The aim of this study is to provide understanding on how the discursive construction of mental health and illness in politics relates to health policy and in turn to inequalities in mental health. Based on Carol Bacchis discourse analytical framework WPR, I analyze policy documents from the Swedish parliament in fall 2022 in order to investigate how mental health and illness is represented in the

The corona pandemic affected associational life in Sweden deeply. Since the associational life is considered a vital societal function in Sweden, it is important that it regains its strength after the pandemic’s end. Through an interview study and by using Samverkansmodellen and Resource Dependence Theory as a theoretical framework, this study aims to examine which strategies were used during and

How does anti-tourism affect support for the EU? This question has gained a newly found relevance in recent years, as anti-tourism protests have appeared in many European cities with high levels of tourism. Despite this relevance, some elements of these protests have not received as much attention as they deserve. This thesis will aim to fill one of the gaps in the literature: how anti-tourism soc

This study examines the recent legislative referral by Sweden's right-wing Government, which advocates for the expanded use of covert coercive measures (CCM) to combat organized crime. By analyzing the discourse within the referral using Carol Bacchis “What's the problem represented to be” - method, the study critically examines the portrayal of CCM and highlights the Government's fail

I Sverige har förvaltningsbeslut överprövats sedan medeltiden. Överprövning har i regel genomförts av myndighet även om vissa frågor prövats i domstol. I slutet av 1900-talet fick europarätten, i form av Europakonventionen och EU-rätten, allt större inflytande på svensk rätt. Till skillnad från den svenska traditionen för förvaltningsrättsligt överklagande fäster europarätten stor vikt vid domstolIn Sweden, administrative decisions have been reviewed since the Middle Ages. As a rule, review has been carried out by different authorities, although some issues have been tried in the courts. At the end of the 20th century, the European Convention on Human Rights and EU law became increasingly in- fluential in Swedish law. Unlike the Swedish tradition of administrative ap- peal, both the Europe

This paper explores how American culture has been shaped by the U.S. Military through the lens of Hollywood movies to be more accepting and eager to enlist. There is a variety of material in the text, ranging from internal Department of Defense documents, surveys of servicemembers, academic writing, articles, and Freedom of Information Act requests. While much has been written on the relationship

The rise of TikTok as one of the most popular social media platforms has created a new space for political debates, such as the debate surrounding abortion, to grow and evolve. In a politically polarized and divided society such as the United States, the impacts of new social media platforms are relatively unknown. Through an analysis of 40 videos posted to TikTok, this research paper has tracked

Med två motstående skyldigheter som utgångspunkt syftar uppsatsen till att utreda hur införlivandet av rapporteringsskyldigheten av skatterättsliga arrangemang i DAC6 och dess begränsning avseende advokater förhåller sig till yrkesgruppens tystnadsplikt. Därutöver diskuteras hur nämnda påverkas av avgörande C-694/20 Orde van Vlaamse Balies m.fl. som utökat den EU-rättsliga LPP genom att fastställaBased on two conflicting obligations, the essay investigates how implementing the reporting obligation for tax arrangements (DAC6) and its limitation concerning lawyers relates to the duty of confidentiality. Additionally, the paper discusses how these aspects are influenced by the judgment of the Grand Chamber, C-694/20 Orde van Vlaamse Balies, which extended the EU legal professional privilege (

This research sets out to study how the civil society organisations are portrayed in the governmental policy “idéburen välfärd”. The policy aims to facilitate and increase the participation of non-profit and non-governmental organizations in the publicly funded welfare production. Taking a discursive governmentality perspective, the policy is scrutinized through the framework of WPR “what´s the pr

Barn och unga placeras i sista hand eller akut på Statens institutionsstyrelses ungdomshem (SiS-hem). De flesta av barnen blir tvångsplacerade där med stöd av lag (1990:52) med vissa bestämmelser om vård av unga (LVU), orsak till placering kan vara droger, otrygg hemmiljö och kriminalitet. Placeringar görs även med stöd av lag (1998:603) om verkställighet av sluten ungdomsvård (LSU). Syftet med tChildren and youths are placed, urgently or as a last resort, at SiS youth homes. Most of the children are forcibly placed with the legal support in the law (1990:52) with special provisions on the care of young people (LVU), a few of the reasons behind the placements are drugs, unsafe home environments or crime. Placements are also made with the support of the law (1998:603) on the enforcement o

This study aims to answer the question of why different cases of sportswashing is represented differently in the newspapers. Although the critique and accuses of sportswashing carries almost the same ground of arguments, the amount and intensity of a holistic discourse varies. The chosen tournaments to compare is the three most recent in modern time, FIFA World Cup Russia 2018, Olympics Beijing 20

In their response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, in 2022, Poland and the Czech Republic surprised the world with their decisive and strong support, being leading contributors of both humanitarian and military aid. This paper is a qualitative case study using content analysis method and the theoretical framework of role theory. The aim is to investigate what underlying motives are behind the P

A prominent movement for change of the current food system is Vía Campesina, a peasants’ movement advocating that food policy should incorporate perspectives from the most affected. Since the 1990s, international organisations (IOs) have opened up to non-state actors, allowing movements like Vía Campesina to occupy spaces ‘inside’ organisations instead of opposing from the ‘outside’. This thesis e

It is in political scientific theory commonly understood that the politics of microstates are defined by a lack of ideological plurality and strong public consensuses. This study aims to investigate whether such characteristics may contribute to the emergence of party systems that hinder the full democratization of countries. The study has been conducted as a multiple-case study including the prin

In recent years the unprecedented spread of disinformation on online platforms, along with declining trust in government, journalism, and institutions, has consequently led the EU to regard disinformation as an urgent threat to democracy. To address the threat the EU decided in 2022 on the groundbreaking Digital Services Act (DSA) legislation, targeting digital platforms. However, the complexity o

Syftet med denna rapport är att undersöka hur länderna Botswana och Chile undkommit den politiska resursförbannelsen. Den politiska resursförbannelsen antyder på ett negativt förhållande mellan naturresurser och demokratisk utveckling. Forskning tyder på att institutioner påverkar hur ett land påverkas av förekomsten av naturresurser. Vår jämförande fallstudie använder en blandning av mest olika dThe purpose of this report is to examine how the countries Botswana and Chile came to escape the political resource curse. The political resource curse suggests a negative relationship between natural resources and democratic development. Research suggests that institutions affect how a country is affected by the existence of natural resources. Our comparative case study uses a mix of most-differe

This study seeks to understand and explain why Sweden and Finland voted differently in the Council of the European Union on the proposal of a minimum wage directive. The two countries share a labor market system, based in collective bargaining and important roles for trade unions and employer organizations, without a legally set minimum wage. At the time, the two countries hade ideologically simil

The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between the illegal Israeli settlements and extraordinary security measures in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. Specifically, this study aims to answer the following questions: How do the illegal settlements relate to the extensive security measures employed by Israel in the Occupied Palestinian Territory? What are the effects on the Pa

År 2017 antogs lag (2017:310) om framtidsfullmakter, LFF, med syftet att fungera som ett alternativ till systemet för godmans- och förmyndarskap i föräldrabalken (1949:381). LFF infördes för att ge enskilda möjligheten att kontrollera sina framtida ekonomiska och personliga förehavanden. Målet med den nya lagstiftningen var att öka den enskildes integritet och rätt till självbestämmande. FramtidsfIn 2017, the Act on powers of attorney for the future (2017:310) was adopted with the aim of serving as an alternative to the system for limited guardians and administrators in the Parental Code (1949:381). The Act was introduced to give individuals the opportunity to control their future financial and person-al affairs. The goal of the new legislation was to increase the individual´s integrity an

This comparative case study aims to analyze the strategies and levels of influence that local political actors in Nunavut, often with a clear representation of indigenous Inuit and First nation communities, assert towards larger monocentric actors at national and global levels of policy making. This by using the primary theory of Polycentric governance and additional postcolonial perspectives on t