In February 2022, Russia initiates a full-scale invasion of Ukraine and a new war on the European continent is a fact. This leads to condemnations and support for different sides of the conflict. While the European Union (EU) takes a clear stance for Ukraine, militarily and economically, China chooses to not condemn the invasion. This paper intends to answer the following research question: How do

The Euro Crisis occurred in several European countries due to high government debt and institutional failures in 2008, leaving many unable to pay their public debts or maintain their budget deficits. During the crisis, a group of three institutions known as the Troika, played a crucial role when offering financial assistance to countries in need of a bailout. The financial assistance included mand

In recent years, disinformation has received a lot of attention, including within the European Union (EU). This paper aims to examine the EU's view on disinformation. The paper uses discourse analysis and the Copenhagen School Securitization Theory to analyze two policy documents about disinformation from the EU published in 2018. By examining and highlighting the use of language, the study ai

In light of the current situation in the EU, after the COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing war in Ukraine, Europe is undoubtedly facing a critical situation. This thesis conducts an exploratory analysis of ontological (in)security in Czechia and Slovakia to investigate a region where very few academics have analyzed it from an ontological security perspective. By using a mixed method multiple case s

I Lag (1993:1651) om läkarvårdsersättning och Lag (1993:1652) om ersättning för fysioterapi finns bestämmelser om ersättning till en privat praktiserande läkare respektive fysioterapeut som har ett samverkansavtal med en region. Läkaren eller fysioterapeuten begär ersättning för de vårdåtgärder de har utfört och regionen gör en utbetalning. Regionen kan i efterhand granska ersättningarna och återkThe Act (1993:1651) on Medical Compensation and the Act (1993:1652) on Compensation for Physiotherapy provides the legal framework for compensation of privately practicing doctors and physiotherapists that are attached to the region by a cooperation agreement. If a doctor or physiotherapist demands compensation for a performed healthcare measure, the region is obliged to pay said doctor or physiot

As the climate crisis worsens, climate activist refuse to sit idly by and wait for the inevitable and disastrous consequences. Government response to climate change is severely lacking and if nothing is changed, soon it will be too late. The accelerating rate at which the natural world is being destroyed can make it hard for policy to keep up. However, climate movements are calling for an end to t

The aim of this study is to provide understanding on how the discursive construction of mental health and illness in politics relates to health policy and in turn to inequalities in mental health. Based on Carol Bacchis discourse analytical framework WPR, I analyze policy documents from the Swedish parliament in fall 2022 in order to investigate how mental health and illness is represented in the

The corona pandemic affected associational life in Sweden deeply. Since the associational life is considered a vital societal function in Sweden, it is important that it regains its strength after the pandemic’s end. Through an interview study and by using Samverkansmodellen and Resource Dependence Theory as a theoretical framework, this study aims to examine which strategies were used during and

How does anti-tourism affect support for the EU? This question has gained a newly found relevance in recent years, as anti-tourism protests have appeared in many European cities with high levels of tourism. Despite this relevance, some elements of these protests have not received as much attention as they deserve. This thesis will aim to fill one of the gaps in the literature: how anti-tourism soc

This study examines the recent legislative referral by Sweden's right-wing Government, which advocates for the expanded use of covert coercive measures (CCM) to combat organized crime. By analyzing the discourse within the referral using Carol Bacchis “What's the problem represented to be” - method, the study critically examines the portrayal of CCM and highlights the Government's fail

I Sverige har förvaltningsbeslut överprövats sedan medeltiden. Överprövning har i regel genomförts av myndighet även om vissa frågor prövats i domstol. I slutet av 1900-talet fick europarätten, i form av Europakonventionen och EU-rätten, allt större inflytande på svensk rätt. Till skillnad från den svenska traditionen för förvaltningsrättsligt överklagande fäster europarätten stor vikt vid domstolIn Sweden, administrative decisions have been reviewed since the Middle Ages. As a rule, review has been carried out by different authorities, although some issues have been tried in the courts. At the end of the 20th century, the European Convention on Human Rights and EU law became increasingly in- fluential in Swedish law. Unlike the Swedish tradition of administrative ap- peal, both the Europe

This paper explores how American culture has been shaped by the U.S. Military through the lens of Hollywood movies to be more accepting and eager to enlist. There is a variety of material in the text, ranging from internal Department of Defense documents, surveys of servicemembers, academic writing, articles, and Freedom of Information Act requests. While much has been written on the relationship

The rise of TikTok as one of the most popular social media platforms has created a new space for political debates, such as the debate surrounding abortion, to grow and evolve. In a politically polarized and divided society such as the United States, the impacts of new social media platforms are relatively unknown. Through an analysis of 40 videos posted to TikTok, this research paper has tracked

Med två motstående skyldigheter som utgångspunkt syftar uppsatsen till att utreda hur införlivandet av rapporteringsskyldigheten av skatterättsliga arrangemang i DAC6 och dess begränsning avseende advokater förhåller sig till yrkesgruppens tystnadsplikt. Därutöver diskuteras hur nämnda påverkas av avgörande C-694/20 Orde van Vlaamse Balies m.fl. som utökat den EU-rättsliga LPP genom att fastställaBased on two conflicting obligations, the essay investigates how implementing the reporting obligation for tax arrangements (DAC6) and its limitation concerning lawyers relates to the duty of confidentiality. Additionally, the paper discusses how these aspects are influenced by the judgment of the Grand Chamber, C-694/20 Orde van Vlaamse Balies, which extended the EU legal professional privilege (

This research sets out to study how the civil society organisations are portrayed in the governmental policy “idéburen välfärd”. The policy aims to facilitate and increase the participation of non-profit and non-governmental organizations in the publicly funded welfare production. Taking a discursive governmentality perspective, the policy is scrutinized through the framework of WPR “what´s the pr

Barn och unga placeras i sista hand eller akut på Statens institutionsstyrelses ungdomshem (SiS-hem). De flesta av barnen blir tvångsplacerade där med stöd av lag (1990:52) med vissa bestämmelser om vård av unga (LVU), orsak till placering kan vara droger, otrygg hemmiljö och kriminalitet. Placeringar görs även med stöd av lag (1998:603) om verkställighet av sluten ungdomsvård (LSU). Syftet med tChildren and youths are placed, urgently or as a last resort, at SiS youth homes. Most of the children are forcibly placed with the legal support in the law (1990:52) with special provisions on the care of young people (LVU), a few of the reasons behind the placements are drugs, unsafe home environments or crime. Placements are also made with the support of the law (1998:603) on the enforcement o

This study aims to answer the question of why different cases of sportswashing is represented differently in the newspapers. Although the critique and accuses of sportswashing carries almost the same ground of arguments, the amount and intensity of a holistic discourse varies. The chosen tournaments to compare is the three most recent in modern time, FIFA World Cup Russia 2018, Olympics Beijing 20

In their response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, in 2022, Poland and the Czech Republic surprised the world with their decisive and strong support, being leading contributors of both humanitarian and military aid. This paper is a qualitative case study using content analysis method and the theoretical framework of role theory. The aim is to investigate what underlying motives are behind the P

A prominent movement for change of the current food system is Vía Campesina, a peasants’ movement advocating that food policy should incorporate perspectives from the most affected. Since the 1990s, international organisations (IOs) have opened up to non-state actors, allowing movements like Vía Campesina to occupy spaces ‘inside’ organisations instead of opposing from the ‘outside’. This thesis e

It is in political scientific theory commonly understood that the politics of microstates are defined by a lack of ideological plurality and strong public consensuses. This study aims to investigate whether such characteristics may contribute to the emergence of party systems that hinder the full democratization of countries. The study has been conducted as a multiple-case study including the prin