Essays about: "democracy and islam"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 essays containing the words democracy and islam.

1. 1. The Tailors, Merchants, and Consumers of Misinformation. Unearthing the Patterns of Misinformation in Bangladesh.

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för journalistik, medier och kommunikation

   Author : Mohammad Mafizul Islam; [2021-07-27]
   Keywords : Misinformation; Disinformation; Fake News; Fact Check; Bangladesh;

   Abstract : Misinformation has always existed, though research suggests that their prevalence has increased in recent years in different forms (post-truth and alternative facts, for instance). Experts claim that it is now a global phenomenon regardless of their financial condition or advanced technology. READ MORE

3. 2. The Moderation of the Ennahda Movement : A case study of moderation within an Islamic political party

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

   Author : Karl Fahlvik; [2021]
   Keywords : Political Islam; Arab Spring; Tunisia; Ennahda; Democracy; Moderation.;

   Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to try to understand the moderation process of the Tunisian Islamic political party Ennahda between the years of 2011-2016. This case is studied within the context of the democratisation process that took place in Tunisia, in the five years after the Arab spring and the idea that political Islam might provide a path to democracy in the Middle East and North Africa. READ MORE

4. 3. The French politic of the veil in relation to International law : Analyzis of the politic of the veil in France

   University essay from Enskilda Högskolan Stockholm/Avdelningen för mänskliga rättigheter och demokrati

   Author : Akbar Abdul Rasul; [2020]
   Keywords : Islam; veil; niqab; hijab; burka ban; international law;

   Abstract : The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) and other international conventions have been ratified by many countries, yet the basic freedoms established therein continue to be taken for granted. In recent years, the Islamic veil has been widely debated as an oppressive garment against Muslim women and a threat to Western secular democracy. READ MORE

5. 4. Challenging negative stereotypes about Islam/Muslims, one hug at a time. A case study of the "Hug a Muslim" campaign and YouTube as a rhetorical public sphere

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

   Author : Santino Zhakata; [2018]
   Keywords : Islamophobia; YouTube; Muslim; public sphere; Challenging Stereotypes;

   Abstract : Democracy posits that broadly based participation in deliberative processes will lead to laws and policies that are more inclusive and more just than the measures enacted by monarchs or powerful elites (Hauser 1999:5). Jurgen Habermas (1964) propounded the theoretical concept of the public sphere as a “domain of social life where public opinion is expressed by means of rational public discourse and debate” (Papacharissi, 2013:113). READ MORE

6. 5. Goverment Driven e-Participation : The Case of "Urna de Cristal in the Colombian Context

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Medier och kommunikation

   Author : Sofia Parra Beltran; [2015]
   Keywords : e-democracy; e-participation; e-empowerment; digital media; ICT; e-government; sustainable e-participation; citizens; Colombia;

   Abstract : This thesis studies government driven e-participation in the context of Colombia using the case of “Urna de Cristal” (Crystal Ballot box). Making use of three theoretical models it intends to answer the main research question that is: How does the government driven tool of “Urna de Cristal” relate to the concepts of participatory democracy, e-empowerment and sustainable e-participation? This research collects mainly qualitative data, collected from government representatives, civil society organizations and citizens. READ MORE