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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 institutionenAbstract : 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
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2. Iron Horses of Democracy
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : A decline in railroad-building occurred in the 20th century, which made the world think of railways as something attributed to the 19th century. In the 21st century, however, so many new railway projects are planned all over the world, that I choose to call this ‘the world’s second wave of railway development’. READ MORE
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3. Democratization of the Republic of Azerbaijan : a study about the impact of socioeconomic development on democratization of Azerbaijan
University essay from Södertörns högskola/Institutionen för naturvetenskap, miljö och teknikAbstract : Democratization has been studied by several scholars, who have argued about significance of various factors for democratization of a certain country. One of these scholars was Seymour Martin Lipset and he claimed that there is a linear correlation between democracy and socioeconomic development. READ MORE
