Essays about: "Election legitimacy"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 14 essays containing the words Election legitimacy.

  1. 1. Gender Equality and Electoral Violence : A Qualitative Analysis of Gender Equality and its Effect on Government-initiated Electoral Violence in Democratizing Societies

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

    Author : Alexander Tiedermann; [2024]
    Keywords : Electoral Violence; Gender; Gender Equality; democratization; election; violence;

    Abstract : Electoral violence in democratizing countries results in hundreds of deaths each year and undermines democratic practices and the legitimacy of elections. Although identifying several societal and institutional factors increasing the risk of electoral violence, prior research has largely failed to consider gender equality when exploring the causes of electoral violence. READ MORE

  3. 2. Media Framing of the Legitimacy of Nigerian Elections in Relation to Stomach Infrastructure

    University essay from Högskolan Väst/Institutionen för ekonomi och it

    Author : Stanley Aghator; Sarah Kontim Moussa; [2023]
    Keywords : Nigeria elections; Vote-buying; Media framing; Election legitimacy;

    Abstract : 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

  4. 3. UPLOADING WAR: The Weaponisation of 0s and 1s and the Changing Nature of War

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Noah Bell; [2021-02-25]
    Keywords : war; cyberwar; cyberattacks; violence; legitimacy; maps;

    Abstract : As digital technology revolutionises the world, it is not surprising that it is altering the way states conduct themselves, especially in terms of war. War is a powerful policy tool of states and its implications are massive. READ MORE

  5. 4. Predictors of Opinion Leadership in EU Affairs Among EU Interested Social Media Users

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för strategisk kommunikation

    Author : Amanda Öberg; [2021]
    Keywords : European Union; Opinion Leadership; Public Communication; Citizen Engagement; European Public Sphere; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : A recurring argument in scholarly literature is that the EU is suffering from a democratic deficit in which its institutional legitimacy is being questioned by the public. To remedy this issue and gain public legitimacy, the EU has over the last 20 years developed a public communications approach to engage citizens in European affairs and to create a European public sphere. READ MORE

  6. 5. Non-Governmental Organizations Contribution to Sustainable Development in West Africa

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Leonor Lidge; [2020]
    Keywords : West Africa; independent media; non-governmental organizations; sustainable development;

    Abstract : This study examines the role of non-governmental organizations contributing to sustainable development by addressing the violence during periods of an election in West Africa. More specifically, it highlights the role non-governmental organizations have as service-providers and facilitators in between journalists and the police in West Africa. READ MORE