Essays about: "Freedom House"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 27 essays containing the words Freedom House.

  1. 1. Democratizing Democracy Indices: Towards a More Inclusive Measure

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Megan Kathleen Baxter; [2023]
    Keywords : Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Several large, international institutes and think tanks, like Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem), International IDEA, and Freedom House, among others, focus on measuring and tracking government regime types and political environments, primarily through measuring democracies. Yet for all of their sophistication and massive datasets, there are misalignments between democracy scores and human rights for groups that are marginalized in many countries. READ MORE

  3. 2. House Configurator Interface : User Experience Design for the Interface of a House Configurator

    University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för ekonomi, teknik, konst och samhälle

    Author : Frida Troive; [2021]
    Keywords : Industrial Design Engineering; House Configurator; User Experience; Usability; User Interface; Teknisk Design; Huskonfigurator; Användarupplevelse; Användbarhet; Användargränssnitt;

    Abstract : Building a house is a demanding process with a lot to learn, and many expensive decisions that have to be made. One of them is to choose which house to buy and what it should look like. Many house companies offer via the website a house configurator where the house buyer can test different combinations of choices and see what it would look like. READ MORE

  4. 3. Are there any signs of deconsolidation in Tunisia according to the deconsolidation theory? : A qualitative theory consuming case study.

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för statsvetenskap (ST)

    Author : Julia Törnberg; [2021]
    Keywords : Democracy; democratic deconsolidation; Tunisia; democratic backsliding; Freedom House; Arab Barometer; V-Dem.;

    Abstract : The Arab Spring put several revolutions in motion in the Middle East and North Africa. However, Tunisia was the only country that succeeded with a democratization process, making the country a fairly new democracy. READ MORE

  5. 4. Gaining international legitimacy by improving women's rights and gender equality - The case of Nicaragua

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Douglas Svedberg; [2020]
    Keywords : Nicaragua; International legitimacy; Women s rights; Gender equality; Autocracy; Political reform;

    Abstract : A reoccurring argument in previous research is that autocracies implement policy changes for women’s rights in order to gain international legitimacy. The idea is that by showing the international community that they are on-board with the global movement to empower women; focus is diverted from their shortcomings in other democratic aspects. READ MORE

  6. 5. Are we Making Promises without Proof? : An empirical analysis of the impacts that democracy support and aid targeting education have on democratization

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Ruth Björklöv; [2020]
    Keywords : foreign aid; aid effectiveness; democratization; democracy aid; education aid;

    Abstract : As democracy promotion has become an increasingly important aspect on the agenda of foreign aid donors, and since such prioritization of funding comes at the expense of other development areas, it is arguably of interest for donors as well as researchers to investigate its actual impact on democratization. This study endeavors to examine the influence of two types of foreign assistance that could potentially contribute to a democratic development, directlythrough democracy support and indirectly through aid focused on education. READ MORE