Essays about: "Democratic Consolidation"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 42 essays containing the words Democratic Consolidation.

  1. 1. Electoral Violence in Democratisation : Electoral Violence by Incumbents against the Opposition and its Effects on Democratisation

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning

    Author : Leo Liljeberg Hallonsten; [2024]
    Keywords : Democracy; Democratisation; Electoral Violence; Government.;

    Abstract : Elections are a core democratic process in the world to ensure a peaceful transition of power between governing actors, yet it is too often the case that violence is employed to disturb the democratic process. Incumbents’ use of violence in order to maintain power and control over the procedure has become common as political violence and autocratisation has seen an upsurge in recent years. READ MORE

  3. 2. From Consolidation to Democratic Erosion: The Case of Hungary : A Qualitative Theory Consuming Case Study on Democratic Backsliding in Hungary

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för statsvetenskap (ST)

    Author : Yassin Laghmari; [2023]
    Keywords : Democratic backsliding; hybrid regime; five arenas; democratisation; democracy; EU; Hungary; liberalisation; democratic transition; theory consuming;

    Abstract : The rapid decline of democracy in Hungary has been one of the EU's most challenging phenomena. The Hungarian parliamentary elections in 2010 saw Viktor Orban's Fidesz party rise to prominence and win a majority in the Hungarian parliament. READ MORE

  4. 3. One-Party Dominance and Democratic Backsliding in Botswana and Tanzania: Whither Peace and Development?

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

    Author : Issa Noor Omary; [2023]
    Keywords : One-party Dominance Dominant Party System; Dominant Party; Substantive Democracy; Democratic Backsliding; Third Wave of Autocratisation; Path-Dependence; Peace and Development; Botswana; Tanzania;

    Abstract : Over the past decade, a third wave of autocratisation has stormed the world, hitting democracies and autocracies alike. The ongoing democratic backsliding is attributed to a range of factors. From “executive aggrandisement” and strategic manipulation of elections to "autocratic lawfare”. READ MORE

  5. 4. CHILDREN OF THE SPRING : A cohort analysis on the lasting value effects of the Arab spring

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Marcus Makovac; [2022]
    Keywords : Arab spring; cohort analysis; collective action; political socialisation; democratisation;

    Abstract : 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

  6. 5. The Road to Democracy: A Case Study of the Democratic Consolidation in Spain

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Leakim Eventhén; [2022]
    Keywords : Spain; Juan Carlos I; Adolfo Suárez; European Union; military; civil society; democratic consolidation; democratization; constitutional design; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : This thesis is a case study of the democratic consolidation in Spain. The study initially presents theories on democratic consolidation, as interpreted and defined by renowned political scientist. Then, different factors are presented known to have contributed to democratization in the Spanish case. READ MORE