Essays about: "Democratic Participation"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 226 essays containing the words Democratic Participation.

1. 21. Women, Protest and Democracy:Analysing the Role of Women in Nonviolent Resistance Movements and Democratisation

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

   Author : Maud Kuijpers; [2022]
   Keywords : Nonviolent resistance; women’s participation; democratisation; egalitarian democracy;

   Abstract : This study aims to shed light on the gendered dynamics of nonviolent resistance and democratisation. Illuminating the role that women can play in the democratisation processes can help underline the importance of women's empowerment. READ MORE

3. 22. Climate Justice Movement as Norm Entrepreneur in Global Politics : Creating an Alternative Future in Lützerath to Protest Coal Mining

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

   Author : Sara-Lorena Mehl; [2022]
   Keywords : Social Movements; Global Norms; Norm Entrepreneurs; Everyday Utopias; Prefiguration;

   Abstract : This thesis argues that contemporary climate justice actions can present a case for how social movements and activists engage as norm entrepreneurs with global politics. Following a case-based approach (McKee, 2003) and combining perspectives of political science with anthropology, theoretical concepts of everyday utopias (Cooper, 2014) and prefiguration (Maeckelbergh, 2011b; 2014) are applied to the case of a village occupation in Germany against a lignite coal mine expansion. READ MORE

4. 23. Digital Citizen Participation in Urban Planning : A comparative analysis between Helsingborg and Linköping smart cities

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för Urbana Studier (US)

   Author : Maria de los Angeles Persson; [2022]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract :   The study sets out to examine digital citizen participation in urban planning in two Swedish smart cities, Helsingborg, and Linköping.   The theoretical framework combines three perspectives, the Habermas’ communicative theory, the Arnstein’s citizen participation concept and the smart city concept. READ MORE

5. 24. Participating as Equals? : Disentangling the complex relationships between resources, incentives and political participation using Dutch panel data

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Klara Hvarfner; [2022]
   Keywords : political participation; political equality; panel data; cross-lagged effect models; resources versus incentives; reciprocal relationships;

   Abstract : This study investigates the driving forces of political participation in the Netherlands from a perspective of political equality. Following an article by Jan Teorell (2006) a procedural approach of political equality is examined by studying whether resources or incentives make up the primary driving forces of political participation. READ MORE

6. 25. Promoting Listening in the Public Sphere : Practitioner’s Perspectives in Malmö

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

   Author : Caroline Ulvros; [2022]
   Keywords : political capabilities; public sphere; critical pedagogy; citizenship; conscientization; Iris Young; Susan Bickford; Markus Holdo; Irene Bloemraad;

   Abstract : This essay examines how projects aspiring to improve the democratic inclusion of minorities are intended to change how the majority society listens. Assuming that the recognition of marginalized individuals as political equals is central to social change, the recognition of their voices in public spheres is deemed crucial for empowerment. READ MORE