Sökning: "Normative actor"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 63 uppsatser innehållade orden Normative actor.

  1. 1. THE EUROPEAN UNION'S ROLE EXPECTATIONS OF CHINA. A qualitative content analysis of the European Union’s role expectations of China from 2003 - 2023

    Master-uppsats, Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Författare :Andreas Ternheim; [2023-10-30]
    Nyckelord :International relations; the EU; China; Role Theory; Policy analysis;

    Sammanfattning : This study is investigating the European Union’s political approach to the People’s Republic of China by the application of role theory. The objective of the study is to analyze how the EU’s role expectations of China have developed during the time period of 2003-2023, and to anchor these changes in geopolitical events to understand when the changes in role expectations occurred. LÄS MER

  2. 2. THE EU AS A CHANGING GLOBAL TRADE ACTOR? Examining the Role of Geo-economics on the Trade and Sustainable Development Chapters in EU Free Trade Agreements

    Master-uppsats, Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Författare :Daniël Hubertus Wilhelmus Maria Bruning; [2023-06-20]
    Nyckelord :European Union; ASEAN; Trade actor; Geo-economics; Strategic importance; Normative actor; Market interested actor; Vietnam; Mexico; Indonesia; Chile; Trade and Sustainable Development TSD chapter; Free Trade Agreements FTAs ;

    Sammanfattning : Global developments have led to regional economic power competitions, increasing the significance of strategic Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) in specific regions. These developments challenge the EU as a trade actor necessitating a prioritisation between its traditional normative goals and market interests. LÄS MER

  3. 3. Beyond Conflict : NATO's Just Securitization of Russia

    Kandidat-uppsats, Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

    Författare :Signe Prip Bruun; [2023]
    Nyckelord :Threat perception; securitization; JST; social constructivism; international security; NATO-Russia relations; identity;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis addresses the ethical implications of NATO securitizing Russia without being in direct warfare,seeking to contribute to the debate of the integration of ethics into IR. This thesis contributes to that argument by integrating ethical dimensions of normative character through Floyd's Just Security Theory (JST) within the framework of social constructivism to develop new theoretical insights. LÄS MER

  4. 4. Shifting paradigms in practice? Investigating the compatibility of Germany's energy cooperatives with sustainable degrowth

    Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

    Författare :Leon Bartling; [2023]
    Nyckelord :degrowth; community energy; cooperatives; renewable energy transition; degrowth framework for community energy; Social Sciences;

    Sammanfattning : The concept of sustainable degrowth presents itself as a normative response to some of the most pressing socio-ecological challenges of our time. The energy sector plays a prominent role in the degrowth debate, however, there is limited conceptual and empirical understanding of how energy production and consumption might look like from a degrowth perspective and which actors might be compatible with the degrowth ideals. LÄS MER

  5. 5. How effective is the effort of the European Union to spread its normative power among its candidate countries through the ERASMUS+ exchange program? : The case of Albania

    Kandidat-uppsats, Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

    Författare :Xhesika Gjolleshi; [2023]
    Nyckelord :normative power of the EU; common European identity; shifts in identity; ERASMUS exchange program; Albanian students; exchange students;

    Sammanfattning : The European Union, viewing itself as a normative actor, employs various means to disseminate its normative power within its member states, candidate countries, and the global context. The ERASMUS+ program comprises one of the tools designed to enhance the EU's international presence by facilitating cross-cultural interactions among participants and fostering group affiliations. LÄS MER