On February 24, 2022, Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the largest military offensive against a European country since World War II. The invasion has caused extensive human suffering and raised questions about its motives. Vladimir Putin and Timofey Sergeytsev have formulated narratives to legitimize the invasion as defensible and necessary. This study analyzes this legitimization

How human beings perceive and interpret climate change and climate change policy is largely based on out narrative understanding of the political issue. Us as human beings create understanding of our social world through narrative practices. This essay takes its starting point in the new government formation in 2022 in the political context of Sweden. What narratives are present within the context

The thesis examines the feasibility of establishing a World Environmental Organization (WEO) in accordance with cosmopolitan principles. In the context of growing global environmental challenges, particularly climate change, the inadequacies of existing governance frameworks – i.a. marked by fragmentation, inefficiency, and limited compliance – highlight the need for institutional reform. The stud

Political campaigns are a recurring phenomenon in liberal democracies. However, scholars remain undecided about the extent of their effectiveness and have focused heavily on the United States and the United Kingdom. This thesis expands by quantitatively analyzing the relationship between political parties’ financial resources and electoral performance across twelve European democracies. It also zo

This essay gives insight into fatherhoods relationships with societal issues often connected with masculinity by researching the effect of paternity leave on male suicide, domestic violence, and general violence in Sweden. Correlation analysis and linear regression was used on governmental data over Sweden’s municipalities. The results confirm implications of previous literature in that that highe

This paper aims to investigate how the case of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) legitimized the one child policy. Using the Copenhagen School's securitization theory, it examines how the Chinese Communist Party legitimized the policy as an emergency measure through rhetorical constructions of population growth as a threat to the country's economic and social stability. By analyzing spe

Den svenska regeringen presenterade år 2023 en strategi för hur vi ska ställa om till en cirkulär ekonomi. Samtidigt har ett antal nya EU-direktiv år 2024 trätt i kraft som tar sikte på regler för hur fler konsumentprodukter kan repareras för att få en förlängd livscykel. En aspekt att beakta vid strävan mot en mer cirkulär ekonomi genom nya konsumentregler för produkter är hur upphovs-rätten tillIn 2023 the Swedish government presented a strategy for how to implement a circular economy. At the same time, several EU directives have come into force during 2024 that aims to regulate how more consumer products can be repaired to prolong their life cycle. One aspect to consider when pursuing a more circular economy through reparation is how copyright to products and user manuals affects the po

Following Hamas' attack on Israel on 7 October 2023 and Israel's direct military counter-offensive, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has flared into a full-scale war in the region that has claimed thousands of lives. The conflict’s brutal nature and global impact have compelled media worldwide to respond to the complex historical, political and cultural context of the conflict. With this i

Swedish home care has long been studied in the light of decades of market-oriented policies. Studies illuminate how the publicly administrated Swedish home care is situated in a precarious position, where logics of the market, the bureaucracy and the prevailing profession must be navigated and consolidated. First-line managers are uniquely positioned as they interact with the street-level bureaucr

The aim of the study is to analyze how the concept of sportswashing is understood within the context of international championship, as a tool for authoritarian states to legitimize anti-democratic values. To achieve this, a case study was made illustrating how the concept of sportswashing can be understood, both in theory and in practice, in connection to the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar. Addition

Nämndemän, även kallade lekmannadomare, har en lång tradition i Sverige och har en viktig roll när det gäller att representera folket och upprätthålla principen om att man ska dömas av sina likar. Idag har lekmannadomarna individuella röster vilka väger lika tungt som juristdomarens röst. Lekmännen nomineras av politiska partier och vid tillsättning av nämndemannakåren ska en allsidig sammansättniSweden has a longstanding tradition of incorporating lay judges into the judi-cial process. Today, lay judges have individual votes in Swedish courts and play a crucial role in upholding the principle of being judged by one´s peers. Swedish lay judges are nominated by political parties and appointed by the municipal council. When appointing lay judges, effort should be made to en-sure a diverse co

This thesis investigates media coverage of the 2024 European Parliament election in Sweden, Finland, and Denmark, analyzing the extent to which media addressed voter priorities as identified in the Eurobarometer survey and exploring emerging themes. Through qualitative content analysis of 276 headlines from nine major newspapers, the study reveals significant variations in media engagement across

The purpose of this thesis is to examine how political leadership takes shape and is expressed during crisis management. This is done through an analysis of Fredrik Reinfeldtś management of the 2008 financial crisis and Stefan Löfvenś management of the Covid19 pandemic. This thesis focuses on how different leadership styles have been used to meet the specific challenges of each crisis. With the he

Since even before being sworn in as president of France in 2017, Emmanuel Macron has been a prominent advocate of the European Union in a time of growing Euroscepticism. Throughout his presidency, France, Europe, and the world have experienced political upheaval such as the covid-19 pandemic, Brexit, and the Russian invasion of Ukraine with various consequences. The aim of this thesis is to analys

Sverige har genomfört en ny lagreform som möjliggör användandet av anonyma vittnen. Syftet med lagen är att stärka vittnesskyddet och bryta tystandeskulturen inom kriminella miljöer för att förbättra möjligheterna att klara upp brott. Lagändringen innebär en stor förändring över hur den svenska rättstillämpningen har sett ut innan och väcker många frågor om rättssäkerhet. Uppsatsen undersöker vadSweden has implemented a new law that allows the use of anonymous wit-nesses. The purpose of the legal form is to strengthen witness protection and break the culture of silence within criminal environments, thereby im-proving the ability to solve crimes. This legal reform represents a signifi-cant shift in how Swedish law has previously been applied and raises many questions about legal certainty.

The Swedish state's work regarding civil defense and preparedness has always been an outstanding quality of the Scandinavian nation. During the cold war, civil preparedness was a concept that thoroughly defined Swedish society, while the peace brought on by the fall of the Soviet Union put these policies on hold. Recent events however have led to a renewed focus on civil preparedness within Sw

Street-level bureaucrats play a vital role in the successful implementation of policies, and their actions significantly shape the outcomes of public welfare programs. In recent years, Swedish social services have faced criticism for their inability to adequately support children at risk of being recruited into criminal networks, despite Sweden's history of having one of the world's best s

Den gröna nyindustrialiseringen i norra Sverige har tillskrivits en ledande roll i den gröna omställningen nationellt och globalt. Denna studie undersöker de diskurser som omger nyindustrialiseringen i en klimatpolitisk kontext, med utgångspunkt i Laclau och Mouffes diskursteori. Genom att identifiera diskursiva konfliktlinjer i “Regeringens klimathandlingsplan – hela vägen till netto noll” och de

This paper analyzes Donald Trump’s evolving rhetoric on undocumented migration during the Biden administration, building on previous literature related to the use of language to delegitimize migrants. Employing a discourse analysis based on Laclau and Mouffe’s discourse theory, we examine Donald Trump's remarks surrounding illegal immigrants in the United States through 7 major speeches from 2

During the last few years, wind power has become a highly debated topic in Swedish politics. The reason for this being a debated topic is among others due to municipalities often using their veto that stops the expansion of wind power. A lack of social acceptance is often mentioned as the primary reason for municipalities to use their veto. This thesis uses Maarten A. Hajer’s argumentative discour