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You would like to write your MA thesis and do not know how to find a topic or what topics you are interested in!

Find out about the topics of  MA theses that were written in the study programme ECUE between 2017 and 2023 (below you find a selection of all theses written in English). The MA theses document the thematic diversity and the interdisciplinary approach of the MA study programme.

The MA thesis you find in the archive of the MA ECUE. On demand you can take a look and read through different MA thesis. Please contact Marcus Reinecke via Email or in his office hours.

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  • Lobbying the European Court - Identifying Pathways of Interest Representation of European Business via the Court of Justice of the European Union
  • The European Regulators Group for Audiovisual Media Services (ERGA) in a multi-level system of media regulation in the European Union
  • Divergence of Energy Policy between Germany and Poland
  • German Bank Entry in the People's Republic of China - The Case of Commerzbank
  • Can Free Trade be Fair? Criteria for a Just Trade Agreement Between the EU and the Economic Community of West African States to Support Sustainable Development
  • The Third Way – New Labour’s Economic and Workfare Policy Between 1997 and 2007
  • Populism and Brexit: An Analysis of the 2016 Referendum Campaigns
  • Franco-German (Dis-)Agreements: A Societal Approach to Divergence in the Management of the Euro Crisis
  • „Citius, Altius, Fortius“ From Past Olympic Games to Future Alternatives
  • They don’t really care about us? – The impact of income and crisis perception on political interest in Germany, 1985 - 2016
  • Tackeling Antmicrobial Resistance (AMR) in the European multilevel system – a political and ethical analysis of public health strategies for cross-border health threats
  • Measuring the Influence of Interest Groups in the Authorisation Process of Plant Protection Products and Active Substances - Case Study: The Renewal Process of Glyphosate
  • The Role of Pressure Participants in the Formulation of the Heavy-Duty Vehicles CO2 Emission Standards Regulation - A Success Story for Business?
  • Analysis of French and German Governmental Positions in EU Carbon Emission Reduction Politics
  • Expats in Prague: Why do People Move to the Czech Capital? A Life Course Perspective
  • Securing the Access to Critical Raw Materials in Europe
  • Diverging Energy Politics of European Member States within the Vision of a Common and Integrated Energy Union
  • Analysis of German and French Governmental Positions in the EU-Mercosur Free Trade Agreement
  • The Position of Germany and Hungary on the Target for Renewable Energy Sources for the 2030 Climate and Energy Framework of the European Union
  • The European Union as a Normative Power in Democracy. Promotion through the European Neighborhood Policy (ENP): A Comparative Analysis of Moldova and Egypt
  • Influence and Interaction of Economy and Society in Shaping National Energy Policies in the European Union - The Example of Nuclear Energy Policies after Fukushima in Germany and France
  • Climate Justice between Political and Corporate Responsibility. An Analysis of Taxation and Emission Trading as Mitigation Tools
  • Compliance with European Union Law in Germany
  • Can a European Supply Chain Law Help Abolish Modern Slavery? Insights from Economics
  • The Dutch and German Influence in the European Hydrogen Strategy
  • Climate Justice and Implications of the Chinese and European Climate Policy
  • Comparing China and the EU’s Climate Policies in International Climate Negotiations. Implications of two-level game theory and interest-based explanation of international environmental policy
  • The Impact of Domestic Material Interests and Societal Value-Based Ideas on International Decision-Making. A Case Study of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) Negotiations
  • The Role of the Generalised System of Preferences in the Trade Policy of the European Union: The case of Cambodia
  • Hydrogen as Key to Decarbonization: Diverging Approaches of National Hydrogen Strategies in Germany and Japan
  • The EU`s climate neutrality goal for 2050. A comparative case study of the coal phase-out in Germany and Poland
  • Multidisciplinary Perspectives in Sustainable Consumption Research: Implications for the Science-Policy Interface
  • Political Memes on Instagram: Political Knowledge-builders or Meaningless Entertainment? An Analysis of Individual‘s Interactions with Political Memes
  • The Role of Natural Gas in EU Climate Policy – An Ethical Analysis of EU‘s Legal Framework for the Transition to a Low-Carbon Energy System
  • A Moral Evaluation of the Envisioned Hydrogen Market between the EU and North-Africa. The Case of Morocco
  • Fighting Climate Change and Achieving Global Justice - Understanding the Need for Risk Assessment in Climate Ethics for the Case of DR Congo
  • COVID-19 Impact on Global Telework Trend: A Comparative Analysis of Telework Trends in Germany and Korea
  • Ethical Perspectives on Nuclear Energy and Natural Gas – An Analysis of the Perks and Perils in the Context of Europe’s Energy Transition and the EU Taxonomy
  • Ethical Perspectives on Climate Partnerships between the EU and Africa
  • Protectionism in a Green Dress or the Pathway to Global Environmental Integrity? A normative analysis of the EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism
  • Climate Migration and Justice: The Perspective of Human Rights and Moral Responsibility
  • Throwing Soup and Blocking Streets – Are the New Forms of Climate Protests Morally Justified Civil Disobedience in the Face of the Climate Crisis?
  • The Race for Talents: High-Skilled intra-EU Migration and Previous Mobility Experiences. Erasmus as an Accelarator of Human Capital Losses in Italy
  • Food (In)Security and Foreign Aid – A Moral Responsibility Perspective on AGRA‘s Green Revolution for Africa Approach
  • GSP+: The Right Instrument to Tackle Child Labour? A Moral Analysis of the EU‘s Trade Incentive Scheme
  • The Role of Push and Pull Effects on the Timing of Retirement. An Analysis of SHARE Data in Germany and the EU
  • Lobbying the EU in the Field of Emerging Technologies - The Example of the MICA regulation
  • Unraveling the Great Divergence: A Historiographic Examination