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Europe in the 1950:s was in a time of considerable change and prosperity. World War II resulted in a stronger state and a divergence in how Europe chose to finance their pension systems. The purpose of the research is to understand how the features of Esping-Andersen's ideal types change with the ATP-reform Sweden and the pension reform in West Germany in the 1950s, and how do they differ? A m

In recent years, there has been a growing scholarly interest in the part that men play in governmental work concerning violence against women. Few research projects have focused on the Swedish context and the part that norm-changing interventions play in governmental work. This study investigates how much the Swedish government emphasizes norm altering work and the participation of men in strategi

In recent years we have seen radical right-wing populist parties emerge into government coalitions or other influential positions within parliaments. In Sweden the first example of this is the Swedish Democrats who act as a support party within the current government coalition, Tidösamarbetet. The purpose of this study is to describe how the Swedish media portrays the Swedish Democrats while they

China’s and the EU’s presence in Africa is regularly debated, but mainly with an economic focus. This paper aims to broaden the perspective of foreign influence and cultural neo-imperialism, specifically in the context of Kenya. This study examines whether China’s and the EU’s actions in Kenya can be understood as expressions of cultural neo-imperialism. Using a qualitative thematic analysis (TA),

The Swedish forestry debate is deeply polarised concerning the issue of the meaning and implications of sustainable forestry. This study explores how competing discourses on sustainability are constructed within the Swedish forestry debate and which actors contribute to their articulation and dissemination. Drawing on Maarten Hajer’s argumentative discourse analysis (ADA), the paper identifies dom

The following thesis examines the representational function of Swedish lay judges based on Hanna Pitkin’s and Suzanne Dovi’s representation theories and Robert Dahl's democracy theory. It also examines how well the intended purpose of the lay judges representation function in the court corresponds to how the representation is carried out in practice, and how this affects the democratic legitim

This thesis examines how the Italian party Fratelli d’Italia (FDI), generally regarded as a radical right-wing populist party, carries out its foreign policy while in government. The aim is to assess whether FDI´s foreign policy aligns the typical features of radical right populism or whether it instead shows signs of other types of populism, such as regionalist, market liberal or left-wing populi

This study demonstrates how political decisions are contextually bounded by prevailing perceptions of reality. Even strategic choices tend to be shaped more by recent events than by long-term analysis. Gotland, located in the middle of the Baltic Sea, is today considered a key strategic area for NATO. Historically, the island has played an important military role, and this study examines its conte

The Swedish arms export legislation was tightened in 2018, with a particular focus on imposing stricter requirements on recipient countries to demonstrate respect for human rights and democracy. Despite this, annual reports from the Swedish Inspectorate of Strategic Products (ISP) show that Sweden continues to export military equipment to countries that do not meet the new legal standards. While a

As political polarization in the United States has intensified in recent decades, scholars have increasingly turned their attention to the role of the media in shaping democratic trust and public discourse. This report aims to compare two periods of a highly polarized American political climate to examine the contributing factors for the high degree of affective polarization that can be observed t

The interwar period constitutes a formative period in the history of European labour movements. This study examines why the Swedish labour movement, unlike several of its European counterparts, developed during the interwar period from a weak labour movement with competing centers of power to a strong and more unified social democratized movement. In short: The path to social democratic hegemony,

This thesis aims to contribute to previous research on the global anti-gender movement by examining the narratives deployed by the organizations CitizenGo and International Organization for the Family, and by analyzing the worldview of the anti-gender movement through the lens of cultural backlash theory. Furthermore, the theoretical framework deployed to understand the narratives will have its ro

This thesis aims to study the decision making process behind the solidarity mechanism in the EU legislative package a New Pact on Migration and Asylum. The legislation covers the issue of relocation of asylum seekers and other efforts towards a joint responsibility for the migration management. Since the migration crisis in 2015 the migration issue has been high on the agenda. Simultaneously, any

The political landscape is in a constant state of transformation. Today, the political map is being redrawn, with pronounced shifts to the right. Parallel to this development, the public administration is expected to adapt to these shifts. This development raises questions about how changing political power dynamics influence politicians' perception of the civil servants. This thesis aims to e

Despite the claim that human rights are universal, the implementation of the UN Declaration has proven to vary in practice, especially in post-colonial societies. Many post-colonial states are still characterized by residual structural barriers that have made it difficult to implement human rights in practice. The following study examines how post-colonial legacies and cultural values ​​have influ

This study examines the relationship between democracy and bureaucratic effectiveness during the COVID-19 pandemic. Building on Francis Fukuyama´s argument that governance should be analysed separately from democracy, a quantitative analysis is conducted using data from 123 countries between 2018 and 2022. The study draws on the legal-bureaucratic model of bureaucracy and the crisis management as

This thesis investigates the ideological collaboration between Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Russian president Vladimir Putin in relation to democratic backsliding in Hungary between 2010 and 2022. Drawing on theories of democratic backsliding, autocracy promotion, and authoritarian collaboration, the study analyses and discusses a selection of speeches and press conferences to identif

This study delves into how the European Union acts as a norm entrepreneur, promoting ecological sustainability through external trade policy. By applying qualitative content analysis on the Paris Agreement, the Convention on Biological Diversity and the recent Economic Partnership Agreement between the EU and Kenya, the research identifies environmental norms ingrained in these agreements and eval

This thesis examines the theory of technopopulism, defined as an organized political logic that combines technocratic and populist forms of rule. According to Christopher J Bickerton & Carlo Invernizzi Accetti the technopopulist political logic is dominating contemporary European democratic societies since the beginning of the 1990ies. This essay therefore aims to test this theory on Swedish c

This study aims to investigate whether sportswashing can be identified in the media coverage of Qatar’s hosting of the 2022 FIFA World Cup. The study focuses on narrative change over time in traditional Swedish and British new media between 2010 and 2022. Sportswashing refers to a practice where countries with a poor international reputation use sports to improve their global image. To analyse thi