Essays about: "Fundamental democratic values"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 29 essays containing the words Fundamental democratic values.
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1. Echoes of Democracy : Assessing Democratic Values in African Civil Society
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : This thesis investigates how the level of democratic values differs between active members of different civil society organizations. Civil society has been considered a fundamental aspect of democracy and research have highlighted that some organizational characteristics are associated with democratization and sustainable democracy. READ MORE
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2. Are sanctions actually justifiable?
University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : There has been an upswing of liberal governments within the European Union over the past few decades and a way of handling these developments have been sanctions. Countries such as Poland, Hungary and Austria all have in various ways seen the consequences of these sanctions. READ MORE
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3. The Limits of Free Expression : An Ideational Analysis of Quran Burnings in Sweden
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : This thesis investigates the political discourse surrounding the controversial act of Quran burnings in Sweden, focusing on the positions of leaders from the three largest political parties between April 2022 and October 2023. Utilizing a theoretical framework that differentiates between consequentialist and non-consequentialist perspectives, it examines the politicians’ arguments for justifying and limiting freedom of expression in this context. READ MORE
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4. The Potential of The Witcher : In an interdisciplinary work between Religious studies and English
University essay fromAbstract : This essay examines if The Witcher: The Last Wish can be used as a pedagogical tool for interdisciplinary literary seminars about current issues and events in students’ daily lives and society between the Swedish upper secondary school courses English and Religious studies. Additionally, the study investigates if literary seminars about how The Witcher: The Last Wish can broaden the students’ understanding of religious practices in daily lives and what effect their religion has on their relation to ethical and existential issues. READ MORE
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5. INACTION OR ACTION ON DEMOCRATIC BACKSLIDING IN HUNGARY : A QUESTION OF WHICH TYPE OF RHETORIC IS MOST COMMON IN THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : The thesis studies the most recent debate on the issue of democratic backsliding in Hungary, and more specifically, if a rhetoric of inaction was dominant in the plenary debate of the European Parliament. Democratic backsliding is a crucial topic to research in the context of the European Parliament’s recent attempts to take a more active role in defending the European Union’s fundamental values. READ MORE