University of Twente Student Theses

2012

Henze, Mirco (2012) Between risk and opportunity - media frames on the blue card directive in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands & Germany for the period of 2006 to 2009 and their contribution to public support for the European Union.

Heeke, Laura (2012) Human rights violations in Europe: the case of living conditions of asylum seekers in Germany.

Choi, Mi-Suk (2012) International and European protection obligations and EU border control : does the legal framework of joint maritime operations coordinated by Frontex comply with the principle of non-refoulement?

Stoyanova, Tsvetelina (2012) Management culture in comparison - East vs. West : the cases of Bulgaria and Germany.

Kolb, Ole (2012) Nationalism in the globalized age : an assessment on the variations of contemporary right-wing populism in Europe.

Werler, Jurrian (2012) The European External Action Service in Crisis Situations - An analysis of the legal challenges in the first two years after Lisbon.

Olbrich, Selim (2012) The impact of the Euro-Mediterranean partnership on human and democratic development in Tunisia : perceptions according to indices on human and democratic development.

Vermonden, Yvonne (2012) Voting behaviour in the Netherlands and Denmark.

Vant, Andrada-Ioana (2012) Who or what generates Romania's absorption capacity of structural funds?

2011

Atanasova, Kristina (2011) "First steps of a young democracy or a facade democracy? Trnasition process in Bulgaria (1989-2007)".

Derks, Klaas (2011) Beyond the social dimension : a study of policy focus of the European Commission from 1995-2010.

Büker, Linda (2011) Controlling immigration - what role plays FRONTEX in European migration policy?

Kleveman, Nils (2011) Democratic compliance in Ukraine and Moldova within the framework of the European neighbourhood policy.

Wibbeling, Simon (2011) EU political conditionality and compliance in the accession process of the European Union.

Busetto, Loraine (2011) Evaluation of the EU development cooperation with South Africa with regard to poverty reduction through health services.

Thien, Philipp (2011) Interest Group Influence in the European Union.

Begert, Laura (2011) Minority integration in Central and Eastern Europe: how EU conditionality has affected Roma integration during accession negotiations.

Hristova, Velina (2011) Political messianism in Europe: the case study of Bulgaria.

Lake, Christina (2011) Sovereign bankruptcy in the European Union.

Pabst, H.F. (2011) The "double process of habit-breaking" - A research on shifts in allegiance in Cyprus in the course of European integration.

Buehs, Stephanie (2011) The European Patent Office and emerging technologies : how does the administrative capacity at the European Patent Office relate to the quality of the search- and examination process in the sector of biotechnology?

Schneider, Elke T. (2011) The Reproduction of Islamophobia in German and Dutch Newspaper Article Discourse. An analysis from a Critical Discourse Analytical Perspective.

Brandemann, Victoria (2011) The future of the European corporate social responsibility strategy : if and how is it possible to establish a reporting requirement that makes coherent disclosure on environmental, social and governance information mandatory for European companies?

Raspe, Franziska (2011) The official positions of the AKP and CHP on Turkey's EU Accession Process - A comparative study.

Labuhn, Britta (2011) The role of the European Union in international climate politics: from the leader to a watcher?

Klose, Stephan (2011) To what extent did the EU 2004 enlargement lead to the projected outflow of health professionals from newly admitted Central and Eastern European Member States?

Liedl, Claudia (2011) Top-down vs. Bottom-up Does a top-down approach bear more advantages than a bottom-up approach within the implementation process of housing security projects?

Krug, Katharina (2011) Towards changing higher education governance: a comparative study of North Rhine-Westphalian (German) and Lithuanian higher education.

Jong de, Charlie (2011) Universal health care and temporal and spatial diffusion patterns.

Dedic, Jessica (2011) What's wrong with the Dayton Constitution and how to fix it? An analysis of Bosnia and Herzegovina's constitutional framework and its implications for the country's EU accession process.

Bartels, Anne (2011) “ To what extent can the Kingdom of Norway be regarded as the 28th Member State of the European Union? “.

2010

Rabot, Pia Marleen (2010) A New European Identity in Turkey? Did the Europeanization process of Turkey change before and after Helsinki '99?

Andringa, Wouter (2010) Cross-border cooperation between North Rhine-Westphalia and the Benelux Union: The flirt of NRW with Benelux Membership.

Bertelmann, Julia (2010) Cross-national policy convergence in the environmental field: the EU and its mediterranean partnership countries.

Müller, Daniela (2010) Do Germany’s Global Players Liberalise? The European Works Councils of Volkswagen and Daimler – A Case-Study.

Schneider, Elisabeth (2010) Does the Lisbon Treaty improve decision making in the Council of Ministers? : Analysis based on the Veto Player Theory and the Banzhaf Power Index.

Neukirch, Andrea (2010) Does “Flexicurity” work? – Labour market and social security reforms with the concept of flexicurity in Denmark and the Netherlands.

Frank, Paula (2010) Driving innovation in the wind energy sector: the role of EU and national support policies.

Wischniewski, Anna-Katharina (2010) EU Cooperation in the UN General Assembly: The Development of Common Positions.

Hombach, Antonia (2010) EU and NATO: security strategies between Mars and Venus? or Prospects for future cooperation.

Werner, Sandra (2010) EU gender equality principles in EU accession: a case study of the current EU candidate countries Turkey and Croatia.

Kupferschmitt, Anna (2010) Energiepolitische Entscheidungen – Gründe und Hintergründe Am Beispiel zweier Transitstaaten für Erdgaspipelines: Bulgarien und Slowenien.

Roensch, Ann-Cathrin (2010) European Integration within the area of Common Foreign and Security Policy: A theory-testing approach on preference formation.

Hopmann, Luisa (2010) European Union Voting Cohesion in the United Nations General Assembly: the case of eastern enlargement.

Pissareva, Lora (2010) European security governance: Analysing a Regime of Practices on the basis of Michel Foucault’s Governmentality Theory.

Spiegel, Elisabeth (2010) FRONTEX – Legitimate Agent for Border Security or Ruthless Deportation Agency? : An Analysis of the Activities of the European Union’s Border Agency with a Special Focus on Legitimacy and Controllability of its Operations.

Foerster, Susanne (2010) Feasibility of a Coordinated Financing Scheme for European Higher Education: A critical analysis of the feasibility of the two-part voucher system by Marcel Gérard.

Stephenson, David Carl (2010) Gaining Transfer Options through Administrative Insight: A Comparative Analysis of the Administrative Processes Behind California’s and the European Union’s Latest TV Efficiency Regulations.

Geiselhart, Christiane (2010) Global (in) security: the European neighbourhood policy - the European Union as conflict manager.

Leonhard, Christoph (2010) Head of State Immunity in the Case of Grave Violations of Human Rights.

Bolous, Rafael (2010) How Does the EU Promote Democracy in Egypt? : A European Strategy put to the test.

Golla, Julia (2010) How strong is the influence of Corruption on Innovation, especially in post-communist EU Member States? - A Comparative Analysis.

Fickers, Annika (2010) Ideologies in Crisis : The Secular-Pious Cleavage and the Development of Political Party Polarization in Turkish Politics : from 1995 until 2007.

Bungard, Georg (2010) Impact of EU measures on key events in border conflicts.

Plinke, Marie (2010) Integration Buddies in Enschede: An Evaluation.

Laun, Robert (2010) Integration of German students at the University of Twente.

Drubel, Julia (2010) Interest and Power Analysis according to Waltz’s Structural Realism exemplified in ‘Theory of International Politics’ of the EU’s Engagement in Central Asia.

Ahlen von, Ebba (2010) Is there a development in the case law of the EC Courts in relation to the legal protection of individuals on the EU terrorist lists?

Brünig, Bianca (2010) Labour market integration of first and second generation Turkish migrants compared: a German case study.

Schulz, Timo (2010) Market forces at work? Free movement of labour following the 2004 EU enlargement.

vogelsang, Kristina-Elisabeth (2010) Minority protection in Europe.

Heijndijk, Sanne (2010) Neo-liberal Convergence of European Welfare State Policies? The case of sickness benefit schemes.

Muller, Katja Hanny (2010) Objectives in European foreign aid: A case study of France and Sweden.

Reuvers, Shirin (2010) Portability of student support: the residence requirement.

Bartels, Susann (2010) Students as subject of EU law: The role of the European Court of Justice in the enhancement of students’ rights and the impact of ECJ case law on the national systems of tuition fees and educational grants.

Kirchner, Anika (2010) The 'external dimension' of the EU's immigration policy and Morocco's capacity to mange migration: a case study.

Plogmaker, Katharina (2010) The Comprehensive Approach - International Definitions and a German Case Study.

Pessin, Darja (2010) The EU after Lisbon: an international crisis manager?

Kollmar, Manuel (2010) The EU’s Enlargement Strategy on the Western Balkan – the case of Kosovo.

Jenning, Dominik (2010) The European External Action Service: Implications for the coherence and effectiveness of the European Union’s Foreign Policy.

Meyer, Nicole Y. (2010) The European Union blue card directive: What were the main reasons to introduce the EU Blue Card directive and what was the final result after two years of political debate?

Predki, Henryk (2010) The Legal Basis and Conditions for the Lawfulness of the Freezing Measures in the Anti-Terrorism Policy of the EU.

Bross, Laura (2010) The Legitimacy of the United Nations Environmental Programmes Law-Making Power.

Morais Teixeira, Sara (2010) The Meaning of Citizenship in the Context of the European Integration: A Comparison of naturalization law between Western and Eastern Member States.

Kellerhaus, Franziska (2010) The Role of the European Union at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen.

Schulze Wierling, Marcel (2010) The US health care reform 2010 in light of European health care regulation - a comparative analysis.

Neckel, Elisabeth (2010) The change of the diplomatic competences of the EU on the international stage with the introduction of the European External Action Service.

Wagner, Christian (2010) The effectiveness of political conditionality in Latin America.

Köhler, Nicolas (2010) The influence of the Open Method of Coordination on European development aid levels.

Michel, Stefan (2010) Turnout in the European Union: how perception of democracy in the European Union influences electoral participation.

Köchling, Christopher (2010) Ursachen und Verlauf der Finanz- und Weltwirtschaftskrise – Versuch einer Beschreibung und Analyse.

Dasouqi, Daniel (2010) Water scarcity and actors’ involvement: The case of the European Union member state Spain.

2009

Leinius, Katharina (2009) An Imbalance between Security and Liberty? : An Analysis of Cross-Border Information Exchange and Data Protection in the Context of the EU’s Third Pillar since 9/11.

Kleine-Vennekate, Sara (2009) Circular Migration between the EU and Third Countries.

Gerfert, Sonya (2009) Cross-Border Cooperation; Transforming Borders.

Sucker, Lena (2009) European Conflict Settlement : A Study about the European Union’s Performance in Conflict Settlement in the Framework of the European Security and Defence Policy.

Ende van der, Mareike (2009) European Donor Aid For Developing Countries : A Study About European Support For Mozambican Higher Education.

Hugo, Vanessa Doreen (2009) Europäische Gesundheitspolitik: Die offene Methode der Koordinierung als ein geeignetes Politikinstrument?

Benda, Judith (2009) Explanations for lower turnout among young voters : Bachelor Thesis Project on the European Parliament Elections 2009.

Klein, Tanja (2009) Extreme right Parties in the European Union : A comparison of the National Democratic Party of Germany and the Belgian Vlaams Belang.

Werning, Janne Paul (2009) Humanitarian Intervention and the United Nations : Was the Humanitarian Intervention in 1992 in Somalia consistent with the Charter of the United Nations?

Schimannek, Miriam (2009) Impact of Prostitution Policies in Receiving Countries on Trafficking in Human Beings for the Purpose of Sexual Exploitation at the Examples of Germany and Sweden.

Welck, Annette (2009) Nation formation in the European Union, a zone of mutual trust : the role of higher education in nation formation processes, special emphasis on the Bologna Process and its implications for the rise of a European demos.

Fülling, Lucas (2009) National Identity in Europe : A Critical Discourse Analysis of Identity Representation of Dutch Political Parties.

Aleksic, Mila (2009) Participation of the European Community in International Organizations.

Marburger, Karoline A. (2009) Public Private Partnerships in complex governance arrangements : the case of Galileo.

Friedrich, Sally (2009) Returning Illegal Third-Country Nationals residing in the EU: The Return Directive : An Issue of EU Concern?

Krüger, Mandy (2009) Student satisfaction at the University of Twente : a comparative case study on student satisfaction of German and Dutch bachelor students in Twente.

Wengert, Julia (2009) The EU and Agriculture in Multilateral Trade Negotiations – Defending Agricultural Exceptionalism and the State Assistance Paradigm.

Söhrens, Wiebke (2009) The European neighbourhood policy and democratization in Georgia : a case study.

Weichert, Thomas (2009) The New 2007 Reform Treaty : Changing Competences of the Commission’s External Delegations.

Wemheuer, Wiebke (2009) The Professional Formation of European Studies Students : a phenomenographic interpretation.

Ivanova, Elitza (2009) The impact of EU conditionality: the case of Bulgaria.

Wehrkamp, Henrike (2009) The potential of photovoltaic in France Evaluation of the political incentives.

Becker, Stefan (2009) The role of national parliaments in the open method of coordination.

Karanesheva, Lora (2009) Why the EU keeps its door half – open for Ukraine?

Rappers, Leona (2009) ‘Good’ Policy Theory and the EU’s Sports Policy : Is the EU’s Sports Policy a ‘Good’ Policy?

Klavina, Marina (2009) “United we stand” - The European Union at the United Nations Security Council.

2008

Erfeling, Mareike (2008) Advocacy coalitions and policy change in the Wadden Sea.

Voget, Tobias (2008) Bismarckian pension systems and their reform : What role has path dependence played?

Kovar, Annika (2008) Conditions for success: democratic decentralization and public participation: an analysis of local government in the Kingdom of Lesotho.

Zeddies, Maja-Luise (2008) Die Geldpolitik der Europäischen Zentralbank im Spannungsfeld von Inflation und Wachstum.

Aschhoff, Niklas (2008) Shaping European identity: how do member states support identification with the European Union?

Labs, Kristina (2008) The EU development policy regime of incoherence towards the pacific ACP countries with special reference to Fiji and Samoa: the EU and the ACP states: a new partnership?

Schorr, C. (2008) The dynamics of an evolving European security and defence policy being accelerated by a shift in global security governance with the end of the cold war.

Dressel, Moritz (2008) The politics of EU-Japan economic relations: how different policy paradigms prevent cooperation.

Todorova, Plamena (2008) The process towards the European Monetary Union with special emphasis on the introduction of the European currency in case of Cyprus.

Velde van der, A. (2008) Underdeveloped : more political participation?! : the intensity and nature of political participation of ethnic minorities in Enschede Noord and Tamana compared.

Derschewsky, Katharina (2008) What next for Brussels' lobbyists? : the impact of the European Parliament increasing legislative competences on future lobbying practice in the European Union.

Jung, R.F.M. (2008) Why freedom needs regulation: the social dimension of implementing free movement of CEE-workers in the Netherlands on 1 May 2007.

Scheper, Christian (2008) World Trade Beyond Parliaments’ Reach? : Assessing the Parliaments’ Involvement in European Common Trade Policy.

2007

Filcheva, Marina (2007) Co-operation between the EU and the Mediterranean referring to Tunisia : Which instruments can the EU use to influence the freedom of expression and the transparency of the public administration in Tunisia?

Wiersbin, Natascha (2007) Do/How do countries learn from each other? : a closer look to Germany and Sweden and the fourth pillar of the European employment strategy : equal opportunities and the parental leave system in Germany and Sweden.

Dahlin, Maja (2007) Economic progress or environmental disaster? : the liberalisation of the European Electricity Market and its environmental implications.

Stephan, Lars (2007) Fiscal externalities in the Health Care System between Germany and Great Britain.

Kamp, M. (2007) The EU as external democracy promoter in Sub-Saharan Africa : the role of conditionality and positive measures appropriateness and effectiveness of political conditionality as instrument of democracy promotion in the EU development cooperation with the ACP States.

Schmidt, D. (2007) The effects of the Bosman-case on the professional football leagues with special regard to the top-five leagues.

Paulsen, F. (2007) The impact of EU`s policies on democratisation in Sub-Sahara Africa.

Weisse, S.A. (2007) The role of culture in changing a region´s image : the case of the Ruhr area.

Gramer, Petra (2007) To what extent can the EU’s supranational features be found in the Central American Integration System SICA? : A comparison of SICA and the EU with references to MERCOSUR and the Andean Community.

2006

Andres, Lea Katharina (2006) Coordinating diversity : towards a European qualifications framework for lifelong learning.

Schwirner, Sabine (2006) Multiculturalism and successful integration - A capable system or contradiction? A situation analysis of migrants in Germany and France.

Kostler, Alice (2006) The Cotonou partnership agreement on an axis between modernisation and dependency theory.

Michalowski, Eva (2006) The “Thai – German” Enterprise Competitiveness Programme for SMEs in the Shrimp Sector: Penetrating the European market – a solution for sustainable development?