Essays about: "Regime Legitimacy"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 37 essays containing the words Regime Legitimacy.

  1. 6. State-building in the post-2001 era in Afghanistan : A deep dive in the chaotic reality of the war-torn nation

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för statsvetenskap (ST)

    Author : Christos Papadopoulos; [2020]
    Keywords : State-building; legitimacy; capacity; security; Taliban; warlords; Afghanistan;

    Abstract : Abstract The aim of this essay was to examine the complicated process of state-building in Afghanistan after the fall of the Taliban regime in 2001. This was done by using a theory-consuming case study and utilizing Charles T. Call theory on state-building and his three gaps: capacity, security and legitimacy. READ MORE

  2. 7. Executive Constraints and Civil Conflict Onset

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning

    Author : Joshua Krusell; [2020]
    Keywords : civil conflict; political science; bayesian;

    Abstract : Do institutional constraints on a regime's executive decrease the likelihood of civil conflict onset? An unconstrained executive is free to loot state resources undermining the state's capacity to effectively deal with nascent rebellions, and may be more likely to engage in violent repression, especially in the form of indiscriminate violence. This can encourage political grievances, lead to a loss of legitimacy for the regime, and provide the opportunity for would be rebel groups to attract new members by offering protection against government violence. READ MORE

  3. 8. Universal Jurisdiction and the Fight Against Torture: Ensuring Accountability Through a Human Rights Centred Approach

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten; Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Elina Hammarström; [2020]
    Keywords : universal jurisdiction; torture; accountability; public international law; human rights; human rights approach; UNCAT; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Within international human rights law, the prohibition of torture is absolute and uncontroversial. However, despite considerable efforts to end it, torture remains a pervasive problem all over the world, in part due to the widespread impunity for such acts. READ MORE

  4. 9. Conflicting interests in European Union copyright law: A socio-legal analysis of what problem representations Article 17 DSMD is grounded in

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Rättssociologiska institutionen

    Author : Dennis Vantusko; [2020]
    Keywords : Article 17; Copyright; DSMD; European Commission; Habermas; Legitimacy; Participatory Web; Policy; User Rights; WPR; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : For many years, critics of the European Union copyright framework have raised concerns about the lack of legal recognition of exceptions and limitations to copyright-protected works and other protected subject matter, and argued that the European Union copyright framework favours the protection of intellectual property over fundamental rights. The debate about this imbalance reached new heights when the European Commission enacted a proposal, which after much controversy passed legislation as the Directive on Copyrights in the Digital Single Market (DSMD). READ MORE

  5. 10. Beyond the Democratic Success Story - An exploratory case study of citizens’ expectations and experiences of Tunisian democratization

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Miriam Ekvall Halila; [2020]
    Keywords : young democracy; democratization; expectations; Tunisia; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This study is an exploratory qualitative case study that seeks to capture nuanced and personal perspectives on the experiences of the Tunisian democratization process. The aim of this study is to examine what the expectations of the regime change was and how these expectations relate to the perceived reality. READ MORE