Essays about: "Slovakia"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 54 essays containing the word Slovakia.

  1. 1. Declining Democracy, a Case of Democratic Backsliding or Careening?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Clara Feikes de Groot; [2024]
    Keywords : Democratic decline; Visegrád Four; Democratic backsliding; Democratic careening; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Trends show a decline in democracy in the CEE region which has mostly been analyzed through the democratic backsliding paradigm. However, recent scholars have proposed another perspective for this trend, the careening paradigm. READ MORE

  3. 2. BETWEEN ABORTION TOURISM AND TRANSNATIONAL ABORTION ACTIVISM The impact of Polish abortion legislation on the CEE region

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Zuzana Žuborová; [2023-10-20]
    Keywords : Social movements; Abortion tourism; Transnational abortion activism; Abortion legislation; Abortion rights; Women s rights; Poland; Slovakia; Czech Republic;

    Abstract : This master’s thesis examines the implications of current abortion legislation in Poland on civil society in neighbouring countries, particularly in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), namely the Czech and Slovak Republic. Poland recently passed a strict abortion law that has led to widespread protests and transnational activism. READ MORE

  4. 3. The Howl of the Lone Wolf

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi; Lunds universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

    Author : Jonna Rolfsson; [2023]
    Keywords : Lone Wolf; Manifesto; Narrative; Targets; Right-wing; Underdog; Ideology; Social System; Social Order; Crisis; Violence; Mass-harm; Replacement; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Attacks of mass-harm perpetrated by lone actor terrorists, also known as lone wolves which they are called in this study, have been increasing in the last few decades and has become one of the main national security threats in Sweden. With the increase in attacks, so has the research on this type of terrorism, looking at ideological reasons, target selection and the radicalisation process as well as comparisons to group-based terrorism. READ MORE

  5. 4. Twice as good as others (and still discriminated) : Successful Romani Women representation in the Czech and Slovak media

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Umeå centrum för genusstudier (UCGS)

    Author : Eva Hnizdo Dianiskova; [2023]
    Keywords : Romani women; success; discrimination; media representation;

    Abstract : Stigmatisation of Romani women is the rule rather than the exception in many countries around Europe, something that has also been confirmed through research. That is one reason why I have chosen to highlight successful Romani women in this study. READ MORE

  6. 5. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine: a tone setter for Euroscepticism at the EU’s external border regions? A quantitative study on the changes in Euroscepticism at the EU’s external borders after times of border insecurity, crisis and refugee influxes

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Jonathan Giedraitis; [2023]
    Keywords : Euroscepticism; The EU’s external borders; The war in Ukraine; Public opinion; The European Union; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : This thesis aimed to determine if Euroscepticism is demonstrated to shift in the EU’s external border regions after sudden border insecurities, compared to other types of regions. This field was explored due to previous researchers claiming that the EU’s border regions are particularly susceptible to changes in Euroscepticism due to sudden border insecurity. READ MORE