Essays about: "authoritarian regime"
Showing result 21 - 25 of 75 essays containing the words authoritarian regime.
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21. Master’s Thesis in Political Science Democratization in southern Africa: Process and Challenges : A case study of Zimbabwe’s divergent path in its democratic transition
University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/StatsvetenskapAbstract : Despite promising prospects to transition towards a democracy after attaining its independence in 1980, Zimbabwe somehow fell into authoritarian rule and became increasingly undemocratic compared to other countries in southern Africa. Therefore, this thesis seeks to understand why a “most likely” case of democratization in the region failed and instead slipped into authoritarianism between 1980 and 2000. READ MORE
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22. Actor or ally? Exploring Sweden’s involvement in Turkish gender politics through the Swedish Consulate General in Istanbul
University essay from Lunds universitet/Genusvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : The aim of this project is to study the implementation of Sweden’s feminist foreign policy through its gender equality enchancing foreign aid to Turkish civil society, managed by The Swedish Consulate General in Istanbul. Through a multi-methods study based on document analysis of project grant cases in 2019, and in-depth interviews with Consulate staff and representatives from partner organizations, the study maps a web of different actors and processes of change in Turkish gender politics: states, civil society, segments of the public and the international community. READ MORE
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23. Challenging the authoritarian advantage in crisis management: a case study of the outbreak of COVID-19 in China
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : 2020 has been a year thoroughly marked by the global COVID-19 pandemic, and the ways in which different governments have sought to manage the crisis have sparked controversy. This paper aims to challenge and ultimately falsify the theory of “authoritarian advantage” in crisis management using a single-case study design of most-likely logic. READ MORE
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24. Partisanship above Fundamental Values? A comparative analysis of Europarties’ reactions to party members' non-compliance with the European Union’s fundamental values (Art. 2 TEU) over time
University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : The European Union (EU) can no longer portray itself as a community of democracies since Hungary was recently classified as an electoral authoritarian regime. This was the culmination of a trend of democratic decline, which stands in contrast to the fundamental values the EU proudly denotes are its foundation. READ MORE
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25. Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown : How the Rwandan government has legitimized its rule 2010-2019
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : The aim of this thesis is to study how electoral authoritarian regimes remain resilient over time, by observing how they handle challenges to their rule. More specifically, the thesis will focus on the strategies used to legitimize further rule. READ MORE
