Essays about: "Notions of Democracy"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 17 essays containing the words Notions of Democracy.

1. 1. The Quiet Part Out Loud - Conspiracy theories and the rhetoric among activists in Sweden related to the Coronavirus pandemic

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Sociologi

   Author : Felix Adolfsson; [2022]
   Keywords : anti-vaccination; Covid-19; digital environments; stigmatized knowledge; democracy; far-right ideology; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This thesis deals with a set of organized activist movements during the harshest restrictions of the Covid-19 pandemic in Sweden. These groups protested both online and offline against imposed restrictions and vaccinations, displaying a critical attitude towards recommendations and restrictions such as by gathering in large crowds. READ MORE

3. 2. Citizenship Beyond the Nation : Building Human Rights Inclusivity in a World of Exclusions

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

   Author : Axel Martínez Shepherd; [2021]
   Keywords : Cosmopolitanism; Agonism; Anarchism; Citizenship; Internationalism;

   Abstract : This paper explores possible solutions to the existing gap between human rights and citizenship and asks if society should replace citizenship with a more globalised or international form of “citizenship”? It further asks how society should aim to best eliminate the gap between human rights and citizenship? The paper uses an argumentative analysis to examine the theories of internationalism, global citizenship, and the democracy of demoi while considering cosmopolitan, agonistic, and anarchist viewpoints. In doing so showing the imperialist tendencies within global citizenship due to its need for universalism, and the possible alternative presented by the democracy of demoi as a pluralistic solution that accommodates agonistic views and anarchist notions of non-domination. READ MORE

4. 3. Neutrality: a cornerstone of facilitation practice? : analysing the use of neutrality within facilitation of sustainability dialogue through identity construction

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

   Author : Ida Boesten; [2021]
   Keywords : facilitation; neutrality; equity; frames; sustainability dialogue; conflict management; planning process; equality; trust; deliberation; multi-partiality; reflective practice; deliberative democracy;

   Abstract : There is a growing need for sustainability transitions in the world. Inclusive environmental governance could be a tool to enable these and is therefore getting increasingly popular. The use of stakeholder and citizen dialogues is recognized to be fundamental to strategies for inclusive environmental governance. READ MORE

5. 4. Controversy over Västlänken

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

   Author : Samuel Gök; [2019-08-08]
   Keywords : infrastructure; facility siting; sense of place; power; rationality; democracy;

   Abstract : This study explores the negative citizenry response to the infrastructure project known as Västlänken, a railway tunnel in central Gothenburg. The project has turned into a controversial conflict with political and public ramifications. READ MORE

6. 5. NEWS AND THE ‘ON-DEMAND’ GENERATION -Spanish University Undergraduates: Consumption of and Engagement with News Content

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

   Author : Matthew Michael Foley-Ryan; [2018]
   Keywords : News Consumption; Habitus; Online Journalism; Social Groups; Uses Gratifications; Agency;

   Abstract : Trustworthy and accessible news content is fundamental to democracy and demanded by groups within social spaces of varying structures. News outlets have always, and continue to be in a state of development, adapting to social changes and accommodating the advances new technologies afford the structure of the industry of news. READ MORE