Sökning: "International Relations Theory"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 90 avhandlingar innehållade orden International Relations Theory.
1. Change, Institutions, and International Organisations : Essays on the English School of International Relations
Sammanfattning : The overall topic of this thesis is the English School understanding of international order, which I approach specifically by analysing the English School idea of international institutions and their change. The purpose is to develop the theory in a meta-theoretically conscious and coherent way. LÄS MER
2. Så görs etnicitet : äldreomsorgspersonal resonerar om etniska relationer
Sammanfattning : This text deals with the concept of ethnic relations in elderly care and the created meanings of ethnicity. A study is carried out through group discussions for elderly care staff and constitutes the empirical material. LÄS MER
3. Rethinking Ontological Security Theory : Conceptual Investigations into 'Self' and 'Anxiety'
Sammanfattning : The growing literature on ontological security has generated important insights about the behaviour of individuals, groups, and states in international politics. It has thereby greatly contributed to the discipline of International Relations (IR), especially to IR theory and the sub-field of Security Studies. LÄS MER
4. The EU Presidency and the Northern Dimension Initiative : Applying International Regime Theory
Sammanfattning : The main purpose of the thesis is to assess the role of the EU Presidency in the development of the Northern Dimension (ND) – an initiative on the European Union’s foreign policy agenda. Three Presidency periods have been selected within the same time interval held by countries geographically located within the ND: Finland in 1999, Sweden in 2001 and Denmark in 2002. LÄS MER
5. Understanding European Arms Export Controls : Material Interests and Competing Norms
Sammanfattning : This thesis seeks to better understand the formation and implementation of the restrictions that the EU and EU member states have imposed on exports of military and security equipment. Specifically, the thesis develops two norms-based theoretical frameworks for understanding how and why particular restrictions become integrated in states’ national and collective export controls, why others are rejected, and the different ways this integration occurs. LÄS MER