The Swedish national election of 2022 paved the way for potentially witnessing European issues being more prominent and contentious than ever before among the national parties. However, as the Member State has historically been characterised by its ambivalence towards the EU, there exist reasons to question this assumption. By drawing upon the context of the election, both before and after electio

Members of the European Parliament cast votes on a great range of issues. The approach to prostitution on the European Union level is a sensitive and dividing issue, with two main approaches: the abolitionist approach and the sex work approach. Policies on this moral issue is expected to create untraditional lines of conflict. The aim of this study is to see what can explain whether a member of th

There is a trans-European transport network policy on the supranational level that aims to connect Europe with efficient, sustainable, safe and economically viable cross-national transport infrastructure. Because of this, one could expect EU funding to focus on rail infrastructure, as it has proven to be a low polluting, cost effective and an efficient mode of cross-national transport. However, as

The full-scale Russian invasion fundamentally changed the context of the Ukraine-EU relationship and moved Ukraine closer to its European partners, culminating with candidate status in June 2022. This move is addressed within this thesis by looking into how President Zelensky used his speeches to claim the role of Ukraine as a rightful EU candidate and how the EU responded to this role claim befor

This thesis aimed to determine if Euroscepticism is demonstrated to shift in the EU’s external border regions after sudden border insecurities, compared to other types of regions. This field was explored due to previous researchers claiming that the EU’s border regions are particularly susceptible to changes in Euroscepticism due to sudden border insecurity. The case of Russia’s invasion of Ukrain

War has for a long time been fought at the expense of civilians. Depleted uranium has been one such object used in war that in the end would leave its mark on the civilian population and still today is the subject of discussions regarding its use. By using just war theory I will evaluate the American and British use of depleted uranium against the civilian populations of Iraq and former Yugoslavia

In this study, the role that construction, architecture and infrastructure plays in efforts to advance within a global hierarchy of cities, as well as effects on the people behind the construction, are explored through the curious cases of Qatar and Singapore. Although drastically different in most cultural, geographical and historical aspects, these two cases demonstrate clear similarities in the

Human rights values are often mentioned politically in the interaction between the Americas and Europe, but their scholarly examination remains rare. This paper aims to contribute to the study of Latin America and Europe today by re-examining the engagement of the European Union and Mexico, extending beyond trade to encompass human rights concerns. While the Mexico-European Union relationship cont

Denna studie syftar till att undersöka och analysera vilken typ av upprättelse som skulle kunna vara adekvat för offer som skildras i barnpornografi i Sverige. Studien använder främst rättsdogmatisk metod, i vissa delar kombinerat med en barnpsykologi gällande dokumenterade sexuella övergrepp. Studien genomfördes strukturellt, det vill säga löpande i kapitlen som återfinns. Teorin som tillämpas i This study aims to investigate and analyze what remedies that could be adequate for victims depicted in child pornography in Sweden. It was conducted using legal dogmatic method, combined in certain parts with child psychology regarding documented sexual abuse. This was done throughout a structural analysis of the issue, using a chapter format. The theory used for analyzing the subject is an indiv

Crime politics was in 2015 described as becoming increasingly post political where politicians advocate for similar solutions regardless of their ideological standpoint. Simultaneously gang related crime gets progressively more media coverage and public attention in Sweden. The purpose of this study is to investigate to what extent Swedish crime politics was post political in 2022. Assuming all po

This study examines the extent to which the Moderate Party’s 2022 election manifesto has been implemented in the Tidö-agreement through a comparative qualitative content analysis. The study uses coalition theory to create expectations and measure how much of the Moderate Party’s politics have been implemented. The theory suggests that due to their party size and to the fact that they have received

The issue of climate change initially emerged on the UN Security Council’s agenda in 2007 during an open debate on climate change, energy and security. Since then, there have been several debates held on the topic, which have attracted significant academic attention. In 2023, a debate was held in the UN Security Council on sea-level rise and its implication for international peace and security. Th

This study aims to examine the liberal conservative ideology of the Swedish party Moderaterna and the disagreements within the party regarding profit driven free schools. Robert Wenglén is a local politician for Moderaterna who has got attention for his deviant opinion in relation to the party line. Wenglén argues that the current Swedish free school system is not in line with the school policy th

In February 2022, Russia initiates a full-scale invasion of Ukraine and a new war on the European continent is a fact. This leads to condemnations and support for different sides of the conflict. While the European Union (EU) takes a clear stance for Ukraine, militarily and economically, China chooses to not condemn the invasion. This paper intends to answer the following research question: How do

The Euro Crisis occurred in several European countries due to high government debt and institutional failures in 2008, leaving many unable to pay their public debts or maintain their budget deficits. During the crisis, a group of three institutions known as the Troika, played a crucial role when offering financial assistance to countries in need of a bailout. The financial assistance included mand

In recent years, disinformation has received a lot of attention, including within the European Union (EU). This paper aims to examine the EU's view on disinformation. The paper uses discourse analysis and the Copenhagen School Securitization Theory to analyze two policy documents about disinformation from the EU published in 2018. By examining and highlighting the use of language, the study ai

In light of the current situation in the EU, after the COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing war in Ukraine, Europe is undoubtedly facing a critical situation. This thesis conducts an exploratory analysis of ontological (in)security in Czechia and Slovakia to investigate a region where very few academics have analyzed it from an ontological security perspective. By using a mixed method multiple case s

I Lag (1993:1651) om läkarvårdsersättning och Lag (1993:1652) om ersättning för fysioterapi finns bestämmelser om ersättning till en privat praktiserande läkare respektive fysioterapeut som har ett samverkansavtal med en region. Läkaren eller fysioterapeuten begär ersättning för de vårdåtgärder de har utfört och regionen gör en utbetalning. Regionen kan i efterhand granska ersättningarna och återkThe Act (1993:1651) on Medical Compensation and the Act (1993:1652) on Compensation for Physiotherapy provides the legal framework for compensation of privately practicing doctors and physiotherapists that are attached to the region by a cooperation agreement. If a doctor or physiotherapist demands compensation for a performed healthcare measure, the region is obliged to pay said doctor or physiot

As the climate crisis worsens, climate activist refuse to sit idly by and wait for the inevitable and disastrous consequences. Government response to climate change is severely lacking and if nothing is changed, soon it will be too late. The accelerating rate at which the natural world is being destroyed can make it hard for policy to keep up. However, climate movements are calling for an end to t