regional och lokal sådan

The primary aim of this essay is to present an ontological declaration of the international system. The secondary aim is to explain the main structures and processes within and beyond the system. To accomplish the first aim I have placed special attention on philosophical and ontological matters that are not normally addressed in political science. The main instrument in analyzing the structure of

I USA:s krig mot terrorn har den amerikanska utrikes- och säkerhetspolitiken anklagats för att använda demokratibegreppet och dess värden som en legitimerande faktor för militära aktioner. I denna uppsats har vi, utifrån Ernesto Laclau och Chantal Mouffe diskursanalytiska metod, studerat den amerikanska utrikes- och säkerhetspolitiska diskursen under de två USA-ledda interventionerna mot Irak år 1

Sustainable development is a frequently used concept these days. It is often captured trough three dimensions of economic, social and ecological sustainability. As the importance of institutions has been accentuated within the first two dimensions, it has lately been the object of study within the dimension of environmental sustainability. As environment is often described as a collective good, th

This paper investigates the concept of leadership, in relation to climate regime formation. It investigates how the concept of leadership has been approached in the literature, and looks at statements by the EU and scholars on EU leadership in relation to climate change. The study concludes that leadership can be seen as a concept of convenience. It has often been taken for granted when describing

Westernization is a centuries long project started in the Ottoman Empire, in order to fix the dysfunctionalities of the empire inside and to boost the empire’s image outside. It has transformed into a quest of transformation of Turkey into a modern state and it found its reflection in the foreign policy as a pro-Western approach in the Turkish Republic. Historical institutionalism suggests that th

Preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) is a relatively new technique which allows for parents to choose an embryo for implantation based on genetic information obtained from different embryos. The technique has potenatial beneficial effects such as the elimination and treatment of genetic disorders, but is also highly controversial due to its ethical and moral aspects, and the possible future sce

International climate change negotiations are a complex phenomenon, which is characterised by coalitions. The developing countries are represented by the Group of 77, G-77, whose member countries differ largely with regard to political as well as economic matters, but also concerning their exposure to climate change. The purpose of this study is therefore to examine the question why the G-77 coope

Ecuador is one of the countries in Latin America where an indigenous movement has a significant influence on politics. This qualitative study examines the indigenous movement in Ecuador and how it relates to the state, in an analysis departing from theories on social movements. This thesis, emphasizing the indigenous perspective, is based on empirical material collected in a minor field study in E

This master’s thesis examines the motives of non-aligned, geographically peripheral and smaller European Union (EU) Member States (MS) Finland, Sweden and Ireland to participate in EU military crisis management operations. It also studies the effects that these MS have had in the development of the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP). Theoretically this thesis is based on a typology that Aly

With the puzzle of one-party dominance still looming large, I seek to shed some light on which factors might be considered as explanatory to the long period of hegemony of the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan. Using existing theories on one-party dominance I examine and argue for Japan’s historical and cultural heritage, the pragmatic flexibility of the LDP, the failure of opposition parties, the

Bosnia, a country torn by war in the 1990s, has yet not experienced reconciliation. Fifteen years after the war, fears are mounting, that Bosnia is again teetering toward crisis. This paper explores an under-studied factor in reconciliation – the meaning of the city. The analysis is carried out and inspired by Scott. A. Bollens theoretical framework, arguing that cities are physically, socially, p

The purpose of this thesis is to inspect the very foundations of the preventive war, in form of its moral justification. In terms of exploring that fairness, the War on terror will be used for challenging the matter of justification as well as demonstrating a new and transformed way of referring to preventive aggression, as have been done by the Bush-administration since September 11. The methods

Medier hjälper till att befästa, skapa och reproducera de diskurser som finns i samhället. Det är ingen tvekan att vi blir påverkade av det vi ser i media. Livsstilsmagasinen för kvinnor är många men har sin utformning och sitt liknande innehåll gemensamt. Sex och relationer är ett ämne som förekommer i stor utsträckning i dessa livsstilsmagasin. De ses ofta som något roande att läsa om olika sex-

The future of our planet is in our hands. It is now determined that human activity has caused climate change on planet earth. The rapidly approaching consequences of climate change can have devastating effects to human and environmental life. Until the change of power in the White House in 2008 not much was done to prevent the climate change on a federal level in the U.S. In the summer of 2009 the