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Ideas of Integration in the Swedish Welfare State. An Idea Analysis of Approaches to Activation in the Establishment Reform

The purpose of this thesis is to investigate the relationship between the state and the individual by studying the Establishment reform. As part of the Swedish integration strategy the Establishment reform aims at facilitating the integration of newly arrived immigrants through participation in an active policy program. The study is conducted through a descriptive idea analysis, using an ideal-typ

The EU-Moroccan Fisheries Partnership Agreement: A process-tracing case study of the potential extension in 2011

This single-case study deals with the process surrounding the potential extension of the EU-Moroccan Fisheries Partnership Agreement in 2011. The purpose is to trace and to explain what arguments that have been wielded by the three involved institutions (the Commission, the Council and the Parliament) and why. For this purpose two logics of political action, the logic of consequentiality and appro

The Republic of Moldova: An enabling environment for wind and solar energy

The Republic of Moldova is celebrating 20 years of independence and is still almost completely dependent on energy imports from the Russian federation. Renewable energy is in its infancy despite a climate that is well suited for solar and wind energy with 2,300 sunshine hours per year and measured wind speeds up to 8.5 m/s. Moldova has a history of wine production and wide spread usage of more tha

EU Actorness and Bosnia and Herzegovina

Today the phenomenon of actorness in international relations is perceived as important in portraying how influential and successful a state or an organization is in the international political scene. The aim of this thesis is to try to investigate the actorness of the European Union as a “sui generis” case in the world through the case of Bosnia and Herzegovina, a country in the near neighborhood

Fiktiv barnpornografi - finns det tillräckliga skäl för kriminalisering?

Barnpornografibrott regleras i 16 kap. 10a§ BrB. Bestämmelsen omfattar nästintill all tänkbar befattning med barnpornografi. De huvudsakliga skälen för kriminalisering är att skydda det enskilda barnet och barn i allmänhet, varav det sist angivna skälet inte preciseras något ytterligare. Alla slags bilder betraktas som straffbara, även tecknade och animerade bilder som inte har någon koppling tillChild pornography is criminalized in chapter 16 10a§ BrB. It regulates almost every aspect of child pornography. The main reasons for criminalization is to protect the individual child and “children in general” (this concept is not further specified) All forms of illustrations are seen as criminal, even drawn or animated ones which do not necessarily depict an actual sexual assault or a real victi

"En alldeles vanlig medelklassfamilj" - Familjeskildringar i den svenska politiska debatten

This thesis examines how ‘family’ is portrayed in the Swedish political debate, in parliament and in articles written by politicians. The aim is to discern dominating discourses in how the term ‘family’ is defined, by studying the politicians' use of language. This essay also studies how different families are portrayed as either good or bad and how family is depicted as an important part of p

Growth of Indonesian art market - Art for art's sake

Art market is considered as a bench marker of artworks’ value. Value of the works determines not only the importance of the artist whether it is temporal or not, but also the art style, trend of the contemporary art scene. My thesis focuses such issue of Indonesian art scene from its cultural background. Indonesia is now one of the most demanded and growing art market within the contemporary scene

Who is Welcome into the EU? - A discourse analysis of identity constructions in the EU’s immigration policies

In examining the complex identities of legal and illegal immigrants, as constructed by the EU, I have used discourse analysis to identify the meanings assigned to them. By using the theories of identity construction made by Torben Bech Dyrberg and discourse analysis from Ernesto Laclau and Chantal Mouffe I have analyzed seven official EU statements. I found that legal and illegal immigrants are cr

Bolivias demokratiska utveckling. Från klassklyftor till konsolidering

In this thesis the relationship between socioeconomic equality and democratic consolidation is evaluated through a case study of Bolivia. The country is one of the poorest in the Latin American region and has suffered a large degree of socioeconomic inequality. The country ended the transition to democracy in 1985 and has since then met challenges in consolidating the democracy and create stable p

“On This Issue, We More or Less Agree” – An analysis of how the Sweden Democrats fixate the parliamentary discourse on immigration – and the other parties’ role in this

Through Laclau and Mouffe’s discourse theory, I analyse how the Sweden Democrats fixate the parliamentary discourse on immigration. Also, I investigate what the other parties’ role are is in this fixation, and how they can limit the Sweden Democrats’ influence over the discourse. My material consists of parliamentary debates from 2010 to 2012. My main conclusions are that the Sweden Democrats dest

Oändlig tillväxt i en värld av ändliga resurser är inte möjligt - en kritisk studie om länken mellan det ekonomiska systemet och klimatfrågans påverkan på samhället och politiken

This study is about the link between the economic system and the climate changes and how it affects the society and the politics. Scientific observations has illuminated that as a result of human activity our climate is about to change. The climate threat has exposed the question of limits which means that continued growth is not possible in a world of limited resources. The Western model is about

Experter i morgon- och kvällspress

The thesis examines how Swedish newspapers use experts to legitimize their news reports. The method used is a textual analysis, focusing on the form of the articles and their content. This is done with a media theory and different theoretical perspectives on expert function, and their way of operating with an agenda. The thesis analysis 60 randomly selected news articles. The articles are publishe

Governance and democracy in Swedish nuclear power – a deliberative turn?

In this thesis the relationship between democracy and new modes of governance is examined. The empirical overview suggests that these theoretically described modes could be identified within the Swedish nuclear governing. The potential consequences these new forms of governance have for democracy is further examined through a normative evaluation. Democracy is operationalized by the values partici

Nationell Identitet och Identitetspolitik i post-kommunistiska Centraleuropa: En jämförande studie om Polen och Ungern

Nationalism and populism are growing phenomenon in a changing Europe. When the concept of the nation-state is questioned or challenged, the political discourses regarding national identity are changing aswell. Since the rapid change in post-communist Central-and Eastern Europe, questions regarding national identity have risen on the region’s political agenda. Nationalists and populists have taken

Den gemensamma jordbrukspolitiken - En studie av CAP ur lantbrukarens perspektiv

The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) was established in the post Second World War society in Western Europe. Its emphasis was to resolve the problems regarding the agriculture and non-existing food supplies, by offering subsidies to vulnerable farmers. This was assumed to increase the farmer’s production incentives. Today, CAP constitutes almost half of the common EU-budget, still subsidizing far

Kan grupprättigheter rättfärdigas? En normativt jämförande studie av fyra liberalistiska teoretiker och deras argumentation om grupprättigheter

The purpose of this essay is to compare point of views from four different liberal scholars concerning multiculturalism and group recognition. As well as to investigate if there are any conflicts between liberal values like liberty, equality and self-determination. The material is based on Will Kymlicka, Susan Moller Okin, Joseph Raz and Chandran Kukathas ideas about liberalism, multiculturalism a

The Big Society - British Conservatism and its journey to modern, compassionate progressiveness?

This thesis is investigating the British Conservative Party’s focus on two concepts: the Big Society and the Broken Society. By using Norman Fairclough’s critical discourse analytical approach in analysing the language used in political speeches, the values and ideas constituting the Big Society was found. The Big Society is explained as a radical, yet compassionate agenda based on a redistributio

Bakom slöjan – En studie av identitetskonstruktion i den franska slöjdiskursen

It is the purpose of this essay to investigate how collective identities are being constructed in the French veil discourse. I use discourse analysis inspired by Torben Bech Dyrberg’s theory on power and identities and Ulf Mörkenstams thesis on identity construction to analyse the material, which consists of ten official documents. My conclusion is that two collective identities – the Muslims and