Essays about: "Fukuyama"

Found 2 essays containing the word Fukuyama.

1. 1. The middle class and its importance for democracy: A European study of the middle class, decreasing democracy and rising extremism surrounding the financial crisis of 2008-2010

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Albin Nerman; Clara Popenoe Thor; [2021]
   Keywords : Middle class; democracy; EU; extremism; Francis Fukuyama; Seymour Martin Lipset; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : By testing theories from the likes of Seymour Martin Lipset and Francis Fukuyama, this thesis aims to illuminate the correlations between the size of a nation’s middle class and the stability and rigor of its democracy. Using quantitative data on democracy and middle class size in the time surrounding the financial crisis of 2008-2010, this thesis illustrates the parallel declines in both democracy and middle class size in Europe. READ MORE

3. 2. Beyond the End of History - A Quantitative Study of the Correlation Between Political Globalisation and Democratisation in Developing Countries

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Global Studies; Lunds universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Caroline Nilsson; [2009]
   Keywords : developing countries; democratisation; globalisation; political globalisation; quantitative study; Law and Political Science; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The end of history was announced by Francis Fukuyama as a result of the fall of the Berlin wall and the end of the Cold War. These happenings were seen as evidence of the victory of democracy and capitalism. Democracy has however not been as triumphant as expected and this is especially true for the developing countries. READ MORE