This paper examines the relevance of the world system as a structural condition to be considered in research on regimes and democratization. This is a pilot study in reformulating world systems analysis into the research topic of regimes, their creation and democratization. The methodology is statistical and covers most of the world for the time period 1980-1999. The study starts by formulating im

This paper examines the way in which the Swedish government under Ulf Kristersson’s leadership constructs the problem and argue about environmental politics. Using Carol Bacchi’s “What’s the problem represented to be?”- approach and Maarten Hajer’s concept of “storylines” this paper highlight how the Kristersson administration constructs the problem with the Swedish environmental policy and how th

Today the climate in the arctic regions are changing at a rapid rate, faster than any speed previously recorded in human history but how is it impacting the geopolitical situation in these regions? New territory is being created by the ice melting and new natural resources are being found, how can this impact the current situation? This study looks at and discusses the current geopolitical situati

Voting cohesion in the European Parliament is a thoroughly studied field, however a deep dive into the kingmaker of coalition building, the liberal party group, has yet to be done. This thesis attempts to illustrate how voting cohesion varies within the Alliance of Liberals & Democrats and Renew Europe respectively, and what factors can explain variation in cohesion. Specifically, how cohesion

I detta examensarbete undersöks förekomsten av redaktionella artiklar om våldsbrott, närmare bestämt skjutningar, utifrån dagordningsteorin. Enligt denna teori kan frekvensen av artiklar om särskilda ämnen, och längden på och placeringen av sådana artiklar, påverka läsarna på så sätt att ämnena i dessa betonade artiklar uppfattas som viktigare. Vidare undersöks innehållet i artiklar om skjutningarIn this degree project, the occurrence of editorial articles about violent crimes, more specifically shootings, is examined in accordance with agenda-setting theory. According to this theory, the frequency of articles about particular topics, as well as the length and placement of such articles, can influence readers in such a way that the topics of these emphasized articles are perceived as more

The thesis examines the relationship between recognition and precarisation of work. The thesis is conducted through the fusion of the methodology of idéanalys and analytical political theory. Firstly, the concept of precarity and precarisation of work is presented and analysed. The thesis contributes with a multidimensional framework which is used to analyse implicit/subjective and explicit/object

Den här uppsatsen ämnar att undersöka varför Sverige skickade in en Natoansökan efter Rysslands invasion av Ukraina under 2022 istället för efter annekteringen av Krimhalvön 2014. Sverige har en lång historia av militär alliansfrihet och den svenska säkerhetspolitiken har präglats av Hultqvist doktrinen sedan 2014. Varför övergavs den 2022? Genom en kritisk diskursanalys kombinerat med säkerhetise

Bakgrund: Våld kan beskrivas på diverse olika sätt. Våld utgörs av avsiktliga handlingar av försummelse, fysisk-, psykisk- eller sexuella slag. Idag är arbetsrelaterat våld ett globalt problem som under senare år belyses allt mer. I vissa branscher föreligger det högre risker för att utsättas för hot och våld. För blåljusverksamheter är hot och våld vanligt förekommande. Syfte: Syftet med genomför

Min uppsats handlar om klimatpolitik på kommunal nivå. Jag har utfört en fallstudie om Jönköping kommun lokala klimatarbete där min frågeställning handlar om varför de inte har kommit så långt som andra kommuner? Utöver fallstudie så använder jag mig även av kvalitativ innehållsanalys för att kunna bearbeta de styrdokument samt intervjuer jag har utfört. Analys visar bland annat på att fokus på ek

Trends show a decline in democracy in the CEE region which has mostly been analyzed through the democratic backsliding paradigm. However, recent scholars have proposed another perspective for this trend, the careening paradigm. This paper examines the contemporary democratic development from 2018 to 2023 in the Visegrád Four to explain which theoretical perspective is the most suitable to describe

This thesis delves into the complex nature of Swedish-Turkish relations in the context of Sweden’s NATO-application, focusing primarily on the presence of the PKK in the bilateral relations. The dynamics of this framework, highlighted by Turkey’s veto to the Swedish NATO-application, signifies a trajectory where security is increasingly a prioritized domain in political agendas globally. This rese

Using a framework for analyzing security policy consisting of a synthesis of the Multiple Streams Framework by Kingdon (2014) and Securitization theory as described by Balzacq (2010), this study aims to explain the process of Sweden’s national security policy between 2014 and 2022. Such an investigation has relevance particularly for studies of peace, security and policy processes, since it relate

Uppsatsens titel: Som maskrosfrön i vindarna - En kvalitativ studie om challengerpartiet Miljöpartiets förändring vid regeringsmakten. Kurs: STVAK04 statsvetenskap: kandidatkurs Författare: Oskar Jonson Handledare: Esther Calvo Nyckelord:Miljöpartiet, gröna partier, challenger parties, mainstream parties, svensk politik, political entrepreneurs, issue entrepreneurship. Syfte: Syftet med uppsaTitle: Som Maskrosfrön i Vindarna - En Kvalitativ Studie om Challengerpartiet Miljöpartiets Förändring vid Regeringsmakten. Course: STVAK04 statsvetenskap: kandidatkurs Author: Oskar Jonson Supervisor: Esther Calvo Keywords: Miljöpartiet, green parties, challenger parties, mainstream parties, Swedish politics, political entrepreneurs, issue entrepreneurship. Purpose: The purpose of this thes

This bachelor thesis aims at analyzing how the international system is divided into sovereign states. It examines the limitations of unrecognized states within the international system and why they aren’t given sovereignty. This is done through a normative ideational analysis complementary with theoretical analysis. The case of Somaliland as an unrecognized state is chosen to reflect the struggle

Climate change is an ever-increasing global phenomenon that affects the world on many levels, most notably environmentally. As some countries have better resources than others, and some are more vulnerable to the effects of climate change than others, climate change has a varied priority among the countries in the world. The way to prevent climate change from increasing is through acts of climate

In Sweden the discourse around heightened penalties and a stricter approach to combat criminality has intensified, notably highlighted by the cross-party shift and the right-wing block's victory in the 2022 elections. This trend reflects a growing societal interest in criminal policy, particularly among young voters. This study investigates the opinions of young individuals on criminal policy

Abstract The illegal wildlife trade (IWT) is the fourth largest global illegal crime, and it threatens the balance of ecosystems, biodiversity, and human security. The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) is an international treaty, which purpose is to guarantee that international wildlife trade is legal, sustainable, and traceable. This study ex

This study develops the concept of 'realms of carbon’ to advance an understanding of climate politics in sites where carbon production and consumption, generating carbon emissions, is embedded in culture and identity. It does so by drawing on insights of three different theories, which in different ways, deal with dimensions of culture and identity to economic and political life. The study fur

This thesis investigates how China has demonstrated its assertiveness in the South China Sea throughout Xi Jinping's second presidential term, from March 2018 to March 2023. Employing the theoretical framework of Offensive Realism, the thesis seeks to unravel the motivations behind China's assertiveness in the South China Sea, contributing to a nuanced understanding of its strategic behavi

The purpose of this thesis is to study how different political orientations in Swedish foreign security policy have been legitimized. After having pursued a policy of neutrality and non-alignment for 200 years, Sweden made a decision to apply for membership in the military alliance NATO. The investigated time periods are 2014 and 2022, during which Sweden has chosen completely different strategies