Essay from the year 2006 in the subject Communications - Media and Politics, Politic Communications, grade: 8,50/10,00, The Hague University (School for Higher European Studies), language: English, abstract: No one can deny the influence of media in our lives - especially since it is very difficult to escape its reach. Media is next to family, peers, organizations and occurring events one of the major influences that have an impact on a person’s political socialization and attitudes. (Thinkwell 2001). TV discussions prior elections get special attention and politicians are more and more trying to use the media to their advantage. There are various ways to get the media’s attention but with my essay I will argue that interaction in form of entertainment has developed to a trend and is now the most common instrument being used among politicians to get the spotlight onto them. Entertainment has become an important value of society and it seems that politics and show business are becoming increasingly linked.
Bachelor Thesis from the year 2007 in the subject Politics - Topic: European Union, The Hague University (School for Higher European Studies), language: English, abstract: Mit dem Auslaufen des BWU-Vertrages im Jahr 2010 befinden sich die Benelux nun am Scheideweg und müssen sich mit der Frage auseinandersetzen, wie sie die zukünftigen legalen Rahmenbedingungen für ihre Zusammenarbeit gestalten wollen. Mehrere Punkte sind hier wesentlich: die veränderte Staatsform Belgiens, die Geschwindigkeit der europäischen Integration, die zukünftige Rolle der Benelux, deren Kernbereiche ihrer Zusammenarbeit, verstärkte politische Zusammenarbeit, etc. Der niederländische Außenminister Pieter Kooijmans bemerkte im Jahr 1994, dass „der Zug der Europäischen Union den LKW der Benelux eingeholt habe“, und meinte dass mittlerweile viele ursprüngliche Benelux Domänen auf Europaniveau exportiert wurden. Die Benelux müssen neuen Antrieb finden um die Funktion, die sie in den frühen Jahren europäischer Integration ausübten, erneut zu übernehmen. Deshalb ist es notwendig, den Benelux LKW in fünf Schritten zu frisieren um seine Vorreiterrolle zu sichern. Dies beinhaltet eine neue Karosserie (neue legale Rahmenbedingung), eine neue Lackierung (Sichtbarkeit), GPS (politische Führung), zusätzliche Achsen (Benelux Plus) und das wichtige Motor-Tuning (Kernbereiche der Kooperation). The expiration of the BEU-Treaty in 2010 puts the Benelux at crossroads and the three countries have to come to grips with the question of a new legal framework for their cooperation. Here, numerous aspects have to be kept in mind: the modified setup of the Belgian state, the speed of European integration, the future role of the Benelux including its core domains of cooperation, enhanced BPC, etc. In 1994, the Dutch foreign minister, Pieter Kooijmans, once said that ”the train of the European Union has taken over the truck of the Benelux” meaning that many initial Benelux domains have been exported to the European level. The Benelux have to create a new drive to take over the role they had in the early years of European integration. Therefore, five steps are necessary to tune the Benelux truck in order to ensure its outrider role. They include body tuning (new legal framework), new lacquering (visibility), GPS (political steering), additional axles (Benelux Plus) and most importantly engine tuning (core areas of cooperation).
Essay from the year 2006 in the subject Politics - Topic: Public International Law and Human Rights, grade: 8,60/10,00, The Hague University (School for Higher European Studies), language: English, abstract: Illegal immigration is a current issue, which has received a lot of attention in the last years and is still hotly debated. The topic is omni present: I recently opened the paper and found an article at the margin of the page: Hundred refugees drowned in Moroccan waters. It briefly explained that a group of people boarded a boat in Senegal and planned to head to the Canaries to enter the European Union. Due to a storm, however, the boat shipwrecked, which resulted in 102 people missing and therefore assumed to be dead (Kleine Zeitung 2006). Incidents like this one can be read almost daily in the papers. The dream of a better life in the states of the European Union leads to the fact that thousands of people try to enter Europe. Since asylum requirements have been restricted in many states of the European Union, it has become more difficult to enter the European Union legally. Therefore, illegal immigrant smuggling and trafficking of human beings have moved onto the European agenda.
Bachelor Thesis from the year 2007 in the subject Politics - Topic: European Union, The Hague University (School for Higher European Studies), language: English, abstract: Mit dem Auslaufen des BWU-Vertrages im Jahr 2010 befinden sich die Benelux nun am Scheideweg und müssen sich mit der Frage auseinandersetzen, wie sie die zukünftigen legalen Rahmenbedingungen für ihre Zusammenarbeit gestalten wollen. Mehrere Punkte sind hier wesentlich: die veränderte Staatsform Belgiens, die Geschwindigkeit der europäischen Integration, die zukünftige Rolle der Benelux, deren Kernbereiche ihrer Zusammenarbeit, verstärkte politische Zusammenarbeit, etc. Der niederländische Außenminister Pieter Kooijmans bemerkte im Jahr 1994, dass "der Zug der Europäischen Union den LKW der Benelux eingeholt habe", und meinte dass mittlerweile viele ursprüngliche Benelux Domänen auf Europaniveau exportiert wurden. Die Benelux müssen neuen Antrieb finden um die Funktion, die sie in den frühen Jahren europäischer Integration ausübten, erneut zu übernehmen. Deshalb ist es notwendig, den Benelux LKW in fünf Schritten zu frisieren um seine Vorreiterrolle zu sichern. Dies beinhaltet eine neue Karosserie (neue legale Rahmenbedingung), eine neue Lackierung (Sichtbarkeit), GPS (politische Führung), zusätzliche Achsen (Benelux Plus) und das wichtige Motor-Tuning (Kernbereiche der Kooperation). The expiration of the BEU-Treaty in 2010 puts the Benelux at crossroads and the three countries have to come to grips with the question of a new legal framework for their cooperation. Here, numerous aspects have to be kept in mind: the modified setup of the Belgian state, the speed of European integration, the future role of the Benelux including its core domains of cooperation, enhanced BPC, etc. In 1994, the Dutch foreign minister, Pieter Kooijmans, once said that "the train of the European Union has taken over the truck of the Benelux" meaning that many initial Benelux domains have been exported to the European le
Essay from the year 2005 in the subject Politics - General and Theories of International Politics, grade: 9,00/10,00, The Hague University (School for Higher European Studies), language: English, abstract: How independent are member states of the European Union and what say do they have? Many fears about the state’s role are present nowadays. Fears that the nation-state will slowly lose its sovereignty within a more and more interconnected world. Fears that these trends will have serious impacts on the effectiveness of a nation-state’s government and finally raising the question about the actual value of a nation-state in times of great internationalization.
Essay from the year 2006 in the subject Politics - Topic: Public International Law and Human Rights, grade: 8,60/10,00, The Hague University (School for Higher European Studies), language: English, abstract: Illegal immigration is a current issue, which has received a lot of attention in the last years and is still hotly debated. The topic is omni present: I recently opened the paper and found an article at the margin of the page: Hundred refugees drowned in Moroccan waters. It briefly explained that a group of people boarded a boat in Senegal and planned to head to the Canaries to enter the European Union. Due to a storm, however, the boat shipwrecked, which resulted in 102 people missing and therefore assumed to be dead (Kleine Zeitung 2006). Incidents like this one can be read almost daily in the papers. The dream of a better life in the states of the European Union leads to the fact that thousands of people try to enter Europe. Since asylum requirements have been restricted in many states of the European Union, it has become more difficult to enter the European Union legally. Therefore, illegal immigrant smuggling and trafficking of human beings have moved onto the European agenda.
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