Essays about: "Varieties of Democracy"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the words Varieties of Democracy.

1. 1. What are the odds of civil war? Investigating the relationship between quality of government, voter turnout, civil war, and the Democratic peace theory

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

   Author : Salome Nordberg; [2023-10-05]
   Keywords : Quality of government; civil war; voter turnout; democratic peace theory; logistic regression;

   Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to quantitatively investigate the relationship between the quality of government, voter turnout, and civil war. By doing a hypothesistesting analysis through logistic regression. READ MORE

3. 2. FROM AID TO EMPOWERMENT Evaluating the Impact of Democracy Assistance on Civil Society across 128 countries from 2005 to 2021

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Marike Blanken; [2023-06-20]
   Keywords : aid effectiveness; civil society; democracy assistance; democratisation; authoritarian regimes;

   Abstract : Civil society organisations (CSOs) are key players in democratisation processes. Consequently, a substantial part of foreign democracy assistance is directed at promoting civil society in recipient countries. A growing body of research indicates that support for democratisation is linked to higher levels of democracy. READ MORE

4. 3. Democratizing Democracy Indices: Towards a More Inclusive Measure

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Megan Kathleen Baxter; [2023]
   Keywords : Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Several large, international institutes and think tanks, like Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem), International IDEA, and Freedom House, among others, focus on measuring and tracking government regime types and political environments, primarily through measuring democracies. Yet for all of their sophistication and massive datasets, there are misalignments between democracy scores and human rights for groups that are marginalized in many countries. READ MORE

5. 4. Chinese Presence in Africa: For better or worse?- A Study on the Effects of Chinese Aid on Press Freedom in Africa

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Oskar Fagerholm; Jakob Weiner; [2022-06-30]
   Keywords : Foreign Aid; China; Africa;

   Abstract : Over the last 20 years, China's growth has increased exponentially, and one aspect of this growth is increasing Chinese presence in many international and economic settings. In this study we focus on the international impact of Chinese foreign aid and in more detail how it influences the press freedom in Africa on a cross-national and sub-national level. READ MORE

6. 5. Contract enforcement in Russia and Ukraine

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Hannes Oscarsson; [2021]
   Keywords : Contract enforcement; Strategic pressure theory; Democratization; Judiciary Independence; Hybrid regime; Authoritarian Regime; Ukraine; Russia; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : The purpose of this text is to, through a case study of Russia and Ukraine, analyze the relationship between effectivity of contract enforcement and regime type. The hypothesize is that authoritarian regimes in which incumbents’ power is more safely secured will have a more robust and independent judiciary than hybrid regimes, which will have a positive effect on contract enforcement. READ MORE