Essays about: "Political Liberties"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 33 essays containing the words Political Liberties.

  1. 21. The Inequality of Fraud. Exploring the effect of societal inequality on electoral misconduct.

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Valeriya Mechkova; [2014-07-21]
    Keywords : inequality; electoral misconduct; elections; democratization;

    Abstract : The relationship between inequlity and democracy has been a subject to many academic studies. Yet no rigorous explanation has been offered about the connection between them. The present thesis engages in this debate by analyzing the effect of societal inequality on the democratic quality of elections. READ MORE

  3. 22. Honduras - In the aftermath of the coup d’état : A case study on the development of the regime five years after the coup occurred

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Institutionen för samhällsvetenskaper

    Author : Dunja Kantola; [2014]
    Keywords : MFS; Honduras; Coup ´d’état; Hybrid regime; Polyarchy; Democracy; International organizations; Civil Society;

    Abstract : In 2009, Honduras was affected by a military coup, where the former president Manuel Zelaya was deposed. The coup was supported by the National Congress and the Supreme Court, with the arguments that the action was a necessary act for defending and maintaining the democracy in the country. READ MORE

  4. 23. Taiwan and Civil Liberties in the State of Exception

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Ekaterina Kairisalo; [2014]
    Keywords : Security; Political Sphere; Social Sphere; Emergency Policy; The State of Emergency; Human Rights; Policy Development; Taiwan; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The purpose of this study is to investigate whether the Taiwan government’s lifting Martial Law and passing the National Security Law signified a process of liberalization or the continuation of the state of exception. Its aim is to unpick the relationship between security policy development within the legal framework and human rights. READ MORE

  5. 24. The Maritime Labour Convention 2006: A Frozen Revolution in the Realisation of Social Justice for Seafarers

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Lloyd Cameron; [2013]
    Keywords : Law; Labour Law; Human Rights; Social Justice; Maritime Labour Convention.; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Realising social justice has been one of the central goals of the International Labour Organisation since its inception. Yet today the unique environment and dangers associated with working at sea make the world’s 1. READ MORE

  6. 25. Democracy and Human Development: A Cross-National Analysis

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Olle Berggren; [2012]
    Keywords : democracy; human development; freedom; growth; democratisation; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : This thesis analyses the effects of democracy and democratisation on human development levels and growth. Theoretically, the idea of development as freedom is incorporated into the classical debate of democracy’s impact on development. READ MORE