Essays about: "Technology and democracy"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 49 essays containing the words Technology and democracy.

  1. 6. The E-krona and Traceability of Your Payment Data : An analysis of the fundamental differences and privacy-related impacts of the Riksbank’s e-krona pilot in comparison with card-based transactions

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Lovisa Stenbacka; [2022]
    Keywords : e-krona; traceability; payment data; data protection; law; financial secrecy; AML; rule of law; democracy; technology; legal informatics; legal policy; law and technology; constitutional provisions; DLT; blockchain; wallet-id; information security; fintech; financial technology; the Riksbank; central bank; money; Riksbanken; finansiell teknologi; e-kronan; digital centralbanksvaluta; statlig kontroll; centralbank; konstitutionella förpliktelser; demokrati; skydd för betaldata; skydd för personuppgifter; finansiell sekretess; banksekretess; penningtvätt; informationsteknologi; rättsinformatik; rättspolitik;

    Abstract : The Riksbank is currently investigating the possibility of producing a Central Bank Digital Currency in Sweden, called “e-krona”, implemented through an “e-krona network” on a platform based on Distributed Ledger Technology. By applying the methodology of legal dogmatics, legal informatics, and a legal policy perspective, this thesis examines and analyses some of the fundamental differences in Sweden’s current payment system for transactions at the point of sale, comparing debit card-based transactions with payments using the model of the Riksbank’s e-krona pilot. READ MORE

  3. 7. The Role of Literature in Character Education: On the Formation of the Modern 'Self' in Contemporary Liberal Schooling

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för barndom, utbildning och samhälle (BUS)

    Author : Svetlana Skripnik; [2022]
    Keywords : Character Education; literature; values; formation; Martha Nussbaum; capability approach; Allan Bloom; conservative theories; liberal theories; critical pedagogy; Post-Critical Pedagogy; civic virtue; citizenship; Love of the World.;

    Abstract : With the liberalisation of the society and education in the Western Countries, new development horizons have emerged thus altering our expectations from the younger generation and our vision of human fulfilment and happiness. As Dewey stressed, the current advance of technology and democratic ways of life results in the unprecedented rate and speed of changes and ‘it is impossible to foretell definitely just what civilization will be twenty years from now. READ MORE

  4. 8. Roots of Food : Playful Interactions to Support Sustainable Food Practices

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

    Author : Alice Markmann; [2022]
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    Abstract : Consumers are becoming more sensitive about their food choices and demand more transparent information about the food chain (Trinekins et al., 2012, Vittersø, 2019). In particular, environmental sustainability appears to be a driving factor for the change in consumers’ diets (Siegrist et al., 2015). READ MORE

  5. 9. Learning from the Past: The Case of the Weimar Republic : A Proposal for Historical Analysis, Revision and Digitization

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper (KV)

    Author : Giulia De Paduanis; [2022]
    Keywords : Weimar Republic; Newspapers; Digitization; Press; Textual Analysis; Historical Repetition; OCR Challenges;

    Abstract : In a world in which current events increasingly evoke episodes from the past and former crises, understanding history becomes fundamental in order to build an informed solution strategy. Nevertheless, one should also recognize to leave one’s contemporary judgment and knowledge in the present, while dissecting the past for valuable insights. READ MORE

  6. 10. 222 Days of Platform Lockdown : Circumvention Culture, Digital Activism and Internet Censorship

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap

    Author : Iheanyi Genius Amaraizu; [2022]
    Keywords : Internet; Social Media; Twitter; Circumvention; Censorship; digital activism; democracy; Platform; Lockdown; Shutdown; social movements;

    Abstract : This work investigates internet censorship in Nigeria, describing experiences and citizens’ led circumvention practices following the ban of Twitter by the Nigerian government. Based on a quantitative survey and qualitative interview of active Twitter users in Lagos and Abuja Nigeria, the research realizes and categorizes circumvention practices embraced within the period of effecting the ban into technology, self-censorship, and platform jumping. READ MORE