Essays about: "Stefan Lindqvist"

Found 2 essays containing the words Stefan Lindqvist.

1. 1. Agonism or Deliberation? : A Critical Study on the Democratic Theories of Chantal Mouffe and Rainer Forst

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

   Author : Stefan Lindqvist; [2018]
   Keywords : Legitimacy; Democracy; Chantal Mouffe; Rainer Forst;

   Abstract : Taking as motivation Chantal Mouffe’s critique of Habermasian deliberative democracy, this thesis sets out to evaluate her conception of democracy — agonistic pluralism — in relation the deliberative approach of Rainer Forst. The evaluation was performed with the aid of a specific conceptualization of legitimacy as to its function, source, and connection to democracy. READ MORE

3. 2. Press Freedom and the Protection of Whistleblowers : A Qualitative Study of Their Relationship

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Stefan Lindqvist; [2016]
   Keywords : Whistleblowing; press freedom; legislation;

   Abstract : This paper examines the potential causal link between press freedom and the quality of whistleblower-protection, namely the quality of the legislation designed to protect whistleblowers, and it does this with an intensive case study of Botswana and South Africa. In order to isolate the causal chain the paper controls for democracy, economic development, dependence on aid, Internet access, natural resources and state transparency. READ MORE