Essays about: "member representation"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 38 essays containing the words member representation.

  1. 1. Women’s representation in local governance: A case study on the effects of quota implementation in Colombo, Sri Lanka

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Alexandra Wigren; [2023]
    Keywords : Sri Lanka; quota; electoral reform; women’s substantive representation; politics of presence; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : A qualitative case study set in Colombo, Sri Lanka focusing on women’s representation in local governance. The essay follows the aftermath of the country’s newly implemented electoral reform, which since 2018 resulted in a mixed- member-proportional electoral system with a gender quota. READ MORE

  3. 2. Zelenskyj – Defending the Democratic Spirit : a semiotic case study on political personalisation

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kommunikation och medier

    Author : Lucas Douglas; Sara Melander; [2023]
    Keywords : personalisation; visual representation; semiotics; political leadership; political myth; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Since Russia initiated their war in Ukraine February 2022, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyj went from being a national celebrity to becoming a global phenomenon. With international news media reporting on his every move, the representation of Zelenskyj has become central to how distant audiences make sense of the war, gaining immense popularity among Western audiences particularly. READ MORE

  4. 3. Regulating female genital mutilation : Comparing criminal law of two European States, Finland and France.

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Miina Raiha; [2022]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : BackgroundThis research paper examines the criminal legal regulations applied to Female Genital Mutilation in France and Finland. Female genital mutilation is a form of violence against women, and a violation of the Human Rights. The procedure has life-long negative consequences to the victims and their communities. READ MORE

  5. 4. “To me, growing as a person is really important, and I think bookstagram is sort of giving me that opportunity” : A qualitative study of #bookstagram and community-building

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema Genus

    Author : Bronagh Flanagan; [2022]
    Keywords : Bookstagram; Community; Online Community; Instagram; Reading; Books; Intersectionality; Representation;

    Abstract : This thesis aims to contribute to the literature on community-building in online spaces, specifically the Instagram book blogger community, also known as bookstagram. I will look at how a shared interest in books, and posting about books online can unite people from around the world, creating a global community of book lovers. READ MORE

  6. 5. A system of weightlessness – Applying the EU general principle of proportionality to secure fundamental rights protection under contemporary EU investment agreements

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

    Author : Pontus Andersson; [2022]
    Keywords : international investment law; public international law; EU law; comparative law; fundamental rights; proportionality; CETA; fair and equitable treatment; right to regulate; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : At the heart of modern investment law it has since long resided a conflict between extensive investment protection norms and public policy interests of host states. After receiving exclusive competence to conclude international investment agreements governing this interrelation, the EU has tried to cater for those latter objectives through the design of these agreements. READ MORE