"Det internationella kortet": En undersökning av det politiska samtalet kring Ålandsexemplet
(2008)Department of Political Science
- Abstract
- Over the past few years the Åland islands have attracted growing international
attention as an example of how to successfully secure the position of a minority
region, and in the current situation the government of Åland has an intention to
extend the efforts of spreading the example of Åland. The purpose of this essay is
to shed light on the political discussion about the example of Åland, and
investigate the underlying political reasons for emphasizing the example of Åland
internationally. Through interviews with leading politicians on Åland I analyze
Åland as a norm entrepreneur. The research shows that besides altruism, selfinterest
is a factor behind emphasizing the example of Åland. The essay shows
that the theory of norm... (More) - Over the past few years the Åland islands have attracted growing international
attention as an example of how to successfully secure the position of a minority
region, and in the current situation the government of Åland has an intention to
extend the efforts of spreading the example of Åland. The purpose of this essay is
to shed light on the political discussion about the example of Åland, and
investigate the underlying political reasons for emphasizing the example of Åland
internationally. Through interviews with leading politicians on Åland I analyze
Åland as a norm entrepreneur. The research shows that besides altruism, selfinterest
is a factor behind emphasizing the example of Åland. The essay shows
that the theory of norm entrepreneurship also can be applied on an autonomous
area, but instead of influencing international organizations themselves, the
autonomous area use norm entrepreneurship as a tool for influencing domestic
politics. (Less)
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- author
- Granlund, John
- supervisor
- organization
- year
- 2008
- type
- M2 - Bachelor Degree
- subject
- keywords
- Åland, Ålandsexemplet, normentreprenörskap, konfliktlösning, autonomi, Political and administrative sciences, Statsvetenskap, förvaltningskunskap
- language
- Swedish
- id
- 1320127
- date added to LUP
- 2008-11-20 00:00:00
- date last changed
- 2008-11-20 00:00:00
@misc{1320127,
abstract = {{Over the past few years the Åland islands have attracted growing international
attention as an example of how to successfully secure the position of a minority
region, and in the current situation the government of Åland has an intention to
extend the efforts of spreading the example of Åland. The purpose of this essay is
to shed light on the political discussion about the example of Åland, and
investigate the underlying political reasons for emphasizing the example of Åland
internationally. Through interviews with leading politicians on Åland I analyze
Åland as a norm entrepreneur. The research shows that besides altruism, selfinterest
is a factor behind emphasizing the example of Åland. The essay shows
that the theory of norm entrepreneurship also can be applied on an autonomous
area, but instead of influencing international organizations themselves, the
autonomous area use norm entrepreneurship as a tool for influencing domestic
politics.}},
author = {{Granlund, John}},
language = {{swe}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{"Det internationella kortet": En undersökning av det politiska samtalet kring Ålandsexemplet}},
year = {{2008}},
}