Essays about: "Committee"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 373 essays containing the word Committee.

  1. 11. United States of America: The land of threat and opportunity : A qualitative study of democratic autoimmunity in the Capitol attack on January 6, 2021

    University essay from Försvarshögskolan

    Author : Karin Rådemar; [2023]
    Keywords : Capitol riot; Autoimmunity; Derrida; Democracy; United States;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to address and problematize how an undemocratic event like the Capitol riot on January 6th, 2021 could occur in the United States, the nation that for so long has been perceived to be the world’s leading democracy. The thesis takes a point of departure in French philosopher Jaques Derrida’s theory of autoimmunity, which is a theory aiming to explain how democracies are at constant risk of developing autoimmune reactions within their institutions, causing them to undermine their own values and principles. READ MORE

  3. 12. Media Strategies of Russian Opposition in Exile: Values, Visibility, and Virtual Mobilisation

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Aleksei Chumakov; [2023]
    Keywords : anti-corruption; decision-making; democracy and human rights; discourse analysis; ethical leadership; independent media; linguistic constructs; media framing; political exile; public communication; qualitative research; Russian opposition;

    Abstract : This thesis examines the media strategies employed by leading figures and organizations in the Russian political opposition landscape, namely Alexei Navalny's Anti-Corruption Foundation (ACF), Dmitry Gudkov's Secretariat of European Russians, Mikhail Khodorkovsky's Russian Action Committee, Feminist Anti-War Resistance, and Ilya Ponomarev. Using critical discourse analysis as its core methodology, the study aims to unravel the complex dynamics between stated values and media strategies. READ MORE

  4. 13. Addressing the Gap : Examining the Inadequacy of International Legal Frameworks in Protecting Women from Discrimination during Armed Conflicts.

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Bitota Mudibu Sparf; [2023]
    Keywords : DRC; Gender-based violence; Gender performativity; Structural discrimination; CEDAW;

    Abstract : This study examines sexual violence against women in armed conflict settings as a form of discrimination within the framework of CEDAW. Informed by Judith Butler's theory of Gender Performativity emphasizes that gender is socially constructed. READ MORE

  5. 14. Non-refoulement cases before the ECtHR and CAT : A case study on women alleging gender-based violence at the hands of private actors

    University essay from Enskilda Högskolan Stockholm/Avdelningen för mänskliga rättigheter och demokrati

    Author : Hodan Abdi; [2023]
    Keywords : Non-refoulement; human rights; monitoring bodies; private actors; feminism.;

    Abstract : This study aims to analyze if the assessment of the European Court of Human Rights and Committee Against Torture in cases concerning women alleging violation of the principle of non-refoulement takes gender into consideration. Therefore, this study compares four cases from the Court and the other four cases from the Committee with feminist legal theory analysis. READ MORE

  6. 15. CARs In the Driver’s Seat: The Battle Between Capital and Stock Performance

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Léo Fégeant; Alice Beer; [2023]
    Keywords : Capital Adequacy Ratio; Capital Requirements; Stock Returns; Basel-III; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : After the financial crisis of 2008, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision created the latest Accord for capital requirements: The Basel III Accord. Basel III set higher requirements for both quantity and quality of capital, with the aim to mitigate systemic risk. READ MORE