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1	From Domestic to Extraterritorial Repression : A quantitative study of how authoritarian regime type affects the incidence of transnational repression Ström, Linnéa January 2024 (has links) Authoritarian states have an extended reach on their populations residing outside of the country borders due to globalization and digitalization. This is part of the explanation of the increase of transnational repression globally. The aim of this paper is to investigate how authoritarian regime type affects the incidence of transnational repression. A bivariate hypothesis test is conducted using large scale quantitative methods and mediation analysis in order to conduct the study and investigate how the effect of regime type on transnational repression is mediated by domestic repression. Personalist regimes are expected to repress more domestically than for example single party regimes and therefore engage more in transnational repression. The results are inconclusive for the different measures of personalist rule. It is also suggested from the results that the effect of regime type on transnational repression is partially mediated by the level of domestic repression in the country. Transnational repression regime type authoritarianism Other Social Sciences Annan samhällsvetenskap
2	Transnational Social Movements and the War on Drugs Mostyn, Ben 18 November 2004 (has links) This thesis discusses the growing body of work on transnational social movement theory. Transnational social movement theory is an attempt to adapt social movement theory to the changing nature of international relations. To further this theory, I test the hypothesis that "a transnational social movement has caused drug law reforms at the local and state level". To test this hypothesis I undertake a case study of one local and one national drug law reform. The drug laws in the state of New South Wales, Australia were reformed in 1999 to allow heroin addicts to use a medical center to inject their drug. The second case study is of Bolivia's national coca laws where the government allows a small amount of coca to be grown for legal traditional consumption. I conclude that a transnational social movement has had little impact on these law reforms but perhaps in the future such a movement will begin to have a greater impact on local and national drug laws around the world. To become more effective, I suggest that the transnational movement should establish a set of goals, strengthen networks among activists, develop insurgent consciousness, develop an innovative repertoire of contention, and it needs to take advantage of the political opportunity structure when it opens. Bolivia Transnational Repression Sydney Global Prohibition Resistance American Studies Arts and Humanities
3	Dictators Without Borders: Host-Origin Relations and Transnational Repression : A qualitative case study on the causes of transnational repression in democratic host countries van der Voort, Liv January 2024 (has links) Past literature on transnational repression underscore the significant gap in examining how the relationship between the origin country and the host country influences instances of transnational repression. To fill this gap, this study is bringing in the neglected role of democratic host states by exploring: Why do certain democratic host states encounter significant incidents of transnational repression on their soil while others do not? This essay demystifies the concept of "relationship" and examines whether states, driven by their self-interest, tend to "overlook" transnational repression. This exploration involves testing the hypothesis: An observed comprehensive relationship between the host and origin countries leads to increased transnational repression as the host country tends to “overlook” these incidents. Through a Structured Focused Comparison, the originating country Russia, and the hosting countries Switzerland and the United Kingdom are compared. The findings do not fully support the hypothesis. However, several intriguing discoveries are found that need further investigation. Russia Europe Transnational Repression Qualitative study host country origin country democratic host states Social Sciences Samhällsvetenskap
4	Hur diskuteras flyktingspionage som hot mot Sverige i digitaliseringens tidevarv? : En kvalitativ innehållsanalys av debatten om flyktingspionage i riksdag och media åren 2014- 2023 / How is refugee espionage discussed as a threat to Sweden in the age of digitisation? : A qualitative content analysis of the debate on refugee espionage in the Swedish parliament and media 2014-2023 Kristiansson, Daniel January 2023 (has links) Refugee espionage, the act of spying on individuals to gather information for a foreign state, is illegal in Sweden. In this study, this phenomenon is considered part of transnational repression, an increasing threat against primarily dissidents posed by authoritarian states. By using the method of qualitative content analysis on texts from the Swedish parliament and four large Swedish newspapers, the study attempts to answer questions about the debate on refugee espionage in the Swedish parliament and media. The timespan ranges from 2014- 2023. How do debaters talk about sovereignty and national security in relation to refugee espionage? Do debaters discuss the digital dimension: the opportunities, and risks from digital technology, in relation to refugee espionage? The theoretical perspective is based on Lucas Kello’s cybertheory in international relations, on how cyberspace alters relations between states and has the possibility of expanding and enhancing ways to perform espionage. Results reveal that debaters see refugee espionage as a threat to both Swedish sovereignty and national security. However, the debate rarely touches on concerns with digital technology as a mean to use refugee espionage against a state. Refugee espionage sovereignty national security content analysis digitisation lucas kello cyberspace cyber theory transnational repression flyktingspionage cyberteori Lucas Kello suveränitet nationell säkerhet innehållsanalys transnationellt förtryck Political Science Statsvetenskap

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