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Reassessment of international executive institutions : the case of the European Commission, the OECD secretariat and the WTO secretariat
2006
Masteroppgave i økonomi og administrasjon 2006 - Høgskolen i Agder, Kristiansand This master thesis focuses on the dynamics within the International Executives (IEs) of International Governmental Organizations: the European Union, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and the World Trade Organization (WTO). This master thesis has its intention to examine the ways these IEs challenge the principle of sovereignty, why they do go beoynd the existing heritage of Westphalia. Dependent and independent variables will be defined in order to examine this matter. The dependent variable is decision-making dynamics that are evoked by civil servants of these IEs. There are fou…
The emergence of supranationalism and intergovernmentalism in European defence cooperation : the role of PESCO and its Secretariat
2020
Master's thesis in Political science and management (ME502) For a long time,theEuropean Union’s(EU) member states have meticulously ring-fenced defence cooperation vis-à-vis the potential intrusion of supranationalism. Thus, defence cooperation has been conceived as perhaps the most central part of core state powers in Europe. Has this changed since member states have agreed to establish the so-called Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) in 2017? Cleary, PESCO has developed bothas a more structuredand legally ‘binding’cooperation in defence mattersamongst participating member states, such as defence procurement, training and capability development.Yet, the jury is out for as to whether …
The Making of EU Foreign Policy Strategy : The case of Central Asia
2019
Master's thesis Public Policy and Management ME502 - University of Agder 2019 This thesis examinesthe EU foreign policy agenda-setting with regards to the drafting of the Union’snew Central Asia strategy. The EU Strategy for Central Asia was eventually released May 2019.The thesis adopts the analytical framework of Europeanization and seeks to explainthe coordination between the EU institutions on the one hand and howmember states influence EU foreign policy strategy-makingon the other.Analytically,the Europeanization framework subscribes to exploringthe EU’s impact on member states (‘down-loading’)andthe capacity of member states to shape the direction of the EU(‘up-loading’). The down-loa…
Vår ære og vår makt : ei analyse av Noreg som humanitær stormakt
2008
Masteroppgave i offentlig politikk og ledelse - Universitetet i Agder 2008
EU committees as sites of europeanisation
2003
How supranational are intergovernmental institutions? : assessing the socializing power of council working parties
2003
Negotiating the European External Action Service (EEAS): Analysing the External Effects of Internal (Dis)Agreement
2012
Presentation on department page: http://www.uia.no/no/portaler/om_universitetet/oekonomi_og_samfunnsvitenskap/statsvitenskap_og_ledelsesfag/ forskning_isl/isl_working_papers_series Analyses of the rising capacity for coordination within the Secretariats-General of the European Commission and Council have concentrated on their effects within these respective institutions. This article, in contrast, argues that the presence/absence of coordination capacities developed within an institution may have an important bearing also on the relations between institutions (e.g., in inter-institutional negotiations). The empirical analysis traces the negotiation process leading up to the creation of the …
When EU liberalisation fails: The case of the Port Directive
2012
Presentation on department page: http://www.uia.no/no/portaler/om_universitetet/oekonomi_og_samfunnsvitenskap/statsvitenskap_og_ledelsesfag/ forskning_isl/isl_working_papers_series The prevailing literature on European integration holds that asymmetries towards negative integration in the treaties are important for explaining increasing liberalisation reform in the EU. Additionally,literature on interest groups gives several reasons as to why labour unions are not likely to succeed at the EU level. However, to understand European integration, there is a need to also understand lack of integration. An in-depth analysis of the decision-making process of the EU Port Directive highlights the im…
La fauna del pleistoceno inferior de la Sierra de Quibas (Abanilla, Murcia)
1999
El yacimiento kárstico cuaternario de la Sierra de Quibas (Abanilla, Murcia) ha proporcionado una amplia lista faunística constituida por 53 especies repartidas entre gasterópodos, miriápodos, anfibios, reptiles, aves y mamíferos. En el conjunto de los gasterópodos destaca Palaeoglandina, un género que se extingue en el resto de Europa durante el Plioceno y que se mantiene como relicto en el Pleistoceno de la Península Ibérica. Dos de las especies de aves determinadas, Gypaetus barbatus y Gerontieus eremita, y una de las serpientes, Elaphe cf. E. sealaris, apenas se hallan representadas en el registro fósil. Hay además varias especies de aves cuya aparición en Quibas supone la primera cita …
Efectos de las consultas boca a boca en redes sociales en la compra de cosméticos en Ecuador.
2022
Las redes sociales han reestructurado el paradigma de la comunicación en el marketing. Investigaciones recientes demuestran que la conducta de consultar reseñas está adquiriendo un rol fundamental en la decisión de compra de los consumidores. En este contexto, el presente estudio desarrolló un marco de investigación para determinar la cadena de relación entre influencia social, credibilidad percibida del boca a boca, adopción del boca a boca e intención de compra aplicada a la industria cosmética del Ecuador. A través de una muestra de 406 consumidores y la aplicación del método de análisis de ecuaciones estructurales, los resultados evidencian el vínculo existente entre las variables plant…