Essays about: "Democracy essay"

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  1. 1. Are They Part Of “Us” Or The “Other”? A Discourse analysis examining how the U.S. perceives itself in East Asia region in relation to the disputes between two important allies: Japan and South Korea

    University essay from Försvarshögskolan

    Author : Emma Mellstrand Sajnovic; [2024]
    Keywords : Foreign Policy; U.S.; Japan; South Korea; and Discourse analysis;

    Abstract : With the trilateral meeting between U.S. President Joe Biden, Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio, and South Korean President Yoon Suk-Yeol in August 2023, a new chapter of cooperation between the three seems to be coming closer, with new possibilities of laying bilateral issues between Japan and South Korea to rest. But how does the U. READ MORE

  3. 2. DEMOCRACIES WITHOUT DEMOCRATS A quantitative study of citizens’ preferences for autocratic regimes

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Petronella Ruben Hydén; [2023-12-06]
    Keywords : Autocratization; Autocracy; Outsider; Insider; Attitudes;

    Abstract : What decides whether a person prefers democracy or autocracy? Can the preference be narrowed down to one single influencing factor, or is it instead a combination of several phenomena that determines it? In order to understand the shifts in autocratic tendencies globally from a macro perspective, it is crucial to study the micro perspective behind it: individuals. This essay builds on previous research regarding citizens’ preference for different regime types to map out further why some people prefer autocracy over democracy. READ MORE

  4. 3. From Consolidation to Democratic Erosion: The Case of Hungary : A Qualitative Theory Consuming Case Study on Democratic Backsliding in Hungary

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för statsvetenskap (ST)

    Author : Yassin Laghmari; [2023]
    Keywords : Democratic backsliding; hybrid regime; five arenas; democratisation; democracy; EU; Hungary; liberalisation; democratic transition; theory consuming;

    Abstract : The rapid decline of democracy in Hungary has been one of the EU's most challenging phenomena. The Hungarian parliamentary elections in 2010 saw Viktor Orban's Fidesz party rise to prominence and win a majority in the Hungarian parliament. READ MORE

  5. 4. A Defense of Helene Landemore’s Argument for the Epistemic Superiority of Democratic Deliberation

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för idé- och samhällsstudier

    Author : Ivar Larsson; [2023]
    Keywords : Democracy; epistemic democracy;

    Abstract : In this essay I investigate whether political deliberation in an assembly of 300 people that is randomly selected from the entire population (democratic deliberation) is epistemically superior to political deliberation in an assembly of the same size where individuals have been selected based on certain criteria (non-democratic deliberation). I present Helene Landemore’s argument in favor of the epistemic superiority of democratic deliberation and consider Aaron Ancell’s critique of this argument. READ MORE

  6. 5. HOW DOES DEMOCRACY REDUCE ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION? An empirical assessment of the information mechanism

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Vilma Ellemark; [2022-03-24]
    Keywords : Level of Democracy; Environmental degradation; Information mechanism; Top- down information; Bottom-up information;

    Abstract : Several studies have found that countries with higher levels of democracy have better outcomes in reducing environmental degradation, at least under some circumstances. However, there is little empirical research on the causal mechanisms explaining how democracy decreases degradation. READ MORE