Essays about: "role of the media in democracy"

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  1. 21. The Effects of the Internet Firewall on the Development of Chinese Democracy

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

    Author : Jichen Zhao; [2018]
    Keywords : China;

    Abstract : As a special censorship system, China’s Internet firewall plays an important role in Chinese society.The Internet firewall is a controversial social action in China’s democratic development.The Internet firewall efficiently protects China’s economic environment. READ MORE

  3. 22. Should I stay or should I go? Images of the EU in the British press during the Brexit debate

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Mänskliga rättigheter

    Author : Nadja Trebbin Harvard; [2018]
    Keywords : Brexit; media; second level agenda setting; democratic deficit; EU; UK.; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Citizens of the member states of the EU generally lack knowledge about the EU. This gives the media an important role in shaping public opinion. Media ascribing attributes to a subject of public discussion, is referred to as second level agenda setting. One recurring critique against the EU is its lack of democracy. READ MORE

  4. 23. Silence is Golden : a Critical Discourse Analysis of the Representation of Billionaires and Economic Inequality in the Swedish News Media

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap

    Author : Axel Vikström; [2018]
    Keywords : Economic inequality; The super-rich; Billionaires; Wealth; Critical discourse analysis; News media; Neo-liberalism; Undeserving rich; Visibility management; Silence; Sweden; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Economic inequality is growing rapidly worldwide. Despite research showing that higher inequality within a society corresponds with a higher rate of public health and social problems, there exist little organized resistance against the neo-liberal economic policies that allow the super-rich to pull away from the rest of the population. READ MORE

  5. 24. The Role of the Judiciary and the Rule of Law - Judicial un-involvement in the wake of the Me Too-Movement

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

    Author : Louise Oskarsson; [2018]
    Keywords : Jurisprudence; The Rule of Law; Threats to the Rule of Law; Judicial Un-Involvement; The Me Too-Movement; #Metoo; Me-Too Rörelsen; Rättsstatsprincipen.; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Publishing rape allegations on social media whilst not involving the administration of justice became a significant phenomenon in the wake of the Me Too-Movement. Exemplified through two prime examples, the judicial un-involvement, arguably a questioning of the assumption that the law is the powerholder in the state, will be claimed to have been a departure from the concept of the Rule of Law. READ MORE

  6. 25. Social media and (non)democracy : The analysis of daily Facebook use by political opposition in Belarus

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/JMK

    Author : Yuliya Ilyuk; [2018]
    Keywords : Social media; prosumption; traditional media; media power; authoritarian regime; democracy; civil society; civic participation; digital political communication; political opposition.;

    Abstract : The recent growth of social media and other internet technologies is believed to diminish the control of political elites over information flows and enable citizens to be active participants of political processes. Practice shows, however, that this general tendency acquires different forms in different geopolitical contexts. READ MORE