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This master’s thesis examines how the European Parliament (EP) has used its budgetary powers to influence the common foreign and security policy (CFSP) of the European Union (EU) during the legislative period 2004-2009 of the EP. Theoretically it is based on theories of power, most notably that of Keith Dowding’s including the notions of outcome power and social power. Its data consists mainly of
Regional offices grow of more and more importance for the interest representation in Brussels. This study involves what determines if a region takes lobbying actions, what mobilization variables are important for the performance and what lobbying strategy is supposed to be the most successful. The study is a case study on the regional mobilization within the development of the ‘EU Strategy for the
Europeanization as a crucial insrument for democrtatization process in target countries requires gradual complaince with EU membership conditions where conditional positive incentives (ultimately EU membership) in return are offered as rewards to acceding countries. Provoked by conflicts at domestic level, the current setbacks in Europeanization proceses of several countries (here is Turkey and Se
The purpose is to answer the question: what are the consequences of the EU discourse on civilian crisis management for the social structures? Critical discourse analysis has been used, both as theory and as method together with social constructivism and the concepts of power and policing. Furthermore, semi-structured interviews with 16 Swedish police officers with experience from EU missions were
This study is about rigorously motivating dynamics of the European Union – its discursive capacity to effectuate change as a sui generis actor in foreign policy. It builds on the case study of the conflict between Russia and Georgia, involvement in which proved to be one of the most successful diplomatic endeavors of the EU. It opened the door for a new political dimension to the east of its borde
The issue of CEEC migrations to the EU-15 is a continuous topic since the preparations of the 2004 enlargement. It is common acknowledged that all the EU-15 members will benefit from the CEEC migration in a long term. However, the asymmetrical migrants will make the natives who are experiencing the high risk of unemployment more nervous and it is uneven to ask one country to afford the burden of e
This thesis answers the question whether opt-outs cause Danish political actors to lose Political Capital at the EU-level. In order to do this, Political Capital Theory is developed to fit a European Union context. The theory is then applied to data gathered from Danish political actors and other actors with great experience from the EU. From this, within the premises set by this thesis, it is pos
This study explores the development of the Concerted European Response from adoption of the European Action Plan by the euro group, to the adoption of the Economic Recovery Plan by the European Council. The theoretical framework employed to assess this process is based on the works of the Copenhagen School on securitisation. However, In order to analyse the economic and financial crisis through a
This thesis explores the mandates given to cabinet representatives in the Swedish Riksdag‟s EU committee before negotiations in the EU council of ministers. The mandate is the first step to secure accountability in the delegation between the Riksdag and the cabinet and it consists of the cabinet‟s proposed standpoint for each council agenda point and the committee discussions. The mandates are fou
Studies of the European integration reveal that EU Council Presidency is an institution, whose vision of Europe defines and shapes ongoing and future integration processes. In times of deadlocks, it is the Presidency that is expected to exhibit leadership and guide the integration process towards new goals (Elgström 2003: 1). In the thesis we shall try to find out whether there are variations in g
The international relations has been marked with the increased intra state ethnic conflicts which are able to cause huge humanitarian disasters and harbour instability and various threats for the international community. As a result, conflict resolution as a long term process combining social, economic and political levels and activities concerning structural change has been advocated in recent ye
Title: The managing of students' differences in music education - Music teachers’ stories of how they adapt the music-teaching to individuals. The curriculum of the Swedish school express that the education should be adapted to each individual’s own conditions and needs. As a music teacher, it is common to have large classes’ small areas to use and pupils with different conditions and needs. T
Title: Pop & rock music students and notation reading from a socio-cultural perspective This thesis is about pop & rock music students and their approach towards notation reading. The examination has been made from a socio-cultural perspective through qualitative interviews with rock music students of various ages and at different educational levels. Central concepts as mediation and disco
By utilizing the concept of empowerment and how education can serve as an empowering tool for women, this bachelor thesis aims to examine women’s empowerment through education in the village of Gerupuk in south Lombok, Indonesia. The thesis is based on empirical material consisting of interviews with women from Gerupuk and representatives from Non-Government Organizations (NGOs), United Nation (UN
The research aim in this paper is to outline, detail and come to a deeper understanding as to why AIDS/HIV corporate social responsibility CSR initiatives have not been truly successful in the Central District of Botswana. I will focus on the following aspects in the analysis; history, stigma, gender and traditional values, and the corporate refocus on the blood diamond movement. Botswana is a m
Our work is based on making a User Interface for CNC (Computer Numerical Control) machines manufactured by HAAS. The machine uses a programming language called G-Code, which for the ordinary lathe-operator is difficult to learn. This discourages many operators, who have only used manual machines, to convert to CNC. Our task is to make the transition from manual to automatic machines easy. We and o
Denna studie ämnar att förklara vad som låg bakom införandet av ståltullar på den amerikanska marknaden under 2002 samt utvärdera vilka effekter dessa resulterade i. Genom att analysera den amerikanska stålindustrins egenskaper observeras att denna stämmer väl överens med de attribut som är avgörande för storleken av ett tullskydd. Trots att dessa, i flertalet avseende, överensstämde avvek observa
Ekonomisk tillväxt innebär möjligheter till förbättrad konkurrenskraft och ekonomisk framgång, samtidigt som det är en förutsättning för välstånd. Regionernas ökade betydelse som ekonomisk enhet innebär att det är av stor vikt att identifiera tillväxtens orsaksfaktorer på regional nivå. Med hjälp av data från Sveriges 72 funktionella analysregioner har därför utvalda faktorers påverkan på ekonomis
Since the type fossil was found, 153 years ago, the Neanderthal man has fascinated researchers and laymen alike. The Neanderthals lived in Eurasia for maybe 200,000 years but disappeared around the time when modern humans moved into Europe around 35,000 BP. New studes of bones and artifacts, and intriguing results of new DNA-technology, indicate that Homo neanderthalensis was a separate species- b
Med silhuettfilmen Die Abenteuer des Prinzen Achmed (Prins Achmeds äventyr1926) skapade Lotte Reiniger den första animerade långfilmen. Syftet med denna uppsats är att lyfta fram Lotte Reiniger och hennes pionjärarbete inom trick- och animationsfilmen. Född i Berlin 1899 var hon samtida med det nya mediets – den rörliga bildens – utveckling. Från sin tidiga ungdom till sin död 1981 var hon trots s
