Essays about: "Satisfaction with democracy"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 12 essays containing the words Satisfaction with democracy.
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1. Democracy and the Importance of Popular Support : An analysis on whether popular support for democracy should be a part of democratic theory
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : Empirical findings about political behaviour cast doubt on prevailing theories of democracy. The overwhelming majority of democratic theories either implicitly or explicitly imply the necessity of widespread public participation. READ MORE
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2. The Populist Surge and Democratic Dissatisfaction: Unveiling the divide : A quantitative analysis on variations in the level of satisfaction with democracy among populists and non-populists in Western Europe the past 20 years
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : This thesis deals with differences in the level of satisfaction with democracy between populists and non-populists in eleven Western European countries the past twenty years, with the common denominator that they all have experienced the electoral success of a populist radical-right party and a population increasingly expressing distrust and dissatisfaction with democracy. The thesis is based on a definition of populism in which it is regarded as a threat to democracy, and moreover, the thesis explores whether there are any significant differences in the level of satisfaction with democracy and whether these differences changes as time passes between these two voter groups. READ MORE
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3. When Political Interest is not Enough: A quantitative study on what deterred politically interested citizens from voting in the 2019 European Parliamentary election
University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : The European Union (EU) has long suffered from a democratic deficit, something that has been highlighted many times by politicians, media and citizens alike. The EU has in turn tried to better its democratic standing by increasing the power of the European Parliament (EP) through the Treaty of Lisbon in 2009. READ MORE
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4. The Persistence of Support for the Ruling Party in Singapore: A Study of Competitive Authoritarianism
University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : This thesis investigates the reasons behind the continuation of legitimisation for the ruling party in Singapore, despite its undemocratic practices. The main hypothesis is that the ruling party has effectively utilised competitive authoritarianism, which involves the use of manipulation and repression to maintain control over the public and convince or pressure them to vote for the party. READ MORE
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5. Corruption and the satisfaction with democracy
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : Recent years have shown not only a global decline in democracy, but also that citizens increasingly express dissatisfaction with democracy. Previous research has shown that corruption fosters dissatisfaction with democracy. READ MORE
