Essays about: "BENEFITS OF DEMOCRACY"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 34 essays containing the words BENEFITS OF DEMOCRACY.

1. 1. The Demographic Objection and the Limits of Competence

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för filosofi, lingvistik och vetenskapsteori

   Author : Samuel Granholm; [2024-02-23]
   Keywords : Practical philosophy;

   Abstract : Epistocrats argue that political power should be distributed according to competence. Under universal suffrage the electorate at any given election will be comprised of both competent and incompetent voters due to varying degrees of knowledge and rationality within the polity. READ MORE

3. 2. EFL Students’ Analysing and Evaluating Skills in Social Media Content : EFL elevers analys- och utvärderingsförmåga i sociala mediers innehåll

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för lärande och samhälle (LS)

   Author : Aisha Ali; Jennie Carolan; [2024]
   Keywords : English as a Foreign language; Media Literacy; Media Information Literacy; New Media Literacy; Critical Media Literacy; Critical Thinking; Fake News; Social-Media;

   Abstract : This paper is a synthesis of research that presents and reflects on the possible benefits of integrating media information literacy and critical thinking into the English as a Foreign Language (EFL) curriculum with the intention of facilitating for students' development in their critical thinking and media information literacy when engaging with English-language social media content. English is of major significance in the Swedish society and students get some of their news feed from social media in the English language along with their native language of Swedish. READ MORE

4. 3. The naivety towards China is now over : An analysis of the Swedish political elite's changed attitude toward China

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Hampus Håkansson; [2023]
   Keywords : ontological security theory; OST; Sweden; China; discourse analysis; Robert J. Steele; anxiety; critical situations;

   Abstract : Despite the well-established consensus within the Swedish parliament regarding the benefits of trade with China while at the same time promoting democracy, an unexpected change arose in June 2023, when a united Swedish parliament adopted a report that identified China as a threat to Swedish interests. Consequently, this thesis seeks to address the research question: Can the Swedish political elite's changed attitude towards China be understood through the theory of ontological security? Employing a framework established in Robert J. READ MORE

5. 4. Using Gender Quotas to Legitimise Non-Democracies : A critical discourse analysis of the Algerian gender quota

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Cajsa Hemström; [2023]
   Keywords : gender quota; autocratic gender-washing; feminist institutionalism; Algeria; critical discourse analysis; gender reform; WPP;

   Abstract : This thesis examines a gender quota in Algeria to determine if signs can be found that it was adopted to improve the regime’s image, rather than to empower women. Such symbolic gender reforms are also known as autocratic gender-washing and are problematic as they are generally viewed as democratisation efforts but have no such effect. READ MORE

6. 5. Managing trees and power relations : analysing power in two tree restoration projects in central Tanzania

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

   Author : Linus Linse; [2023]
   Keywords : nature restoration; power relations; carbon forestry;

   Abstract : Nature restoration and carbon forestry projects in the Global South are considered central tools for climate change mitigation and adaptation. Proponents claim that projects have the potential to deliver win-win solutions, supporting poverty alleviation and local empowerment in addition to environmental benefits and carbon sequestration. READ MORE