University of Twente Student Theses
Huawhy? Analyzing Reactions from EU-Countries towards banning the Chinese Telecommunication Company from their 5G Networks
Wibel, A.L. (2024) Huawhy? Analyzing Reactions from EU-Countries towards banning the Chinese Telecommunication Company from their 5G Networks.
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Abstract: | In 2020 there was a global debate surrounding the potential cybersecurity risk that implementing Huawei 5G technology poses and pressure especially from the U.S. onto EU member states to avoid the Chinese manufacturer. The EU left the final response up to each member state. The main research question of this Bachelor Thesis is: What are the reasons for the different reactions from Sweden, Germany, and Austria towards the EU Commissions Security Recommendation to avoid Huawei in constructing 5G-Infrastructure? This Thesis’ research design is a comparative case study and uses a qualitative content analysis to analyze the debates within each country through a proxy of parliamentary debates, newspaper articles and other documents with the help of the tool atlas.ti. The thesis uses the international relations theories of Waltian Realism, Waltzian Realism and Neoliberalism to explain each country’s approach. Sweden’s ban on Huawei can be considered a Waltian realist reaction, while Germany’s response changes with the change in government. It is not fully explainable with the introduced theories, but changes from a Neoliberal-leaning to a more Waltian Realist approach. Austria did not regulate the use of Huawei 5G equipment, which might be explained by Neoliberalism or the country’s commitment to its neutrality. |
Item Type: | Essay (Bachelor) |
Faculty: | BMS: Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences |
Subject: | 89 political science |
Programme: | Management Society and Technology BSc (56654) |
Link to this item: | https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/101681 |
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