Essays about: "Liberal Democracy"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 97 essays containing the words Liberal Democracy.
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1. A Captured and Divided Civil Society : A Study of Democracy and Civil Society in Central Eastern Europe
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : This paper investigates the interplay between pernicious polarization, autonomy of civil society - here called civil society capture, and liberal democracy in Central and Eastern Europe from 2006 to 2020. In the absence of prior time-series data on pernicious polarization and civil society capture, this study built and analysed a dataset of these variables across the region, testing six hypotheses. READ MORE
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2. Trading Democratic Rights for a Sense of Security : A Quantitative Study of Genders’ Effect on Swedes' Willingness to Limit Their Democratic Rights for Security
University essay from FörsvarshögskolanAbstract : The stand of liberal democracy as the most desirable form of governance has long been left unquestioned in the West. The rise of geopolitical, and national, security issues force the population in these states to consider the trade off between security and democracy. READ MORE
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3. The Swedish Parliamentary Parties' Stance on Democratic Defence : Is Democracy Worth Defending and to What Extent Are They Prepared to Defend Taiwan's Democracy?
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : This study has used the method of conversational interviews and content analysis to examine how the government and the Swedish parliamentary parties view the state of democracy and to what extent democracy should be defended when under attack. The paper has analysed the government's statement of foreign policies from 2012 to 2023 and interviewed at least one member of the Parliament from each parliamentary party to understand where the party stands on the issue of defending democracy. READ MORE
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4. From Degrees to Seats : Exploring the Influence of Candidate Selection on Educational Representation in Dutch Parliament
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionenAbstract : Contemporary liberal democracies highlight representation as a fundamental aspect of their functioning. However, the representation of different education levels in the Netherlands, as in other Western democracies, is lacking. READ MORE
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5. The Effect of Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine on the Political Imaginary of European Right-Wing Populist Parties
University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : The polarizing effect on the relationship between the West and Russia poses poses challenges to the otherwise close ties between right-wing populist parties and Russia. The thesis utilizes political imaginary in conjunction with political narratives to understand the impact of Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022 on the political imaginaries of the Sweden Democrats, the National Rally, and the Freedom Party The study specifically explores how these parties perceive Russia as their leader, their opposition to the European Union (EU), and thus also the underlying tension between populism and liberal democracy. READ MORE
