Essays about: "Authoritarianism"
Showing result 21 - 25 of 75 essays containing the word Authoritarianism.
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21. CHILDREN OF THE SPRING : A cohort analysis on the lasting value effects of the Arab spring
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : Research on the Arab spring has indicated that the failure of democratic consolidation in post-Arab spring countries was, in part, due to economic insecurity. A conclusion that seems to be in line with the general literature on threat and its connection to authoritarian value-shifts. READ MORE
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22. Conflict in Central Asia - A Soviet Affair
University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : After the fall of the Soviet Union, two prominent Islamic groups, the IMU in Uzbekistan and the IRPT in Tajikistan, took to arms against their governments. To explain the contexts of these movements, this thesis utilises historical legacy theory to establish a continuity between the Soviet and post-Soviet regimes, which together with relative deprivation theory can explain why violent religious conflicts arose in Uzbekistan and Tajikistan after the collapse of the USSR. READ MORE
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23. Democratic Backsliding in Czech Republic and Hungary:A comparative case study of the democratic backslide in Czech Republic and Hungary
University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : The enlargement of the EU towards the CEE pointed and leaned towards democratization. Two of the countries that were on the path of democratization was the Czech Republic and Hungary. However, as time has gone by Czech Republic and Hungary that once were on the path of democratization has now suffered a Democratic Backslide. READ MORE
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24. Pipeline demagogy? : The EU’s framing of Russia in the policy realms of decarbonization and energy security before and after the annexation of Crimea in 2014
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : How the EU frames Russia before and after the Crimean annexation betters our understanding of the motives and incentives behind a securitized unanimity in EU energy policy and decarbonization given previous internal dissensus. Europe’s energy transition and security policy is contingent upon Russian relations, considering its gas dependency. READ MORE
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25. THE CONTRADICTORY ROLE OF THE INTERNET IN AUTOCRACIES Exploring differences between reactive and proactive online repression
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : Ever since the early days of the Internet the “freedom of the Internet” has been a subject for debate. Is it characterized by an anti-authoritarian ideology that fosters public dissent and challenges the authoritarian rule? Or are autocrats using modern technology for their own illiberal purposes? Recent research argues that viewing modern communication technology as inherently liberative or repressive undermines the fact that the Internet functions in a constantly evolving political context. READ MORE
