Essays about: "Accountability in Government"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 100 essays containing the words Accountability in Government.

  1. 16. Constructing the Ideal Parent in Post-Genocide Rwanda : Social Engineering and Informality in Kigali Settlements after Genocide

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Hugo Valentin-centrum

    Author : Amanda Palacios; [2022]
    Keywords : Post-Genocide Rwanda; Informal Settlements; Social Engineering; Governmentality; Parenting Culture; Genocide Studies; Anthropology of Post-Genocide;

    Abstract : Previous studies of post-genocide Rwanda illutrates how nation-building and the government’s urgency to break with the past results in aims to rearrange society in order to prevent further violence and hostility. Developmental aims are also embedded in the broader project of post-genocide nation-building, adapted to promote a new and improved way of life after the genocide. READ MORE

  3. 17. Responsibility and the Media : A critical discourse analysis of climate change representations in the U.S and Nigerian news outlets

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

    Author : Sofia Fujiwara; [2022]
    Keywords : Systemic functional linguistics; critical discourse analysis; frame analysis; transitivity analysis; news discourse; climate change; responsibility; media; power; linguistics.;

    Abstract : Scientists have reached a consensus that human activities have contributed to global climate change, yet its outcomes affect societies disproportionately. Often the least responsible countries are the most vulnerable to the effects of climate change. READ MORE

  4. 18. INFORMATION AND QUALITY OF GOVERNANCE IN NON-DEMOCRATIC SETTINGS A Geospatial Analysis of Media Access and Quality of Public Service Provision in Uganda

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Klara Schönenberger; [2021-07-20]
    Keywords : Media Access; Accountability; Public Service Provision; Autocracies; Uganda;

    Abstract : This thesis investigated whether access to a non-state-owned radio station can improve the provision of public services at the district level as aspect of quality of governance in Uganda, depending on the visibility and street-discretion of the service. Thereby, this work attempts to fill the research gap on media access and quality of governance in a non-democratic setting. READ MORE

  5. 19. Projecting Power in the Fifth Domain : An assessment of why states use proxies for offensive cyber operations

    University essay from Försvarshögskolan

    Author : Mattias Hjelm; [2021]
    Keywords : Cyber operations; PA theory; Proxy; Russia; The United States.;

    Abstract : In the 21st century, cyber operations have become the modern manifestation of political warfare between great powers. Many states have made considerable efforts to build up their respective cyber commands. Contrary, or as a complement to this, some states choses to rely upon actors detached from the state for conducting their operations online. READ MORE

  6. 20. Alignment of mitigation pledges with government expenditure in Latin America : A case study of Chile, Colombia and Peru in the COVID-19 context

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema Miljöförändring

    Author : Ana-María López Romero; [2021]
    Keywords : Climate expenditure; LAC; mitigation; policy ambition;

    Abstract : The implementation of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) in 2020 has coincided with the outbreak of COVID-19. Recovery paths taken to deal with the economic consequences of the pandemic can be either an opportunity to foster a sustainable growth or a return to business-as-usual model. READ MORE