Švedijos karalystė, teritoriniu požiūriu būdama viena iš didžiausių XVIIa. ir XXa. valstybių, išsidėsčiusių aplink Baltijos jūrą, suponuoja faktą, kad savo politikos, vykdytos XVIIa., dėka gali ją atkartoti XXa. ir būti viena iš pagrindinių šalių formuojančių geopolitinį Baltijos regioną. Magistrinio darbo objektas – atskirais laiko tarpsniais vykdoma Švedijos karalystės politika Baltijos regione. Pagrindinis šio darbo tikslas – parodyti Švedijos karalystės, kaip valstybės, formuojančios Baltijos regiono vienetą, vykdomos politikos, veiklos metodų panašumus ir skirtumus, lyginant juos XVIIa. ir XXa. Uždaviniai, leisiantys atskleisti šio darbo tikslą, yra šie: 1. Apibrėžti Baltijos regiono sampratą, nustatant geopolitines ribas; 2. Apžvelgti galimus švedų centrizmo atvejus; 3. Supažindinti su XVIIa. ir XXa. Švedijos geopolitine situacija; 4. Identifikuoti bendrus Švedijos karalystės politinius siekius Baltijos regione XVIIa. ir XXa.; 5. Įvardinti Švedijos karalystės XVIIa. ir XXa. bendras politikos kryptis ir jų įgyvendinimo metodus Baltijos regione. Magistro darbe taikyti moksliniai metodai yra šie: aprašomasis, lyginamosios analizės, atpasakojamasis, analogijos ir svarbiausias – tarpdiscipilininis. Magistrinio darbo tyrimo rezultatai rodo, kad: 1. „Baltijos regiono“ terminas istorinio proceso metu nuolat kito. Jo tikslus identifikavimas neaiškus iki šiol, todėl jis gali būti įvardijamas siaurąja ir plačiąja prasmėmis. 2. Geopolitinė Švedijos situacija XVIIa. ir XXa... [toliau žr. visą tekstą] / The Kingdom of Sweden, from the viewpoint of territory, being one of the biggest countries in XVIIc. and XX c. situated around the Baltic Sea, suppose the fact that the Kingdom of Sweden can repeat it in the XX century and become one of the main countries who forms geopolitical Baltic region because of the policy prosecuted in XVII century. The object of Master‘s degree final: the policy of the Kingdom of Sweden in Baltic region during different period of time. The aim of this paper: to show similarities and dissimilarities of the practice methods of the Kingdom of Sweden, as a country who forms executable policy of Baltic region, comparing it to XVII and XX centuries. Problems that will develop the aim of this paper: 1. To identify the conception of Baltic region defining geopolitical borders; 2. Review possible cases of Swedish centrism; 3. Presentation of Sweden geopolitical situation in XVII and XX centuries; 4. Identify general political objectives of Sweden in Baltic region in XVII and XX centuries; 5. Name general political branches of the Kingdom of Sweden in XVII and XX centuries and their realization in Baltic region. Scientific methods applied in Master’s degree final: descriptive, comparative analysis, narration, analogy and the most important is interdisciplinary. The analysis of results of Master’s degree final shows that: 1. The term of Baltic region was frequently changing during history. Its precise identification is unclear till nowadays. For this reason... [to full text]

Diploma thesis 'Weakening of neo-corporatism in Sweden after 1990' covers historical preconditions for emergence of swedish neo-corporatism, its development in the 20th century and its weakening after 1990. Neo-corporatism's heyday is dated back to the 1950s and the 1960s and is characterized by deep institutionalized participation of organised interests in the public policy-making and a tripartite interaction of the three main parties - the state, the Swedish employers' federation SAF and the Swedish union confederation LO. Changes that have occured since 1970s and their implications on swedish policy-making after 1990 are analyzed further on. A lot of attention is paid to particular ways of organized interests' institutionalized participation in the public policy-making. Wider socio-political context of the thesis covers the transition of Swedish model since 1970s and its implications on swedish democracy. The core hypothesis of this paper is that neo-corporatism in Sweden has not disappeared, according to some authors, but weakened considerably and changed.