Essays about: "Political legitimacy"
Showing result 36 - 40 of 302 essays containing the words Political legitimacy.
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36. Between Power and Vulnerability: National Human Rights Institutions in Post-Conflict Environments and the Uganda Human Rights Commission
University essay from Lunds universitet/Mänskliga rättigheterAbstract : In light of declining multilateralism within the field of human rights since the 1990s, National Human Rights Institutions have been presented by the UN as translators capable of vernacularizing and institutionalizing global human rights ideals within the local. Yet, the global proliferation of National Human Rights Institutions sparked by the adoption of the UN Principles Relating to the Status of National Institutions implies a top-down spread of these institutions from the global to the local level and makes legitimacy issues intrinsically connected to their creation. READ MORE
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37. Politicians as communicators of delegitimizing criticism towards epistemic authorities : A study of political hostility towards news media and science in Sweden
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Medier och kommunikationAbstract : It is seemingly accepted that a democracy functions better with a reasonably informed citizenry. As we cannot acquire knowledge about a complex reality on our own, democratic societies operate through a set of institutions of which two are attributed the explicit task to assist citizensa legitimate pathway to knowledge. READ MORE
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38. International Criminal Justice : An Interdisciplinary Inquiry into the Territorial Jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court over National’s of Non-State Parties
University essay from Linköpings universitet/Statsvetenskap; Linköpings universitet/Filosofiska fakultetenAbstract : Over the years, the International Criminal Court (ICC) has received criticism for exercising its territorial jurisdiction over non-state parties’ nationals. Non-state parties claim that the Court is illegitimate and that its jurisdictional claim over their nationals violates the principle of consent in public international law. READ MORE
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39. THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CORRUPTION, TRUST AND EFFICACY IN THE WESTERN BALKANS Direct and conditional effects
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : Empirical findings indicate that corruption perceptions decrease two key components of system support and legitimacy: citizens’ political trust and political efficacy. While the relationship between corruption, trust and political efficacy is well established in the literature, little attention has been paid so far to contextual factors that could moderate this relationship. READ MORE
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40. UPLOADING WAR: The Weaponisation of 0s and 1s and the Changing Nature of War
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : 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
