Essays about: "Direct Democracy"

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  1. 1. Cooperation With Disinformation Campaigns as a Social Movement Strategy : A case study on the connection between the disinformation campaign and the mobilization against the Swedish Social Services

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Simon Norin; [2023]
    Keywords : disinformation campaign; disinformation; grievance; social movement; mobilization; desinformation; mobilisering;

    Abstract : Disinformation campaigns are a growing threat towards democracy and a phenomenon that is important to understand in order to guard against. One part of the literature around disinformation campaigns that is as of yet not widely studied is how they can be connected to social movements. READ MORE

  3. 2. Can Hatescan Detect Antisemitic Hate Speech

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för data- och systemvetenskap

    Author : Olle Nyrén; [2023]
    Keywords : Artificial intelligence; hate speech detection; hate speech; antisemitism;

    Abstract : This thesis focuses on how well Hatescan, a hate speech detector built on the same Natural Language Processing and AI algorithms used in most online hate speech detectors, can detect different categories of antisemitism as well as whether or not it is worse at detecting implicit antisemitism than explicit antisemitism. The ability of hate speech detectors to detect antisemitic hate speech is a pressing issue. READ MORE

  4. 3. Westernization in Rojava; Infatuation with the West

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

    Author : Chaton Smedra Chamoun; [2022-11-03]
    Keywords : Rojava; Northeastern Syria; Democratic Confederalism; West; Westernized; Westernness.;

    Abstract : The Kurdish-led Rojava Project in northeastern Syria has gained international attention for its pioneering work on equality, community coexistence, and direct democracy through the implementation of Democratic Confederalism, which is a non-state political system. Although Rojava has only existed for approximately ten years at the time of writing, there is already a body of research on the subject. READ MORE

  5. 4. AN ANALYSIS OF THE EARLY MAY FOURTH INTELLECTUALS’ INTERPRETATION OF ‟UNIVERSAL VALUES” - A Europe-China Cultural Encounter Perspective

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Quan Xin; [2022-06-23]
    Keywords : China; Europe; cross-cultural encounter; universal values; the May Fourth Movement; 20th century; ethical universalism; cultural relativism; New Youth;

    Abstract : There is an increased tension between China and the European Union (EU) over ‟universal values” of democracy, human rights, and the rule of law. This is a question about ethical universalism and cultural relativism, a legendary debate by the Enlightenment thinkers. READ MORE

  6. 5. Implications of Populism on the European Union Immigration Legislation : Evidence from the Legislation adopted and implemented during the Eighth European Parliament (2014-2019)

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : María Belén Silva Campos; [2022]
    Keywords : Populist radical right parties; European Parliament; immigration; legislation; refugee crisis.;

    Abstract : Populism is a phenomenon that impacts not only nation-states and their institutions but also the institutions of international-supranational organizations. This is the case of the European Union, where populist radical right parties (PRRPs) – the most predominant type of populism in Europe – reached the Parliament in 1984, consolidated in 2014, and have since then participated in the debates about the European legislation. READ MORE