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The aim of this paper is to describe the self-perception of the European Commission in terms of ideas portrayed in text of Political Guidelines formulated by three different Presidencies. The thesis analyses the Political Guidelines as formulated by three different European Commission Presidents; José Manuel Barrosso, Jean-Claude Juncker and Ursula von der Leyen. It uses a qualitative idea-analysi
This study explores two forms of oppressions facing Palestinian women in the Occupied Palestinian Territories: the Israeli Occupation and the Patriarchal Structure in their society. The purpose of the study is to examine how these oppressions intersect and impact Palestinian women’s daily life and their struggle for gender equality. Two question, in accordance with the study’s purpose were of part
This thesis has attempted to show the process of transformation from the developmental state in South Korea and Taiwan since the 1990s on the perspective of the four main elements of the developmental state in strong capacity of state, coherent bureaucracy, government-business coalition and industrial policy. Based on these four dimensions, the thesis investigated the evolved process from the deve
This study aims to shed light on how the works of homosexual artists, and the homosexual artists themselves, are subject to sexualisation or fetishization through the theories and analyses posed by museums and their curators. This is demonstrated by the example of the retrospective exhibition on Marsden Hartley by the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art. This study uses texts about the work from the ex
Collective memory is a psychological and sociological concept. This theory provides a reference for defining the characteristics of a community from the perspective of memory. Further research also shows that its internal connection to culture and community. This has many similarities with user research in product design. By focusing on typical or iconic products, objects, or the interacting proce
After the fall of the Iron Curtain the European Union was challenged partly by an institutionalized organization of the union, as well as by a socio-psychology awareness concerning the meaning of the European Union. The increase in European integration has generated a political collaboration where national understandings in identities are constantly being exposed for reconstruction. This results i
This paper takes on to examine the negotiations regarding fishing rights in a disputed area in Barents Sea called the Loophole. The negotiations of the Loophole are interesting since they are conducted between states that differ a lot in size on account of aggregate resources. The aim is to apply ideas about power asymmetry in negotiations and small state behavior on the Loophole case. Different v
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
If you can not be seen, you do not exist Media today is often full of proclaiming headlines stating teenagers’ shocking behavior on the Internet. Computers and the Internet have developed into a new arena for teenagers’ social interaction. This conveys new possibilities as well as new risks and raises questions of what they do in this new arena and who is responsible for it. The focus in this the
This thesis investigates how the relationship between the said and the meant in Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass exposes the paradoxical condition of language. First, the theoretical framework accounts for the theory of language put forth by Jacques Derrida. Here it is concluded that discrepancies between the said and the meant are properties of language. This is due to the parado
Voyage charterparties, as one of the most common carriage contracts, has its own specific provisions which govern the legal relationship of the engaged parties. One of those specifications relates to the concept of laytime which is defined as the time during which the charterer can load or discharge the cargo. In this work the author tries to discuss the requirements that should be fulfilled to co
The Apostle meeting in Jerusalem is an important event that leads to the Apostle Decree, condensing all rules into four main ones, in order to include the Gentiles. Regarding food restrictions in the Decree, what could have started a Gentile alternation of their old symbolic universe, in order to internalize a new plausibility structure? The focus seems to have been to describe in what way the Gen
Purpose: The purpose of the thesis is to better understand the early stage investment process, and with this deeper understanding provide Ideon Innovation with recommendations of how to improve the interactions between investors and entrepreneurs. Methodology: The thesis has been conducted with a mixture between a systems approach and an actors approach. An abductive research method has been chose
Populärvetenskaplig sammanfattning: Det Rinkiska bältet är den nordliga delen av en bergskedjebildning som kallas Nagssugtoqidisk-Rinkiska orogenesen (NRO), på centrala och norra Västgrönland. NRO är en gammal, djupt eroderad, 1000 km bred bergskedja som bildades vid kontinent-kontinent kollision för 1,85-1,87 Ga sedan och som korreleras med det angränsande nordöstra Kanada. Det Rinkiska bältet beThe Palaeoproterozoic Rinkian fold belt forms the northern segment of the Nagssugtoqidian-Rinkian orogenic (NRO) system of central and northern West Greenland. The NRO is an ancient, deeply-eroded, 1000 km wide orogen formed during a continent-continent collision c. 1.85-1.87 Ga ago correlated to the adjacent north-eastern Canada. The Rinkian fold belt consists of Archaean basement and the unconfo
De fördelar som ses med ett tvåkammarsystem kategoriseras utifrån följande fem generella, övergripande argument: granskning, stabilitet, kompletterande perspektiv, skydd för minoriteter och storlek. Storbritanniens utformande av tvåkammarsystemet är unikt i den mening att dess överhus utgörs av medlemmar som inte blivit demokratiskt valda och som i vissa fall även har ärvt sina positioner. Utifr
During the last decade, several influential organizations have emphasized the importance of green investments. Furthermore, many advocators have claimed that green investments would be beneficial both for the labor market but also for the economy. These statements are both misleading and hazardous since they provide a biased picture of the reality. There is no doubt that our societies need to turn
