Essays about: "authoritarian regime"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 75 essays containing the words authoritarian regime.

  1. 16. The Populist Crackdown on Human Rights Organizations in Hungary

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Ida Seirup; [2021]
    Keywords : Hungary; civil society; human rights organizations; populism; hybrid regimes; CSOs; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : During recent years, the world has experienced a trend of diminishing freedoms. The failure of governments around the world to tackle polarization and inequality has resulted in a discontent amongst people. A discontent which has been exploited by autocratic and populist leaders claiming to have the right answers. READ MORE

  3. 17. Militarization: A Witch's War Brew? : How military power affects authoritarian regimes' behavior

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

    Author : Lina Sigurdh; [2021]
    Keywords : Militarization; autocratization; conflict onset; conflict behavior; military power;

    Abstract : The effect of regime type on conflict onset is a well-studied phenomenon, and various studies have found that variance in regime type, and within regime types, affects conflict onset. For instance, militarization in autocracies seems to be linked with increased risk of initiating conflict. READ MORE

  4. 18. Counting votes or counting bodies? : A qualitative study on the effect Regime Type has on the nature of Pre-election Violence in autocratic states

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

    Author : Tilda Janbrink; [2021]
    Keywords : Military regime; elections; electoral violence; pre-election violence; autocracy; state repression; Pakistan; Uzbekistan;

    Abstract : In a quantitative study in 2007, Davenport found that autocratic military regimes statistically face a higher risk of electoral violence than authoritarian party-backed regimes. This thesis has attempted to link Davenports findings with theories on military belligerence presented by Lai and Slater (2006) as well as Geddes et al. READ MORE

  5. 19. Tracing Bolivia's Swing of the Pendulum : Tracing the process of popular resistance in Bolivia.

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

    Author : Emil Wenlöf; [2021]
    Keywords : Double Movement; Bolivia; Evo Morales; Social Mobilization; Popular Resistance.;

    Abstract : Policy regime shift through popular societal resistance in developing countries, advocating a state-regulated economic model, has been a frequent occurrence in the 21st century, during a period where neoliberalism has dominated the world market. Scholars have brought up the framework of double movement to explain these social, economic, and political changes from free-market regimes to state-controlled regimes, claiming that it is a societal reaction to the commodification of land, labor, and money. READ MORE

  6. 20. 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