This thesis discusses the impact of opposition movements in effecting regime transition in Syria and Egypt during the Arab Spring, analyzing their organizational structure, objectives, strategies,...Show moreThis thesis discusses the impact of opposition movements in effecting regime transition in Syria and Egypt during the Arab Spring, analyzing their organizational structure, objectives, strategies, legitimacy, and de facto power. It starts out from the premise that it is crucial that the opposition influences 'soft-liners' within the regime to undermine its internal cohesion and stability. It is argued that the opposition in both countries has been durable due to intrinsic motivations of the participants and widespread social dissatisfaction, and their diffuse yet coherent grassroots forms of organization have rendered them hard to repress by the regime. In both countries, however, the opposition was unable to overthrow the regime by itself since it did not have sufficient military power resources to pose a real threat to the regime's survival. In Syria, the opposition could not generate enough division among the elite, while in Egypt, division already existed among the elite and this was augmented by the opposition, with the acquiescence of the military proving crucial in the regime transition. The extent of influence of the opposition was heavily constrained by the political opportunity structures in which they operated, with repression by the regime playing a large role and curtailing agency.Show less
In deze scriptie zijn twee argumenten voor een democratisch bedrijf ontkracht, namelijk het right for meaningful work argument en parallel case argument. Er is geprobeerd aan te geven welke...Show moreIn deze scriptie zijn twee argumenten voor een democratisch bedrijf ontkracht, namelijk het right for meaningful work argument en parallel case argument. Er is geprobeerd aan te geven welke problemen deze argumenten opleveren. Ook is er geprobeerd een andere rechtvaardiging voor inspraak van werknemers in hun bedrijf te geven.Show less
The European Union is seen as an institution in which member states pool or transfer their sovereignty. This research will analyze the relationship between sovereignty and the European Union in an...Show moreThe European Union is seen as an institution in which member states pool or transfer their sovereignty. This research will analyze the relationship between sovereignty and the European Union in an attempt to explore what happens to sovereignty and if concerns of losing sovereignty to the European Union are legit.Show less
The main goal of this article is to find out in what way discrete negative emotions are of influence regarding a person's level of tolerance. To investigate this matter, an experiment among Dutch...Show moreThe main goal of this article is to find out in what way discrete negative emotions are of influence regarding a person's level of tolerance. To investigate this matter, an experiment among Dutch citizens was conducted to discover the impact of fear, anger and hatred on tolerance attitudes. Besides that, a person's perception of threat may be an important factor in explaining already existing emotions like fear. Because previous literature has pointed out that a person's perception of threat and felt emotions towards a certain group are closely connected, the research in this article will combine findings of threat perception and emotional responses in explaining political tolerance attitudes. The research question for this study is therefore: In what way do discrete negative emotions and perceptions of threat regarding a certain out-group effect a person's level of tolerance towards that out-group.Show less
Een onderzoek naar de rol van geweld binnen organisaties met een transnationale organisatie, laat zien dat geweld gezien kan worden als extra tactiek die gebruikt kan worden door non-statelijke...Show moreEen onderzoek naar de rol van geweld binnen organisaties met een transnationale organisatie, laat zien dat geweld gezien kan worden als extra tactiek die gebruikt kan worden door non-statelijke actoren, naast traditionele soft politics-tactieken.Show less
De soevereiniteit over de Falklandeilanden wordt geclaimd door zowel de Britten als de Argentijnen. Beiden baseren hun aanspraak op verschillende rechten. De morele rechtvaardiging van dergelijke...Show moreDe soevereiniteit over de Falklandeilanden wordt geclaimd door zowel de Britten als de Argentijnen. Beiden baseren hun aanspraak op verschillende rechten. De morele rechtvaardiging van dergelijke claims dient afgewogen te worden om uit te maken wie recht heeft op de eilandengroep. De Britten baseren dit op eigendom en het recht van volkeren om uit te maken door wie zij bestuurd willen worden. De Argentijnen baseren het op koloniale rechten, die men claimt geërfd te hebben.Show less
In two periods since the early nineties, first under presidents Shevardnadze and then under president Saakashvili, democratic progress in Georgia stalled. For the Georgian case the explanatory...Show moreIn two periods since the early nineties, first under presidents Shevardnadze and then under president Saakashvili, democratic progress in Georgia stalled. For the Georgian case the explanatory merit of two theories that attempt to explain democratisation is assessed . Carothers’ revised transition paradigm better explains the stagnation of democratic progress in Georgia in the Shevardnadze era, while presidential power theory is better at explaining that stagnation in the period of Saakashvili's presidential terms.Show less