Essays about: "Cultural legitimacy"
Showing result 16 - 20 of 68 essays containing the words Cultural legitimacy.
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16. Domination in the name of Democracy? : The means and ends to the European Union’s democracy promotion
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionenAbstract : In recent years we have been able to witness a growing divide in the politics of democracy promotion, research in the field has taken a more critical turn and is proclaiming a legitimacy crisis of democracy promotion. Some of the most prominent critique comes from the field of postcolonialism where authors argue that the desire to intervene and democratise another society should be considered an imperial project. READ MORE
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17. LOCALIZING TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE IN POST ARAB SPRING COUNTRIES A study on the effect of using local language and implementing bodies on the public acceptance of transitional justice in the Middle East
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : The failure of transitional justice (TJ) processes in most post-Arab Spring countries has called TJ theory into question. Most literature addressing this failure is based, primarily, on arguments of anti-Westernism and the “external” nature of TJ measures. READ MORE
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18. The European Union and its Citizens: Belonging together? : A Case Study of European Identity within the Europe for Citizens Programme 2014-2020
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för statsvetenskap (ST)Abstract : In recent years, the European Union has faced increased Euroscepticism and Nationalism. Fostering a sense of belonging of European citizens to and with the EU is crucial to ensuring its legitimacy. However, the EU stays relatively silent on the issue of European identity and how this identity is envisaged. READ MORE
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19. Europe and the Challenge for Identity: the European institutions and the ‘European values’ as criteria for identity
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionenAbstract : Over the last decade, Europe has been the scene of an increased and generalized sense of ‘Euroscepticism’, expressed through a growing feeling of rejection towards the European Union, its institutions and values. This phenomenon has further resulted in a questioning of the EU’s legitimacy, with an emerging opposition to the principle of supranational governance executed by the EU observed across the Union. READ MORE
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20. Behind the scenes of lockdowns and quarantines : A quantitative assessment of how legitimacy and capacity shaped early governmental responses to Covid-19 in European countries
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : This thesis aims to gain insight to lockdowns and social distancing measures taken by European governments during the early period of the Covid-19 pandemic. Questions have been raised of whether the variations of responses can be systematically explained, which have so far received little attention in research. READ MORE
