The launch of the EU Copenhagen Criteria in 1993, at the time, could not have been anticipated as a challenge that certain countries would find unsurmountable. Superficially read, they included...Show moreThe launch of the EU Copenhagen Criteria in 1993, at the time, could not have been anticipated as a challenge that certain countries would find unsurmountable. Superficially read, they included every principle that a democratic country should strive for: stability and democracy, institutions competent and able to support and withhold that process, rule of law, respect for human and minority rights, economic prosperity and administration and institutions ready and capable of harmonizing with the European acqui communitaire.This thesis reflects upon the financial help that the EU is providing to the candidate and potential candidate states through its IPA funds.The specific case for this paper is Macedonia.Show less
Small war has only really been studied in a (western) European context and the methodology is usually to look back in time to find "antecedents". In this thesis, after an introductory chapter...Show moreSmall war has only really been studied in a (western) European context and the methodology is usually to look back in time to find "antecedents". In this thesis, after an introductory chapter explaining small war as a concept and elucidating what kind of soldier is ideally suited to it by means of three 18th century treatises, the subject is approached from the angle of nomadic warfare, starting in the steppes of Eurasia and moving west through Russia and Hungary. It is argued that there is a nomad continuum with the classic nomadic warrior on one side and the pseudo-nomad on the other end, exemplified in the Hungarian Hussar, with the semi-nomad inbetween represented by the Cossack. The expertise of all these warriors lies in small war, and the difference between them lies in their operational range and their potential deployment range, as well as some territorial concerns.Show less
Bachelor thesis | Film- en literatuurwetenschap (BA)
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De hoofdvraag van dit onderzoek is wat de rol van romantische liefde is in dystopische werelden in het blootleggen van de structuren van die maatschappijen. Daarbij komen de vragen terug of liefde...Show moreDe hoofdvraag van dit onderzoek is wat de rol van romantische liefde is in dystopische werelden in het blootleggen van de structuren van die maatschappijen. Daarbij komen de vragen terug of liefde een kracht is die behoort tot de menselijke natuur of liefde juist een culturele constructie is.Show less
