Essays about: "functions of parliament"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 10 essays containing the words functions of parliament.

1. 1. Politicians as communicators of delegitimizing criticism towards epistemic authorities : A study of political hostility towards news media and science in Sweden

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Medier och kommunikation

   Author : Agnes Liminga; [2022]
   Keywords : Epistemic authorities; Delegitimizing criticism; Deliberative theory; Social media; Twitter; Populist communication; Fake News; Content analysis;

   Abstract : It is seemingly accepted that a democracy functions better with a reasonably informed citizenry. As we cannot acquire knowledge about a complex reality on our own, democratic societies operate through a set of institutions of which two are attributed the explicit task to assist citizensa legitimate pathway to knowledge. READ MORE

3. 2. ACCOMMODATION, CONTENTION, AND TRANSFORMATION – MAPPING THE FIELD OF GREEN TRANSITION POLITICS IN DENMARK FROM 2007 to 2020

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

   Author : Mads Schou Jensen; [2021]
   Keywords : social movement studies; climate politics; field theory; green transition; strategic decision-making; climatization; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Climate change has become an all-encompassing problem as CO2 accumulating in the atmosphere sets the pace of temperature increases in our rapidly warming world. In attempting to make society ‘green,’ environmental movements have pursued different strategies through different political constellations. READ MORE

4. 3. Copyright implications of computer-generated imagery using the likeness of real people

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Juridiska institutionen

   Author : Emmi Leinonen; [2020]
   Keywords : Copyright law; Parody; CGI; personality rights;

   Abstract : The Universal Declaration of Human Rights article 27 shows that copyright law has two functions. ‘everyone has the right freely to participate in the cultural life of the community, to enjoy the arts and to share in scientific advancement and its benefits. READ MORE

5. 4. Förprövning av djurstallar – att vara eller inte vara

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and Health

   Author : Fanny Anderholm; [2020]
   Keywords : förprövning; djurstall; djurskydd; djurvälfärd; ekonomi; arbetsmiljö;

   Abstract : Granskning av djurstallar på planeringsstadiet var något som började diskuteras redan på 1960-talet och sedan 1988 ligger kravet på förprövning av djurstallar i djurskyddsförordningen (SFS 1988:539). Förprövningen har under de senaste 15 åren har varit omdiskuterad vilket har gett upphov till att ett flertal utredningar som gjorts, både på uppdrag av regeringen, men även på initiativ av olika branschorganisationer. READ MORE

6. 5. Protest Movements and the Climate Emergency Declarations of 2019: A New Social Media Logic to Connect and Participate in Politics

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informatik och media

   Author : Joseph Doolen; [2020]
   Keywords : Social media logic; participatory culture; connective action; Twitter; climate change; political participation; collective action; identity; protest movements;

   Abstract : This thesis investigates the relationship between contemporary climate protest movements (Extinction Rebellion and Fridays For Future) and governmental bodies in European countries that declared a climate emergency in 2019. The primary contribution of this thesis is to demonstrate how emerging communication practices by these movements compare to the perceived influence of such practices among political decisionmakers in their governing bodies’ votes for a climate emergency declaration. READ MORE