Essays about: "Democratic theory"
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16. Media Framing of the Legitimacy of Nigerian Elections in Relation to Stomach Infrastructure
University essay from Högskolan Väst/Institutionen för ekonomi och itAbstract : The thesis aims to explore the media framing of Nigeria’s 2023 election in relation to votebuying: How did the Nigerian print media portray the legitimacy of the 2023 election in relation to vote-buying? In addressing the research question, Entman’s (1993) framing theory is used. For identifying the themes and patterns around the framing of the election Entman’s four questions, defining the problems, diagnosing causes, making moral judgments, and treatment recommendations, in connection with the existing literature on vote buying are employed. READ MORE
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17. The Threat of Digital Disinformation : A European Approach
University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)Abstract : The spread of disinformation on social media platforms has in the last few years gained much scholarly attention, in particular its ability to alter democratic processes. The focus of this thesis has however been on the discourse surrounding disinformation rather than disinformation itself, more precisely, the construction and perception of disinformation as a security threat. READ MORE
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18. 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 FörsvarshögskolanAbstract : 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
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19. The Swedish Political Mainstream in Crisis: In The Light of Radical Right-Wing Populism
University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : The rise of radical right-wing populism in Western Europe has severely altered the political landscape during the last decade, and mainstream parties, from left to right, are struggling to employ strategies preventing voters from deserting to the radical right. In this thesis, I examine two mainstream parties in the context of Sweden, the Social Democratic party (S), and the Moderate party (M), to learn what strategies the parties have applied in the light of rising radical right-wing populism, relating to two issue-dimensions: the socio-cultural and the socio-economic. READ MORE
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20. The Effects of Indirect Rule on Electoral Violence : A Quantitative Study
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : Elections are a democratic process intended to create peaceful and legitimate transfers of power. However, since the second and third waves of democratisation, policymakers and researchers have observed that electoral processes are transformed into arenas for political gain through violence. READ MORE
