This thesis takes the process of privatization as its starting point, a process which in Sweden started 20-30 years ago and is still ongoing. Since this process is very likely to be irreversible an open and rational discussion is of particular importance. Hence, one of the aims of this thesis is to problematize the privatization debate. This leads to the primary objective: to take a normative stan

This thesis takes off in framing theory and the theory of securitization to investigate the Yemeni government’s framing of its oppositional groups the Houthis and the Southern Movement. My purpose is three-folded: 1) to describe the conflicts between the Yemeni government and these two oppositional groups within their local and global context; 2) to illustrate how the Yemeni government is using th

Given the increasing role of the bilateral conflicts in the enlargement process, the purpose of this thesis is to examine the impact the Europeanization has on the countries involved in bilateral conflicts i.e. to account for the specific norms promoted by the EU that contribute to rapprochement between the parties in the conflict, and possibly in finding mutually acceptable solution on the confli

The first-past-the-post electoral system employed in British general elections has remained virtually unchanged for over a century. It is therefore of historical relevance that a referendum on the Alternative Vote is planned for May 2011. This report sets out to explain why the Liberal Democrats were more successful in pushing for electoral reform after the UK general election 2010 than the Libera

With a broad definition of ‘security’ new areas of study has opened up; health being one of them. The Copenhagen School’s concept of securitization originates from this broadening. New and innovative methods of studying security can lead to the discovery of new issues considered potential security threats. The purpose of this thesis is to gain an understanding for how pandemic influenza is articul

The past decades has brought fourth an acknowledgement of the importance of promoting the role of women and gender equality on the international agenda. Though major breakthroughs on this area, there has been a feminist critique towards the formulation of policies on gender quality meaning that international policy fails to address. This essay has the character of a gender analysis of the gender e

The aim of this essay is to explore the possibilities of achieving a stronger local democratic establishment. Research shows that the welfare gap between population groups and city districts are growing within societies. Citizens are also experiencing a decreasing trust in politicians and the participation in elections and party politics is decreasing. Therefore I find attempts to increase local d

Through the development of cross-border cooperation within the European Union, social policy has become an issue for regional policy development. While primarily being a part of national politics, today social policy is influenced by European institutions and regional actors. In this essay I examine how social policy is integrated in strategies for development in the Öresund region. Through the me

This paper represents an endeavor to describe the ways in which the United States Government currently is responding to growing changes in public opinion – running counter to existing policies – with regards to drugs, most specifically to marijuana, and to therein establish the context of the debate over drug policy. The paper is not, however, a critique of any particular policy, or an attempt to

Argentina went into a financial crisis in 2001, later in the 19-20th of December the same year, the streets of Buenos Aires were filled with violent protests from thousands of people, angry and upset over a policy, which stopped cash withdrawals from their bank accounts. The movement that developed is referred to as the Argentinazo movement and consisted of people from varying social backgrounds o

This study is aimed at qualitatively and empirically questioning the established notion of a world based on civilizations. The study will take its stance in two fundamentally different theories within the Civilization Paradigm, The Clash of Civilizations by Samuel Huntington and The Clash Within Civilizations by Dieter Senghaas, and respectively compare these in relation to the empirical data cons

This thesis discusses the Swedish local self-government and how the meaning of it changes with time and within different contexts. Today we can see several situations when the matter of principle concerning the local slef-government meets the practical cases in society. As an example of this issue the reception of alone coming refugee children will illustrate one of these situations. This analyse

The Swedish Defense Force has taken several initiatives to integrate a gender perspective in its organization and missions. Two well-known gender projects, MOT Juliette and Gender Field Advisor seem to have lacked being thoroughly evaluated despite the positive picture given in the media. Due to inner and outer pressure of developing the recruitment process, attitudes, mandates etc, many gender fo

I Lunds kommun arbetar väldigt många kvinnor, men könsfördelningen på de högsta chefspositionerna är avsevärt skev. Det är enbart 30 % kvinnor på förvaltningschefsposterna. Syftet med uppsatsen är att se om det finns specifika hinder som är i vägen för kvinnors avancemangsmöjligheter till höga positioner. Med hjälp av intervjuer och tidigare enkätundersökningar undersöker vi om hinder förekommer g

Remittance as a direct cash reimbursement for “brain drain” stood as the main source of hard currency for many countries including Ethiopia and it is becoming an inevitable for development especially for those which are suffering in short of hard currency. This research is done with the preliminary premises that the formal remittance flow to Ethiopia is relatively low against the stock of emigrant

Många länder i subsahariska Afrika har sedan självständighet karakteriserats av neopatrimoniala strukturer där etniciteten har spelat en viktig roll och där etniska konflikter har varit vanligt förekommande. Det tycks finnas ett samband mellan ett neopatrimonialt system och förekomsten av etniska spänningar i dessa etniskt splittrade stater. Frågan är hur detta samband ser ut? I denna studie har v

Vietnamkriget är ett omdebatterat krig. Det som framförallt har diskuterats är USA:s krigsföring. Uppsatsen behandlar huruvida USA:s krigsföring i Vietnam kan rättfärdigas eller inte utifrån Walzers Just War Theory med fokus på Jus in Bello. Jus in Bello behandlar två olika kriterier. Det första är om de medel som används är i proportion till de mål man har (Proportionalitetsprincipen). Det andra

Korruption är ett problem som finns på alla nivåer överallt i hela världen. Speciellt utbrett är dock problemet i utvecklingsländer. Precis som att synen på bistånd ständigt förändras och förnyas, har biståndsorganisationernas syn på korruption genom åren förändrats mycket. I den här uppsatsen undersöker vi vilka diskurser som fyra olika svenska biståndsorganisationer har om framförallt korruptio

I Sverige infördes målstyrning i skolan i samband med kommunaliseringen 1992. I den här uppsatsen undersöks vilka problem som finns med målstyrning i skolan i praktiken. De undersökta problemen baseras på tidigare forskning om målstyrning i offentlig sektor och handlar i huvudsak om att målen är oklara och minskad politisk styrning. Det empiriska materialet utgörs av samtalsintervjuer och enkätund

Att arbeta fram visioner för sin verksamhet är ett fenomen som har blivit allt vanligare bland Sveriges kommuner. De är i många fall tänkta att fungera som styrdokument men är många gånger väldigt abstrakta och vaga. Vi har undersökt om det är så att kommunvisionerna bär drag av symbolpolitik. Undersökningen utgår ifrån en taxonomi som består av fyra sätt att känna igen symbolpolitik: kategorier,