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The common asylum and migration policy of the European Union is a struggle between a strong belief in the protection of human rights and the need of strong and secured borders. This paper highlights the dilemma that occurs in the common asylum and migration policy of the European Union. What happens when the union have to choose between liberal standards with high priorities to human rights and a realistic focus on security? The aim is to study the asylum policy presented in the Stockholm Program, and thereafter evaluate what kind of character the union has itself. By an ideal type analysis of the Stockholm program from 2009, the common asylum policy is divided into either liberal or realistic ideas. The result of the study has shown that the realistic tendencies are stronger than the liberal, which gives the union a character of an unitary state.

This essay is focusing on separatism and nationalism in the Canadian province Quebec. The study has been conducted by using theories concerning nationalism and separatism and later on applying them to this specific case. The aim was to investigate the reasons why separatism has emerged in Quebec and to find out the relationship between Quebec and the rest of Canada.  This is to be done both through a historic as well as current perspective in which both literary resources as well as the internet has been used to find reliable information. The essay is also investigating whether Quebec has any real basis for their will to succeed by taking a closer look at international law and relations. The conclusion of the essay showed that language and resentment are two of the most important reasons to why separatism has arisen in Quebec. Nationalism has been strong since Canada was a colony and this shows a deep historical abutment. The study conducted also shows that international laws available are extremely hard to interpret making it hard to ponder upon the question whether Quebec has the right to succeed or not.

<p>This essay is focusing on separatism and nationalism in the Canadian province Quebec. The study has been conducted by using theories concerning nationalism and separatism and later on applying them to this specific case. The aim was to investigate the reasons why separatism has emerged in Quebec and to find out the relationship between Quebec and the rest of Canada.  This is to be done both through a historic as well as current perspective in which both literary resources as well as the internet has been used to find reliable information. The essay is also investigating whether Quebec has any real basis for their will to succeed by taking a closer look at international law and relations.</p><p>The conclusion of the essay showed that language and resentment are two of the most important reasons to why separatism has arisen in Quebec. Nationalism has been strong since Canada was a colony and this shows a deep historical abutment. The study conducted also shows that international laws available are extremely hard to interpret making it hard to ponder upon the question whether Quebec has the right to succeed or not.</p>

After nearly 60 years of frozen diplomatic relations between USA and Cuba President Obama decided it was time for a change. The leading words of his campaign has since the beginning of his first election period in 2009 been to “Remake America”. As a result of his new approach to foreign policymaking and international relations President Obama and Raúl Castro announced in December 2014 that they wished to normalize the diplomatic relationship between the two states. March 2016 therefor marks an historical event when Obama travelled to Cuba to formally shake hands with Raúl Castro, and extend a hand of friendship to the Cuban people. He was the first American president to visit Cuba since Kennedy confirmed the embargo in the beginning of the 1960s. This essay will look into the historical aspects of the path dependent Cuban policy that nine American Presidents has chosen to pursue since the beginning of the 1960s, leading up to 2009. A policy that has not been able to live up to what it was set out to do. This essay will use three different theories to try and make sense of why history is changing, and how we should understand these changes. Realism and liberalism are used to deal with the historical aspects regarding this relationship. Although USA is built on liberal values and they have taken on the role as a democratic leader in the world, many political decisions and actions points to a more realistic approach to international relations mostly driven by suspicion against other non-democratic states. The theory of path dependency is employed to try and break down events as we approach the historical event of the meeting between President Obama and Raúl Castro during Obamas visit to Cuba in March 2016. With the help of path dependent tools such as increasing returns and critical junctures, this essay concludes that we have in fact reached a critical juncture regarding the American Cuban policy.

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Syftet med det här examensarbetet är att belysa, undersöka och försöka förklara hur internationella relationer framställs i olika samhällskunskapsböcker under två olika tidsperioder. Syftet är samhällskunskapsdidaktiskt eftersom det är meningen att läromedlet samhällskunskapsboken ska spegla samhället och den värld vi lever i under en viss tidsperiod. Det valda läromedlet är av stor betydelse för undervisningen i ämnet samhällskunskap. För att läromedlet ska kunna uppfylla de krav som ställs på undervisningen är det viktigt att välja det bästa läromedlet som svarar mot dessa undervisningskrav. Läromedelsanalysen av hur internationella relationer framställs i olika läroböcker under två olika tidsperioder är tematisk. Till min hjälp för detta examensarbete och undersökning har jag använt mig av fyra samhällskunskapsböcker från två olika tidsperioder och två kursplaner för ämnet samhällskunskap för dessa tidsperioder. Resultaten visar på att alla fyra läroböcker uppfyller respektive läroplans kriterier och riktlinjer. När jag ser till resultaten från den tematiska analysen jag gjort och relaterar dessa till när de olika läroböckerna skrevs så kan vi se att innehållet i lärobokstexterna förändras över tid beroende på vilka utrikespolitiska förhållanden som råder i världen. När jag relaterar resultaten till ”teaching controversial issues education” så visar dessa resultat på att det finns stora möjligheter för lärare i samhällskunskap att undervisa om aktuella händelser och kontroversiella samhällsproblem samt vikten av att lärare tränar elever på att diskutera ochförstå exempelvis olika internationella eller ideologiska perspektiv.

Since Donald Trump took office there has been split opinions about which foreign policy is led by the President. From his candidacy to his first 2 years in office he has made remarks that can be categorized as falling within the theory of realism, liberalism and populism. This study has been based from the two classical IR-theories realism, liberalism and populism as an unconventional theory aside from IR-theory through an ideology analysis to make sense of which foreign policy is being driven by Trump. The study focuses on two cases: The Middle East and North Korea with security policy in focus. This particular ideology analysis has focused on Trump Twitter account, statements and interviews from news channels and official documents from the White House. This material has been analyzed through ideal types within the two IR-theories and the theory of populism. The results of this study show that Donald Trump falls in within the bounds of realism for the most part based on these cases two cases. But attention is paid to his populist tone and rhetoric and that there is no coherent foreign policy driven in these cases. This much to Trumps outrageous remarks on Twitter and to the media but most of all the contradiction between the president and his own administration. / Sedan Donald Trump intog Vita Huset som USA:s 45:e president har det varit delade meningar kring vilken utrikespolitik som faktiskt förs av Trump. Under hans kandidatur till president och hans första mandatperiod har han uttalat sig både i en ton av realism, liberalism och populism. Denna studie har utgått ifrån de två klassiska IR teorierna realism och liberalism samt populismen som en okonventionell teori inom IR för att genom en ideologianalys försöka få fram vilken utrikespolitik Trump för. Studien inriktar sig på två fall: Mellanöstern och Nordkorea med ett fokus på säkerhetspolitiska aspekter. Ideologianalysen har fokuserat på Trumps Twitterkonto, uttalanden och intervjuer från olika nyhetskällor samt officiella dokument från Vita Huset. Dessa har sedan analyserats genom idealtyper inom de två IR-teorierna samt populismen. Resultatet av studien visar att Donald Trump faller inom kategorin som realist men ett uppmärksammande görs av hans populistiska ton och retorik samt att det inte finns en sammanhängande utrikespolitik på grund av Trumps utspel på Twitter och till media men störst av allt motsägelsen mellan presidenten och hans egen administration.

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<p>Denna uppsats fokuserar FNs generalsekreterare Javier Perez de Cuellar, Boutros Boutros Ghali och Kofi Annans tal i generalförsamlingen. Detta i en studie som diskuterar vilken bild av världspolitiken eller världsordningen som presenteras i deras tal. Två tidsperioder fokuseras, tiden efter Kalla krigets slut och tiden efter den 11 september med syftet att diskutera dessa i en analys där modeller och begrepp rörande makt och internationella relationer lyfter talens innebörd till det större sammanhanget. Metod för detta är en textanalys med kritisk diskursanalys som vägledande verktyg. En viktig tyngdpunkt hamnar med denna metod på vem det är som talar/hörs i texten.Utifrån generalsekreterarnas tal diskuteras alltså vems bild/bilder av världen det är som kommer fram i de anförande som hålls inför generalsförsamlingen och därmed i viss mån riktar sig till världens hela befolkning. Västvärldens dominans, FN-systemets svagheter och USAs konstanta närvarande i form av maktbalanserande är några av de ämnen studien koncentrerar.</p>