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This study is a discourse analysis on how the term climate justice is constructed in the current Swedish Climate Action Plan (Skr.2023/24:59). The study specifically uses the method: “What’s the problem represented to be?” where the purpose is to shed a light on what kind of problem orientations, assumptions and unproblematized circumstances policy documents consist of and what consequences that c

Cross-border health care within the EU has been available through legislation since 2004. In Sweden, being in the top of the class when it comes to using healthcare abroad, only 0.0032% of those in line for specialist care use the opportunity. In this essay we capture a broader understanding of what factors might inhibit Swedes to seek health care in other EU countries. The study is a qualitative

The purpose of this paper is to examine how youth crime is constructed as a political problem in the different parties' political manifestos and Tidöavtalet from 2022. The methodological approach is based on a qualitative content analysis together with WPR. The theoretical field is based on discourse theory and framing. Framing theory is used to identify which aspects of a political problem ar

This study examines how the World Health Organization (WHO) influences national obesity prevention guidelines through a comparative analysis of Sweden and New Zealand. As obesity affects over one billion people globally, WHO's role in global health governance has become increasingly significant, despite relying on non-binding soft law mechanisms rather than enforceable regulations. Using quali

Building on debates over whether external shocks, notably Russia’s war against Ukraine, drive deeper integration, the study probes claims that defence cooperation is best understood through domestically grounded state preferences and intergovernmental bargaining rather than supranational breakthroughs. The research adopts a qualitative, theory-driven design using minimalist process tracing and dia

This study examines how a political leader’s personal style shapes its political leadership, using Magdalena Andersson as a case study. Situated within the field of Foreign Policy Analysis, the study applies Alexander George’s Operational Code framework to examine how Andersson’s philosophical and instrumental beliefs have shaped her leadership style during her time as Sweden’s finance minister, p

This thesis aimed to examine the conditions under which neutrality is respected in war and, by applying alliance- and shelter theory, to analyze how the neutrality of Sweden and the Netherlands was respected during the First and Second World Wars. The study addressed two research questions which are; Under what conditions is neutrality respected in war? and How can alliance theory and shelter theo

Jordan has over the past two decades frequently been noted as a relatively progressive example in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region regarding women’s parliamentary representation. The introduction of gender quotas has increased the proportion of women in parliament, and is commonly perceived in international context as a progress of gender equality work. This paper examines the exte

This thesis examines whether, and in what ways, climate change is framed as a security issue in Swedish party politics. Using a qualitative discourse analysis, the study analyzes forty-eight party documents produced by all Swedish parliamentary parties between 2007 and 2022. The theoretical framework combines securitization theory and framing theory, drawing on Matt McDonald’s four climate securit

This study examines the relationship between civil society engagement and party choice between the Social Democrats and the Sweden Democrats in the 2022 Swedish general election. Drawing on prior research on civil society, political participation and changes in the Swedish party system, the study adopts a mixed-methods design. The quantitative analysis uses data from the 2022 Swedish National SOM Civil society engagement has traditionally been viewed as an important foundation of democracy in Sweden. Through engagement, people are expected to build trust, become more politically involved and develop social networks. However, as the political landscape in Sweden shifts and the Sweden Democrats grow in strength, the question arises whether civil society engagement still matters for political

This thesis explores the role of political leadership and ideology in shaping foreign policy, using Brazil under Jair Bolsonaro and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva as a comparative case. While Brazil’s structural position in the international system remained relatively stable, the country’s foreign policy orientation shifted significantly between the two administrations. Employing a comparative ideation

The Swedish energy transition presupposes a large-scale expansion of renewable electricity generation, in which wind power constitutes a central component. At the same time, the expansion of wind power exhibits significant local variation. This thesis analyses how physical conditions interact with municipal institutions and long-term policy processes in shaping local wind power policy, with a focu

Both Sweden and Belgium have introduced a liberalised school system, with private schools financed by the public sector. Since this is a relatively uncommon arrangement, our study investigates if public opinions of these systems are now similar in each country. The Belgian system was introduced to guarantee religious freedom in the provision of education, while its Swedish equivalent was promised

Outbound foreign direct investments by developing economies has become an important subject in international business. However, much of the research has attempted to model firms entering foreign markets from emerging economies using the same models developed for advanced economies, which limits what can be inferred. This gap suggests that other approaches are needed. One such approach is analyzing

This study examines how the housewife ideal is constructed and presented as a contemporary phenomenon on the social media platform TikTok. The aim is to analyze how this ideal is represented and categorized in digital content, and to explore the notions of femininity, work, and life choices that emerge from these representations. The study further investigates how these portrayals can be understoo

This thesis examines how Sweden and Canada justify arms exports to Saudi Arabia despite their self-proclaimed roles as moral superpowers and value-based actors in the international system. Both countries have emphasized the promotion of democracy, human rights and gender equality as central parts of the foreign policy agenda. Saudi Arabia has on the other hand been criticised as one of the worlds

Global climate goals such as the United Nations 2030 Agenda and the Paris Agreement are formulated at the international level but are primarily implemented through national, regional and local governance. This thesis examines how global climate goals are translated and implemented across governance levels, from the UN to municipal physical planning, using the urban development area Södra Hyllie in

Based on extraterrestrial chromite grains (63–355 μm) in late Eocene sediments, the Chesapeake Bay impact crater (northeastern United States; 40–85 km diameter) likely formed from an H-chondritic projectile. This impact occurred 10–20 k.y. after the formation of the Popigai crater (Siberia, Russia; ∼100 km). The craters formed at the peak of a 2-m.y. period with a factor of 3–5 enhanced flux of 3H

Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) is an autoimmune disease characterized by anti-aquaporin 4 (AQP4) antibody-mediated astrocyte damage and subsequent demyelination. Prior attempts to treat NMOSD with interferon-beta (IFN-β), a disease-modifying therapy for multiple sclerosis, resulted in worsening of disease activity, with an unknown mechanism. Here, robust activation of the cGAS-STIN