Essays about: "CEE countries"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 29 essays containing the words CEE countries.

1. 1. A Captured and Divided Civil Society : A Study of Democracy and Civil Society in Central Eastern Europe

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Ida Hedkvist; [2024]
   Keywords : democracy; democratic backsliding; civil society; polarization; pernicious polarization; civil society capture;

   Abstract : This paper investigates the interplay between pernicious polarization, autonomy of civil society - here called civil society capture, and liberal democracy in Central and Eastern Europe from 2006 to 2020. In the absence of prior time-series data on pernicious polarization and civil society capture, this study built and analysed a dataset of these variables across the region, testing six hypotheses. READ MORE

3. 2. BETWEEN ABORTION TOURISM AND TRANSNATIONAL ABORTION ACTIVISM The impact of Polish abortion legislation on the CEE region

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Zuzana Žuborová; [2023-10-20]
   Keywords : Social movements; Abortion tourism; Transnational abortion activism; Abortion legislation; Abortion rights; Women s rights; Poland; Slovakia; Czech Republic;

   Abstract : This master’s thesis examines the implications of current abortion legislation in Poland on civil society in neighbouring countries, particularly in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), namely the Czech and Slovak Republic. Poland recently passed a strict abortion law that has led to widespread protests and transnational activism. READ MORE

4. 3. How does the EU legislate within social policy? : A qualitative case study on the Commission proposal on gender balance on company boards

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för statsvetenskap (ST)

   Author : Adina Persson Kehler; [2023]
   Keywords : European Union; legislative proposal; EU-policy; gender balance; multi-level governance; social policy; Euroscepticism;

   Abstract : This paper is a single-case study on the European Commission’s (the Commission) proposal for a directive on improving gender balance among non-executive directors of companies listed on stock exchange. I aim to study the decision-making process of the Directive and, by applying the theories of multi-level governance and social policy, examine to what extent the proposal was negotiated and watered down during the negotiation process. READ MORE

5. 4. Media representation of the LGBTQ+ community in Poland : Framing of politicized issues as a representation of political parallelism in the Polish public service broadcaster TVP

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kommunikation och medier

   Author : Natalia Joanna Bajor; [2022]
   Keywords : Minority representation; the LGBTQ community; framing analysis; political parallelism; media systems; CEE countries; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This Master’s thesis analyzes the narratives that are used to portray the LGBTQ+ community and how they relate to the political parallelism of the Polish media system. The focus is on the online edition of TVP Info – the news channel of TVP, Poland’s public service broadcaster. READ MORE

6. 5. Democratic Backsliding in Czech Republic and Hungary:A comparative case study of the democratic backslide in Czech Republic and Hungary

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Hareng Omar; [2022]
   Keywords : Democratic backslide; Democracy; Competitive Authoritarianism; Institutions; Czech Republic; Hungary; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : The enlargement of the EU towards the CEE pointed and leaned towards democratization. Two of the countries that were on the path of democratization was the Czech Republic and Hungary. However, as time has gone by Czech Republic and Hungary that once were on the path of democratization has now suffered a Democratic Backslide. READ MORE