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Under det senaste decenniet har rättsstatens ställning som ett värde av grundläggande vikt för EU-rätten ifrågasatts genom den politiska utvecklingen i vissa medlemsstater. Särskilt i Polen och Ungern går det att se hur centraladelar av statsmakten har nedmonterats. År 2021 införde EU en villkorlighetsmekanism, som ger EU:s institutioner befogenhet att hålla inne budgetåtaganden till medlemsländerOver the last decade, the status of the rule of law as a foundational value of the EU legal order has been questioned by the political developments in certain EU member states. Particularly Poland and Hungary have seen a rapid dismantling of central state institutions, in a process which has become known as rule of law backsliding. In 2021, the EU legislator introduced a new mechanism to counter t

Uppsatsen syftar till att utreda rättsläget i frågan om en allmän reklamationsplikt vid avtalsbrott i situationer som inte omfattas av någon lagreglering. Ett särskilt syfte är att klargöra reklamationsplikten närmare beskaffenhet när det handlar om avtal om komplexa immateriella tjänster, såsom rådgivnings- och undersökningstjänster. En rättsdogmatisk metod tillämpas. Utredningen kommer fram tillThe thesis seeks to investigate whether there is a general duty to give notice in the event of a breach of contract in situations not covered by a statutory regulation. A particular purpose is to clarify the inner nature of the legal institute of notification when it comes to contracts on complex intangible services, such as legal advice and investigation services. A legal dogmatic method is appli

Natural resource abundant countries, especially ones rich in oil, tend to suffer from political and economical problems as an effect of their resource wealth. This phenomenon has been observed and studied by many scholars and has been labelled the “Resource curse”. The occurrence of resource curses is mainly observed in countries that are not wealthy, aside from the wealth they have accumulated fr

Denna undersökning har undersökt om propositionen ”Ett förtydligat statligt ansvar för vissa kärntekniska verksamheter” gynnar gemensamt lärande i deltagande för att leda till gemensam kunskapsproduktion under beslutsprocesser utifrån Cuppens (2010) CCM ramverk för att möjliggöra bättre kunskapsanvändning i beslutsprocesser. Studien genomfördes genom att identifiera ett problemområde som är ostruk

Polarisation is a hotly discussed and eagerly researched topic these days. This research specifically examines the effects of one type of polarisation: Ideological Polarisation on voter turnout. It does so by measuring the average ideological distance between all parties in European multiparty systems between 1999-2021 and correlating this to voter turnout in elections. Two of the ideological meas

With the growing number of migrants, could a populist migrant party succeed in Sweden just like the party Denk in the Netherlands? By applying Akkermans populism scale and the immigrant hypothesis this study strives to begin to answer this question by looking into one of the country’s largest migrant populations: Arab-Swedes. Through a survey (N=333) three aspects are measured (1) How populist are

This thesis looks at strategies for political control of state funded research by analysing the government’s research and innovation propositions from 2008, 2012, 2016 and 2020. The focus of the thesis is on the tension between academic freedom, political control and use of research and democracy and whether the state in any way controls the content of research. The thesis also answers the questio

The Social Democratic Workers Party of Sweden portrays itself as a party for all workers. However, with the precarious situation of the newly emerged crowdworkers the status quo, in terms of letting the unions handle it, is not enough of a solution, which is puzzling. Or in other words, it is not seen as a strong enough action. Therefore, three hypotheses on why the Social Democratic Workers Party

This essay intends to study the development of the official Swedish security doctrine between 1990-2022. The theoretical framework is based on Katarina Brodin's and Wilhelm Agrell's research on doctrinal analyzes. The theoretical framework is created based on a mixture of Agrell and Brodin's definitions and research. Thus, the variables examined are: worldview, goals and actions. Based

We live in what some call the “post-truth era”. Post-truth was appointed word of the year by Oxford Dictionaries in 2016. This thesis is a study on what significance different types of engagement on social media has on teenagers' knowledge about Swedish politics. This is important to understand because a great deal of the public debate concerning national politics nowadays takes place online.

Increasing knowledge of animals’ physical and emotional needs calls for a constant revision of how to best protect them through legislation – a contentious issue with two main perspectives: animal rights and animal welfarism. The two perspectives represent an anthropocentric and a post-anthropocentric ethical approach to animal protection, making the subject interesting also as a case of balancing

Within the issue area of lobbying dynamics in the European Union, the measurement of interest group success is heavily debated among scholars. This research examines the influence interest groups had in shaping the Artificial Intelligence Act via the Public Consultation process. In contrast to existing literature, a computer assisted quantitative content analysis was used to gain insights into lob

This article focuses on two specific social cleavages, ethnic and economic inequality and analyses their respective effects within autocratic regimes. The primary mechanism that was tested was the relationship between these two, and non-state conflict, (defined as a conflict with more than 25 combat fatalities, and the state not directly taking part). The results show support for a positive correl

This article focuses on two specific social cleavages, ethnic and economic inequality and analyses their respective effects within autocratic regimes. The primary mechanism that was tested was the relationship between these two, and non-state conflict, (defined as a conflict with more than 25 combat fatalities, and the state not directly taking part). The results show support for a positive correl

The aim of this paper is to study the international soccer and politics from an theoretical standpoint and try two different theoretical approaches that has been developed and see if they can answer why a large international aid organization like UNHCR would like to collaborate with the Swedish soccer team Malmö FF. In this paper the theory of Sport-diplomacy and The Global Football Field will be

This thesis is a case study of the democratic consolidation in Spain. The study initially presents theories on democratic consolidation, as interpreted and defined by renowned political scientist. Then, different factors are presented known to have contributed to democratization in the Spanish case. These are; the role of the military refurbishment, the impact of EU membership, the actions of King

A strong linkage between the political views of the public and political elites is a fundamental feature of the democratic process. This master thesis aims to analyze the congruence between politicians and voters regarding the proposal to prohibit private welfare companies to earn profit. By using a matched pair of surveys collected during the years of 2012 and 2017, this essay analyses how issue

Climate change is becoming increasingly present and the individual responsibility of states, as well as global corporations, are emphasized as absolutely necessary in order to be able to achieve sustainable development for future generations. This essay is a descriptive discourse analysis about Norway's oil extraction in the vulnerable Arctic region. The goal of this essay is to examine how th

Historically being a success to the European Union and its integration processes, technical standardisation has been a dormant policy area low down on the European Commission’s agenda priority list – until now. The increasing international competition has arguably spurred the Commission to push for speedy developments in standardisation to establish the EU once again in a leading position, thus ef

This paper aims to understand the constitution of the al-Hol camp in Syria, where thousands of women and children from 57 different countries are detained in subhuman conditions. I did that by studying the case of the Swedish children, motivated by the contradiction that those children did not get help even though they belong to one of the most liberal welfare states in the world. As a result, par