This essay is a configurative idiographic case study on the EU-commission Prodi’s views on the question of legitimacy as it pertains to the EU in the commissions white paper on governance. Further, it also tries to square the Prodi commissions view with the strategies for legitimation that has been previously presented by Eriksen & Fossum (2004). This essay explores the framework of the theori

This thesis asks the question “How do government-initiated local referendums affect citizens’ perceptions of democracy?”. In the theoretical discussion, direct democratic theory is found to be inadequate in studying the effects of government-initiated referendums. Since the referendums are government-initiated, that negates the important aspect of bypassing elites. The referendum democracy concept

Vargen är en skyddad art i internationell rätt, EU-rätt och nationell rätt. Emellertid uppstår intressekonflikter på grund av de skador en stor vargstam kan orsaka. Syftet med denna uppsats är att belysa de mål för artskyddet, som ligger till grund för vargskyddet i respektive regelverk. Vidare åsyftas att belysa de inskränkningar som får göras i artskyddet, för att undersöka när motstående intresThe Swedish grey wolf is protected as an endangered species under international law, EU law and national legislation. However, because of damages that may occur from a large wolf population, certain conflicts of interest appear. The thesis of this essay is to explore the goals of species protection law, which provides the protection for the wolf in each legal framework. Furthermore, the essay expl

Rätten till familjeåterförening stadgas i såväl EU:s Familjeåterföreningsdirektiv som i den svenska utlänningslagen. Principen om familjens enhet, allas likhet inför lagen och barnets bästa är principer av stor vikt inom både internationell, europeisk och svensk rätt. Trots principer som att familjen ska hållas samman och att det ska göras vad som är möjligt för att återförena splittrade familjer,The right to family reunification is regulated in both the Family Reunification Directive of the European Union and in the Swedish Aliens Act. The principles of the family as a unit, all individuals equality towards the law and the child’s best interests, are principles of high importance in International, European and Swedish law. There are obstacles in the Swedish law preventing many families fr

This thesis purpose is to investigate to what extent gender equality norms have developed in Sweden over the last 40 years. In order to do this I will use Carol Bacchi’s method, ”What’s the problem represent to be”, and six questions that she has created within this method. These questions are applied on four different governmental propositions, that discuss the parental leave insurance and gender

Vi har gått från att vara ett industrisamhälle som är beroende av maskiner och fysiskt arbete till en tid då individens kunskap är en viktig konkurrensfaktor som driver många företag framåt. I samband med denna utveckling har även behovet av att skydda den här sortens värdefulla tillgångar blivit större. Uppsatsen har som syfte att utreda och redogöra för arbetsgivarens tystnadsplikt gällande föreWe have gone from been an industrial society that depends on machines and physical labour, to a time when the knowledge and skills of an individual is an important competitive factor of making a company successful. As a result of this progress the need of protecting these valuable assets have become more important. The purpose of this paper is to investigate and present the professional secrecy co

Till följd av den ökade globaliseringen blir internationella etableringar allt vanligare. Vid en etablering i ett annat land är en av de viktigaste skatterättsliga frågorna huruvida etableringen utgör ett fast driftställe för företaget i det landet. Föreligger ett fast driftställe resulterar det i att företaget blir skattskyldigt i det landet för inkomst hänförlig till det fasta driftstället. Det As a result of increased globalisation, international establishments are becoming increasingly common. When establishing in another state, one of the most important tax related issues is whether the establishment constitutes a permanent establishment (PE) for the enterprise in that latter state. If a PE does exist, the latter state can levy tax on the profits of the enterprise attributable to the

The purpose of this thesis is to study to what extent there has been ideological changes over time in Swedish partisan politics. In order to investigate this, the political theories Conservatism, Neoliberalism, the “Third Way”, Social democracy and Marxism/Communism was used. These theories laid the foundation for the analytical tool. An idea and ideology analysis was used to investigate the chang

Företagsskattekommittén har lämnat ett förslag på ett nytt system för bolagsbeskattning. Syftet med de nu föreslagna reglerna är att öka den skattemässiga neutraliteten mellan eget och lånat kapital samt ersätta inkomstskattelagens kritiserade ränteavdragsbegränsningsregler. De första ränteavdragsbegränsningsregler som infördes år 2009 syftade till att förhindra möjligheterna att skatteplanera medThe Swedish Committee on Corporate Taxation has submitted a proposal for a new system of corporate taxation. The purpose of the proposed regulations is to increase neutrality between the taxation of equity and dept. The proposal also aims to replace the criticized interest deduction legislation in the income tax act. The first interest deduction legislation introduced in 2009 was intended to preve

In this comparative study I’ve chosen to look at the foreign policies underlying the statements made by the U.S. and EU directed against Hamas. The U.S. and EU cooperate on a higher level than expected in the difficulties surrounding Hamas and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in general, and their cooperation is mainly represented by the Quartet of the Middle East and its work. The Quartet is the

Concepts are important to help us understand the world around us. The way we define concepts has an impact on how we perceive reality. I have studied the concept ”labour party”, and how that concept was “hijacked” from the Social Democratic Party to the Conservative Party. I have searched for articles in Swedish printed press and internet sources between 01 January 2004 and the election on 17 Sept

As a result of the official report on democracy (Demokratiutredningen), the Swedish government decided in 2002 to prescribe by law the right of initiation for common citizens in city councils (medborgerlig förslagsrätt). All citizens are therefore now entitled to submit a proposal which then will be dealt with by the city council as a motion. In this paper the handling of the citizen proposal is s

Swedish foreign policy has long been dominated by a neutral and non-interventionist stance. During the Cold war, the Swedish position was highy appreciated by both East and West. But when the war ended, the nature of threats shifted. Threats emanated from the new political world order. By using the theory of securitization, this thesis aims to examine how the Swedish state describe these threats a

The aim of this essay is to analyze the change in discourse regarding meta ethics and the use of the term freedom in the Swedish curriculums (läroplaner) between 1962 and 2011 and how this effects the role of the teacher. With a discourse analyze inspired by Foucault I have attempted to answer these questions relying on different philosophic theories regarding meta ethics and freedom.

The idea of fair trade is still widely debated. Yet, cities have since 2001 been able to apply for a Fairtrade City certification. In Sweden the initiative has been active since 2006 and today has 65 of its 290 municipalities certified. Proponents claim a municipalities needs to be involved while detractors se the concept as market intervention. The purpose of the thesis is to examine if there wer

The aim of this thesis is to examine which anti-racist ideas that have been characteristic in the Swedish media debate, the months before the election 2014. The hypothesis was constructed by the fact that the anti-racist movement is perceived as polarized. The study describes and interprets five articles, written by anti-racists, in the Swedish daily press, which forms the material. The study is m

Throughout history the right and the duty to participate in the country's national defense has been exclusively for men. Women have traditionally been excluded. During the 20th century male conscription was the main way to assure the need for soldiers in Norway and Sweden. Today both countries are seen as pioneers in gender equality issues, but the proportion of women in both countries' ar

The radical right has established themselves as permanent actors in the European party system over the last decade. The determinant factors explaining their increased electoral success have been thoroughly researched. Despite this fact the knowledge of their policy impact is largely unknown. This thesis argues that the local level in Sweden offers unique opportunity to study the policy impact of t

The purpose of this thesis is to analyze how the EU is constructed discursively in their discourse about a possible Turkish EU-membership. This is done by drawing upon Torben Bech Dyrbergs (1997) theory on how identities are constructed relationally thorough the logic of difference and equivalence. The empirical material consists of progress reports released by the European Commission, and by spee

Världen blir alltmer globaliserad och statsgränsen har inte samma betydelse. Det internationella samfundet växer snabbt där stater blandar sig i varandras angelägenheter alltmer. Humanitära interventioner sker i större utsträckning och intresset att ingripa har ökat mycket senaste åren. Uppsatsen ämnar göra en jämförande fallstudie med interventionerna Kosovo och Libyen som studieobjekt. Med utgånThe world is moving towards globalization, and borders do not have the same meaning as they used to have. The international community is growing with countries getting more involved in each other’s businesses. Humanitarian interventions are getting more common and the will to intervene has grown. The purpose of this study is to do a comparative case study with the interventions in Kosovo and Libya