Efter den framgångsrika östutvidgningen 2004 har EU:s prodemokratiska roll uppmärksammats. Unionens politiska krav har baserats på Köpenhamnskriterierna. Genom politisk konditionalitet har EU påverkat institutionella förändringar och demokratiska reformer. Konditionalitet är beroende av förutsättningar inrikes som: kulturell identifiering, politikers intressen, samarbetskostnader etc. De två falls

WikiLeaks‘disclosure of US diplomatic correspondence is an active enforcement of transparency, and is at the same time challenging the fundamental norm of diplomatic secrecy. Since WikiLeaks has disclosed unsorted material, the purpose of this research is to classify the material. A classification is thus proposed, but I do not have the ambition to sort material into the respective classes. Actcon

Since 2006 when the Drug War in Mexico started around 30,000 people have lost their lives. The Mexican state has several security issues that threatened the state on all three pillars. The violence and the vast corruption of the Mexican government and its institutions are the two mayor concerns. The goal of the study is to see if a five sector wide scope, can be applied on a single case study. Thi

Om ett hus använder betydligt mindre energi än gällande byggnormskrav är det ett lågenergihus. Det finns ett par olika typer av lågenergihus, ett passivhus är ett av dessa. Ett sådant hus är konstruerat för att använda så lite aktiva värmekällor (exempelvis radiatorer) som möjligt. Istället är huset byggt med bland annat god värmeisolering, solfångare och effektivt ventilationssystem. För att få k

This thesis problematizes the exclusion of disabled people in society and their rights. The emphasis of the research is on persons with severe or/ and multiple disabilities who tend not to have capabilities to politically interact with society. They are one of the most marginalized groups among disabled people in numerous aspects while most of them are already excluded in society. This research es

Using the theoretical instruments given in Buzan and Weavers Regional Security Complex Theory, this thesis provides an updated analysis of the security dynamics in the Persian Gulf, a sub-complex in the Middle Eastern Regional Security Complex (MERSC). The method used was to compare the authors’ analysis of the core characteristics of the MERSC in general, and the Gulf in particular as perceived 2

The Swedish police force is controlled out of management by objectives. Management by objectives is setting goals on national, regional and local levels of the police force in an attempt to developing the company. What knowledge possesses the Swedish police force in how to set goals for a goal oriented business? The paper examines the goal settings for the police force at national and regional lev

Denna uppsats behandlar en konfliktartad relation mellan det offentliga och privata. Vad som i detta fall är unikt, är den aggressiva nivå som konflikten når, med hot och obstruktion, fängelse och en lång rad juridiska processer. Samtidigt kommer invånarna i Övertorneå kommun och norra delarna av Haparanda kommun att drabbas av utebliven gatubelysning. Efter att ha rekonstruerat förloppet, så pröv

The Office du Niger is the most important rice production area in Mali. It plays an important role in ensuring food security for the country‟s rapidly growing population. In order for the Office du Niger rice sector to keep supplying consumers with sufficient amounts of rice, an efficient market channel (i.e. the chain through which the rice must pass from producer to final consumer) is needed. I

This thesis focuses on the Swedish politics of immigration and the discourse within governmental committees from 2000-2010. The aim of the thesis is to describe and analyze the existing discourse as it appears in three different texts, and to finally be able to conclude some of its main conceptions. The method used is a text analysis, with a discourse perspective based broadly on thoughts of Miche

This report has been developed as a part of the course Fire Safety Evaluation given at the Department of Fire Safety Engineering and Systems Safety at LTH. The primary purpose of the report is to evaluate human safety and evacuation regarding the shopping centre Femman in Gothenburg, Sweden. Two main fire scenarios have been studied, and through computer simulations and hand calculations it has be

This paper deals with the existing Swedish Civil-Military Co-Operation capacity (CIMIC) in the Swedish Armed Forces in Afghanistan. We intend to clarify how advanced this capacity is, and try to highlight any changes that may lead to increased interoperability and effectiveness of the capacity in the future. The analysis is based on three different organizational theories, which together create an

This paper looks at al-Qaida and the nearly decade of war through concepts offered by a scientific paradigm called complexity theory. The networks, organization and ideology of al-Qaida in this paper are described in terms of complex adaptive systems, emergent networks with localized behavior. How Al-Qaida in the face of adversity of being one of the most hunted organizations, networks and ideolog

The Nile has always been the lifeblood of Egypt and even today Egyptian leaders invoke threats of military nature if its access to the Nile is in any way diminished. Being a downstream nation it is in a vulnerable position and compensates with a strong military and bigger economy than other riparian states. With Egypt’s rights to the vast majority of the Nile water quota stemming from colonial tim

This study will address the party leader's personal popularity effects on voters' voting behavior. To what extent are voters’ party choice influenced by the party leaders' popularity, if the electoral polls show any signs of party leader effects in the Swedish election results and whether some political parties are more sensitive to the effects of party leaders than others. The study w

Hur ser sambandet mellan ekonomisk utveckling och demokratisering ut? Detta är ett statsvetenskapligt mysterium utan något definitivt svar. Moderniseringsteorin har sitt ursprung före 1959 och har sedan dess varit ett av de mest aktuella verktygen för att undersöka detta samband. I denna uppsats följer en vidare redogörelse för hur moderniseringsteorin utvecklats fram till idag, jämte kompletteran

At the turn of the century a new situation on the international energy market emerged and the European Union is now facing a growing number of energy challenges. Climate change, import dependency, growing global competition for energy supplies and increasing risks of energy supply disruptions has made energy security the dominant element of European energy policy. The demand for a common European

This thesis investigates through semi-structured interviews the perceived discretionary practice of frontline bureaucrats who work with unaccompanied refugee children in Sweden. The frontline bureaucrat theory outlined by Lipsky (1980) has additionally been used in understanding the effects of transit on the clients of these so-called gatekeepers, which in this study consist of teachers, social we

The right to non-public schools with an ethnic or denominational profile has for the past two decades been a highly contested matter in political and media debates in Sweden. This study seeks to examine the political debate surrounding schools of muslim profile. Through a method of descriptive analysis of ideas the study explores the debate about the right to grade schools with a muslim profile a

My research seeks to present Public Private Partnerships in the delivery of welfare services most especially within a developing country context. I use a project case located in the South West region of Cameroon called RUMPI, jointly financed by the African Development Bank and Government of Cameroon to assess partnership contribution of two different types of institutions partnering for welfare d