Essays about: "global democracy"

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  1. 11. In-depth Analysis of the Presence of Aboriginals in National Politics : Political Predicament of Taiwanese Indigenous People

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för statsvetenskap (ST)

    Author : Xuan Dong; [2023]
    Keywords : Indigenous people; Taiwanese; Aboriginals; Aboriginal identity; Recognition; Multiculturalism; Post colonialism; Representative democracy; Deliberative democracy;

    Abstract : Inspired by the barriers to social integration between aboriginals and non-indigenous people in Taiwan, as well as the limitations of representation and participation in national politics, and extending to turn deeply to aboriginal identity recognition and related movements, this dissertation adopts liberalism as grand background and takes scholarly scientific theory constructivism to illustrate the meanings and applicability of discourse analysis method in order to investigate textual materials notably official documents including the Constitution and Acts, press releases as well as academic articles about how those materials describe indigenous peoples. Additionally, through the deployment of practical theories such as (post) colonialism, multiculturalism, representative democracy and deliberative democracy to interpret social and political facts in Taiwan. READ MORE

  2. 12. Sanctions and Gender Inequality : A Quantitative Analysis on the Interplay Between Sanctions and Gender Disparities

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Lina Fjellner; [2023]
    Keywords : Sanctions; Gender; Gender Inequality; Economy; Democracy; Conflict;

    Abstract : This research paper endeavours to investigate the correlation between sanctions and the exacerbation of gender inequality. Specifically, the study aims to assess whether the imposition of sanctions leads to heightened levels of gender-based disparities. READ MORE

  3. 13. Foreign State Actors and Domestic Factors Influencing Iraq's Democratic Process, 2014-2023

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för statsvetenskap (ST)

    Author : akon baker; [2023]
    Keywords : Iraq; Clan; Ethnic; democracy; sectarianism; Post-conflict; Post-war; ISIS;

    Abstract : Since the classical work of Samuel Huntington tilted the Third Wave of Democratisation, the question of how a country becomes a democracy and why others do not have been of interest to social scientists, notably political scientists. With more than three decades since the publication of this seminal work, empirical research has focused on several regions in the world and have provided various explanation for why some countries transition to democracy and why other fail. READ MORE

  4. 14. Postdevelopment Assistance Made Possible? A Qualitative Analysis of the ICLD’s International Training Programmes in Tanzania from the Local Stakeholders’ Perspective

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Michal Piatkowski; [2023]
    Keywords : development assistance; power relations; international training programmes; postdevelopment; Tanzania; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Development is a contentious concept, praised by some for enabling progress and criticised by others for perpetuating global power imbalances. Development assistance tends to strengthen the donor-recipient dependency, which, according to critics, primarily serves the interests of the Global North while neglecting the needs of the Global South. READ MORE

  5. 15. Silenced Voices in a New Era : How the Swedish Government’s Decision to Limit Sida’s Funds for Communication About Development Raise Concerns in the CSO Community

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

    Author : Sara Landqvist; [2023]
    Keywords : Communication for development; Sida; civil society; information; Swedish history; official development assistance;

    Abstract : Ever since the 1960s, Sweden has heavily invested in international development cooperation, with a target of devoting 1% of the GNI to the matter. For at least as long, the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) has had as part of its mission to inform the Swedish public about global development. READ MORE