Essays about: "Discourse Democracy"

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1. 16. A Cost, A Tweet, A Backlash:Conceptualizing the gendered violence targeting Swedish female members of parliament in relation to the election of 2022

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Jessika Larsson; [2023]
   Keywords : VAWIP; ICT’s; Online abuse; feminism; Semiotic violence; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : An inclusive democracy is of essence to combat the changes that the world is going through seen in the trend of increasing female participation. However, attitudes towards women in the public sphere seems not as progressive as one might believe which is an understudied topic. READ MORE

3. 17. A Culture War in Swedish Politics? : Cultural policy discourse from a perspective of securitisation theory

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Dennis Degerfeldt; [2023]
   Keywords : cultural policy; culture war; discourse analysis; discourse theory; securitization; rhetoric; culture canon;

   Abstract : Relating to issues of democracy and security, the thesis examines suggested parallels inSwedish politics to the culture war phenomenon in the United States. Are there signs of asimilar development in Sweden? By examining political rhetoric by the political parties in theRiksdag, the aim is to find out how the parties relate to the concept of culture, what purposecultural policy should have and whether there are indications of securitisation in the discourseand potential implications for cultural polarisation. READ MORE

4. 18. #1ed760: How green is Spotify? The importance of reporting for democratic and sustainable digitalisation

   University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

   Author : Francesca Fitzgerald; [2023]
   Keywords : Sustainability Science; participatory democracy; delay discourse; climate change; data centres; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Internet services can aid steps towards sustainability, but can also be a means of exploitation and power-ownership. Data centres are an intrinsic part of this system, but reporting regulations do not require full disclosure on them. This paper takes the position that incomplete or misleading reporting is a form of delay discourse. READ MORE

5. 19. Disinformation - An existential threat to European democracy?

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Helena Nyqvist; [2023]
   Keywords : Disinformation; Securitisation; Policy discourse; European Union; Digital Services Act; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : In recent years the unprecedented spread of disinformation on online platforms, along with declining trust in government, journalism, and institutions, has consequently led the EU to regard disinformation as an urgent threat to democracy. To address the threat the EU decided in 2022 on the groundbreaking Digital Services Act (DSA) legislation, targeting digital platforms. READ MORE

6. 20. Consociational Democracy and The Prospects of Agonistic Peace: A Mixed Method Study of the Effects of Lebanese Power-Sharing from 2006 to 2022

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Zacharias Spindler; [2023]
   Keywords : Key words: Consociational democracy; Lebanon; power-sharing; agonistic peace; government immobilism; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : Abstract The thesis highlights the need for a broader understanding of consociational democracy and its relationship with government immobilism and agonistic peace. Being a mixed study of the period 2006 to 2022, it suggests that the existing theory of consociational democracy, as proposed by Arend Lijphart (1969) overlooks the cyclical nature of these factors in Lebanon. READ MORE