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The right to participate and influence politics is fundamental in all democracies, and the possibility to do so should be equal among all citizens. In reality however, participation tends to mirror underlying structures in society. This thesis will examine the role of the internet as an arena for civic engagement due to inconsistencies in the existing research. The question is whether the internet
The aim of this study is to examine and gain a further understanding of the Swedish parliament’s approach to lobbying. Furthermore, to shed light on the democratic problems and values that underpin whether politicians in the parliament believe that regulations regarding lobbying should be introduced or not. The method that has been used is textual analysis. An analytical tool has been developed ba
In 2016 Mörbylånga municipality, on the southern part of the Swedish island Öland, suffered from historically low levels of ground water. The water scarcity made the municipality prioritize the question radically. The aim of this in-depth case study is to analyze the process of solutions to the water scarcity in the municipality, using the theory Multiple Streams Framework. The main research quest
The thesis is a study of two Swedish royal academies, The Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences and The Royal Society of Naval Sciences. The academies are chosen for the unique connection they have with a Swedish administrative authority - namely the Armed Forces, and the very special arena in which they act. The study builds a theory of what the royal Swedish military science academies are a case
This thesis explores the diverging trend of preschool teacher-child ratio in Swedish municipal preschools and the conditions behind this development. Despite a long tradition of public childcare in Sweden, the government and municipalities report a shortage of preschool teachers, a profession essential for satisfying the pedagogical mission inscribed in the Swedish preschool curricula. In the ligh
In recent years, the pension gap (differences in disbursed pension) has been a discussed topic in both riksdagen and organizations like LO. Since 2016 Pensionsgruppen has been working with reduce this gap. Pensionsmyndigheten who’s working with pensions in Sweden has a mission from riksdagen to inform the public about pensions. The aim of the study is to examine Pensionsmyndighetens external commu
Reports of teachers experiencing negative psychosocial work environment are increasing in Sweden, despite existing policies and provisions in place to ensure an adequate work environment. This study investigates the implementation of a provision created by the Swedish Work Environment Authority in 2015, the provision on Organisational and social work environment, in schools. Two actors are in focu
This thesis aims to bring a greater understanding of the recent rise in right-wing populism by analysing the authoritarian populist discourse used by Donald Trump when he speaks to his base. In the study, the transcript of his speech at the Minnesota Rally in October 2019 is studied with the method critical discourse psychology. The theoretical framework is a combination of post-structuralism and
In 2008 Stockholm County Council decided to finance the construction of a new university hospital in Solna, Stockholm utilising public-private partnership (PPP). This decision received heavy criticism, partly due to the cost amounting to 61 billion SEK. The aim of this paper is to investigate, utilising Kingdon’s Multiple Stream Framework (MSF), why Stockholm County Council decided to finance the
In previous research it has been accentuated that Swedish mass media has not produced mirrored images of war and genocide. Based on previous research this thesis seeks to analyze whether this corresponds with three events during the genocide in Srebrenica. The purpose of this study is to analyze how Svenska Dagbladet has formed and portrayed three events in relation to the public and what their pu
Abstract Brazil was military dictatorship for decades, but turned democracy in 1985, and was an improving democracy for many years, while several other Latin American countries fell back into authoritarianism. However, since 2009 the democratic outlook has looked bleaker, and Brazil is steadily sliding back into autocracy. This study seeks to explain why Brazil suddenly started autocratization. Th
The aim of this study is to broaden the knowledge about the correlation between proportional electoral systems and economic equality developed by earlier research. The study has identified a case of interest in New Zealand due to its electoral reform from a majoritarian first-past-the-post system to a system of mixed member proportional representation in 1996. This case gives the opportunity to no
Republicanism has been under-acknowledged within the field of International Relations. It’s been viewed as a broad school of thought, representing civic virtue, liberty and the participation of citizens. This work assists in shedding light on Republicanism as a major, alternative theory within this field. Through an idea- analysis of Republicanism which pinpoints and shows the arguments behind the
This study investigates the implementation failure of the pay-per-performance SFI Bonus scheme implemented in the adult language education in Sweden. The study builds on the synthesis of a top-down and bottom-up approach by employing the 'ambiguity and conflict' model for carrying out the investigation. The key theme of this paper is that the level of ambiguity and conflict surrounding the
The aim of this thesis is to investigate how Israel promotes its own public image abroad, and specifically how it does this through the organization Hasbara Fellowships. An organization which offers American students an opportunity to participate in student exchange programs in Israel. The goals of these exchange programs are to make the participating students pro-Israel activists on their respect
For several years, Finland has dominated the PISA surveys with their good results and conclusions have been drawn about the reasons behind Finland’s success. The Swedish National Agency for Education (Skolverket) stated in a report from 2005 that the Finnish education politics tends to be tinged with a higher amount of consensus compared to Sweden and that this may be a reason for the Finnish high
This paper aims to explore if theory from the literature on Social Democratic parties can account plausibly for relatively better election results of the Swedish Social Democrats (SAP). With the use of multiple OLS regression it explores whether expansion of municipal labor decommodifying programs lead to more favorable municipal election results for SAP. Labor decommodification is measured throug
Underpinned by the foundation of the United States Constitution, the Congress performs the sole power of impeachment. The impeachment process demonstrates the act of charging and trying an official of the federal government for having committed “Treason, Bribery, or other High Crimes and Misdemeanors”. Due to its innately political structure as well as absence of an established definition of “Hi
This report uses Vedung’s critical analysis of ideas in analyzing the Fact Finding Missions (FFM) report on the situation in Rakhine state in Myanmar. The essay critically analyzes if the FFM commission has spent enough effort on explaining the complex situation and the political, cultural and religious aspects that undermines the conflict. The analysis suggests that the FFM report has some limita
China has used different tools to expand their economic, political, and cultural influence in the world. One example is the establishment of Confucius Institutes, a phenomenon often viewed as a “soft power instrument” of China. In recent years, several of these Confucius Institutes have closed down in the West. This thesis explores public legitimations for closing institutes in the US and in two S
