During the last decade of the twentieth century social capital experienced a boom in interest after one of the pioneers in the area, Robert D. Putnam, published his study on the subject: Making Democracy work. In his studies he suggests that there is a correlation between the amount of social capital in a state and the strength of its institutions, and as a consequence of this finding he has made

Samuel P. Huntington’s civilizational paradigm predicts that countries that share certain cultural traits will cooperate while countries that do not share these traits will clash. Every country is a part of a certain civilization. Two of these civilizations that Huntington identifies are the Western civilization and the Orthodox civilization. The European Union is characterized by the Western civi

Denna uppsats undersöker hur graden politisering av myndigheter kan påverka förvaltningens, och i förlängningen även statens, legitimitet. För att kunna hänga upp studien på något som är möjligt att granska har vi valt att studera utnämnandet av generaldirektörer till förvaltningsmyndigheter med enrådsstyrning. Då regeringen har makt att tillsätta generaldirektörer är det ofta här politiseringen a

2007 publicerade statsvetaren Cas Mudde en bok där han definierade partifamiljen benämnd populistiskt högerradikala på basis av tre kärnideologiska kännetecken: nativism, auktoritarianism och populism. I boken klassificerades Sverigedemokraterna som tillhörande denna partifamilj. Genom analys av Sverigedemokraternas officiella partimaterial efter 2007 har vi undersökt om partiet har genomgått förä

Denna uppsats tar sin utgångspunkt i politikernas styrning av kulturpolitiken och hur detta har utvecklats sedan 1970-talet. Vi har här använt oss av Bengt Jacobssons bok Kulturpolitik: styrning på avstånd vilket påstår att incitamenten för styrningen av kulturpolitiken kommer från trender inom förvaltningen. Detta har vi sedan valt som teori för att beskriva kulturpolitikens utveckling. Vi har äv

Uppsatsen behandlar poliser och deras arbete i de så kallade utsatta områdena. Två rapporter från Nationella operativa avdelningen används som utgångspunkt för att undersöka hur de utsatta områdena beskrivs. En enkätundersökning har genomförts för att utreda enskilda polisers syn på sitt arbete med de utsatta områdena. Diskursanalys används för att precisera det normativa som formas av Polismyndig

This study concerns the conflict in Liberia and the following peace process. Liberia states a good example for a case where the UN resolution 1325 (2000) has been implemented in the peace process. This essay seeks to investigate how the UN resolution 1325 has taken a part in the post-conflict politics too. The main purpose is to screen how Liberias first president after the conflict, Ellen Johnson

The European Union is affecting the member states in a various of ways. One way, that lately has become more meaningful for Swedish municipalities, is the European Social Fund (ESF). The main ambition with ESF is to promote employment and improve the situation for the European workers. To achieve this, the ESF is running projects on local, regional and state level in the member states. The aim of

Power dynamics play a significant role in the international institutions and in the global economic order, thus advancing some and disadvantaging others. Trade is a crucial aspect of this order since it is one of the fundamental pillars that constructs the world economic order itself, and international institutions have a dominant position in forming the discourse on global trade through their pol

Denna uppsats avser att förklara transition mot demokrati i Litauen och Belarus efter självständighetsförklaringarna från Sovjetunionen 1990 och 1991. Trots staternas geografiska och historiska närhet utgjorde deras demokratiska utveckling tydliga kontraster. Idag klassas Litauen som en demokrati medan Belarus är en auktoritär regim. Denna uppsats är främst en teoriprövande studie som testar O’Don

In December 2015, the world leaders proclaimed in the Paris Agreement that they would pursue efforts to limit global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels. This long-term vision was first suggessted to UNFCCC in 2008 by AOSIS, a negotiation group for small island states, who are amongst those who are the most vulnerable to the effects of climate change. AOSIS have been advocating for this v

After Fidesz took office in 2010 Hungarian national politics has transformed to become more nationalistic. Despite a lot of negative criticism from both inside and outside the country – due to controversial constitutional changes – Fidesz is still in power. This thesis seeks to increase the scholarly understanding of nationalism in Europe and especially in Hungary. More specifically, this thesis i

We test the correlation between Clean Election Index from V-Dem and PEI Index from Electoral Integrity Project and use two country pairs that the indices rate very differently, but otherwise are very similar, to explore the differences. Our data test doesn’t support that improvements regarding laws biased towards incumbents, fairer election officials, fair media access or election violence lead to

Varför har Iraks demokratisering misslyckats? Mellan åren 2003 och 2016 har vi ämnat undersöka dynamiken mellan shiaaraber och sunniaraber. Andreas Wimmer satte upp ett antal kriterier för en lyckad demokrati. Den religiösa fragmenteringen är vår förklaring. Wimmer användes för att undersöka huruvida lämpliga åtgärder tillämpats för att förhindra att fragmenteringen bryter ut i en konflikt. Materi

This study explores Sweden’s strategies as a small state for exerting influence on the integration of gender issues in international climate policy. It does so by focusing on the the feminist foreign policy doctrine introduced by the current government, and its implications for Swedish international climate policy-making. The empirical data is collected through elite interviews with chosen represe

For more than a decade, the Swedish personal assistance act has been subject to extensive cutbacks. More and more people have lost assistance whilst fewer are granted allowances. These cutbacks have transpired without any parliamentary decisions limiting the scope of the legislation. As such, the government claim to have no part in the development, holding the cutbacks to be the result only of adm

Artificial lighting energy consumption in buildings can be reduced by efficiently daylighting the occupied spaces. Artificial lighting comprehends 21 % of the total energy consumption in tertiary buildings (Swedish energy agency, 2015). In many buildings daylight access is neglected, thus redirecting daylight is an efficient strategy to optimize daylighting while keeping the same area of openings

Detection of Listeria monocytogenes by the microbiological standard method (ISO 11290-1) is time consuming and requires several days to get results, thus a more rapid detection method is required. The aim of this study is to continue the optimization of a rapid method that is based on quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) to detect L. monocytogenes in food matrices. The method is based on

An ambiguity characterises Swedish Sami policy. In some regards, Sweden is securing rights for the Sami and receiving praise from international organisations. However, Sweden is also criticised for not supporting Sami interests, as for instance regarding a ratification of the ILO convention No. 169. Thus, Swedish Sami policies have showed to support disparate ends; in some instances strengthening

This study examines the role of individual front line workers in the public sector and how the implementation of laws and practices may differ between them. The research is constructed as a case study of the Migration Agency in Malmö in Sweden. Using both quantitative methods and qualitative interviews differences in outcomes for asylum applications are assessed in relation to which officials the