Essays about: "anti-government"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the word anti-government.

  1. 1. IS THE SEED OF REVOLUTION REPRESSION? A quantitative study of the relationship between government repression and anti-government mass mobilization

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Emma Albertsson; [2024-03-25]
    Keywords : Government repression; Anti-government mass mobilization; Authoritarian regimes; Protests;

    Abstract : Throughout history, authoritarian regimes have used repression to avoid the opposition to flourish and to retain power. However, in the case of the protests for Mahsa Amini against the regime in Iran, it has been demonstrated that government repression instead, can be positively associated with anti-government mass mobilization. READ MORE

  3. 2. Fight the Power : Effect of Post-Election Anti-Government Action upon the Probability of Incumbent Replacement

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

    Author : Robert Andersson; [2023]
    Keywords : Electoral violence; anti-government; opposition; post-election.;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to answer the research question as to whether post-election antigovernment actions lead to increased probability of incumbent being replaced. The theoretical argument is that the anti-government groups can choose to use violence or non-violence to force the government to give concessions, the ultimate one being replacement of the incumbent. READ MORE

  4. 3. From Violence to Victory : Effect of Incumbents Pre-Electoral Violence upon Electoral Outcomes

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

    Author : Robert Andersson; [2022]
    Keywords : election; violence; incumbent; opposition;

    Abstract : Electoral violence can have dire consequences for a society, but remains a strategy employed by incumbents to secure electoral victory. This thesis search to explore if electoral violence instigated by progovernment side actually do increase the incumbent’s probability of electoral victory. READ MORE

  5. 4. Canvas of dissent : a study of visuals and its significance in group formations and communications during the 2019 Hong Kong Anti-ELAB movement

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kommunikation och medier

    Author : Wing Lam Cheryl Fung; [2020]
    Keywords : Visual culture; Social Movements; Group Formations; Hong Kong; Anti-Extradition Bill Movement; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Beginning from June 2019, the streets of Hong Kong have been turned into a theatre of protests. Together with their banners and umbrellas, protesters took to the street to protest against the proposed extradition bill that allows the government to send suspected criminals to mainland China. READ MORE

  6. 5. Social Change through Daily Life – An Exploratory Study on University Student Opinions on Personal Status Laws in Lebanon

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för Mellanösternstudier

    Author : Matthew Heinrichs; [2020]
    Keywords : Lebanon – Sectarianism – Personal Status Laws – Social Non-Movement – Youth – Social Change – Women; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Recent studies have shown the discriminatory and patriarchal nature of personal status laws in Lebanon (Geagea et al. 2015; Mikdashi 2018b). READ MORE