Essays about: "benefits from democracy"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 23 essays containing the words benefits from democracy.

  1. 16. The Quality of Government Peace - How Good Governance Reduces the Risk of Interstate Conflict

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Nils Råby; [2009]
    Keywords : quality of government; interstate conflict; logistic regression; democratic peace theory; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : In this thesis the impact of quality of government on the risk of interstate conflict is analyzed. Data on Militarised Interstate Disputes (MIDs) from the Correlates of War is used as an indicator of conflict and scores from the International Country Risk Guide (ICRG) is applied as a measure of quality of government. READ MORE

  3. 17. The Application of Minority Rights to Muslims in Denmark, Germany and the United Kingdom

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Stephanie Berry; [2008]
    Keywords : International Human Rights Law; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Historically, minority rights have played a role in conflict prevention. The current situation in the West, where it is asserted that Islam is not compatible with democracy and Western values, lends itself to the application of such rights. READ MORE

  4. 18. Democracy's Prerequisites A case study of Mozambique's transition to peace and democratization process

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Elin Ewers; [2007]
    Keywords : Mozambique; civil war; conflict resolution; democratization; civil society; Political and administrative sciences; Statsvetenskap; förvaltningskunskap; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : This thesis provides an account for the events leading up to the 1992 peace agreement and the following transition to democracy in Mozambique. In using process-tracing as a method, I have identified the factors that made the democratization process possible. READ MORE

  5. 19. Internet: A New Space in Chinese Civil Society? : A case study on the relationship between civil society and the Internet in China

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Mänskliga rättigheter

    Author : Cecilia Andersson; [2007]
    Keywords : civil society; China; Internet; civila samhället; Kina; demokratisering; informationsfrihet; yttrandefrihet; Human rights; Mänskliga rättigheter; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Freedom of expression and information is often upheld as a crucial component of a vital democracy. The decline of censorship is thus seen as a movement towards democratisation. The emergence of widespread use of the Internet has given new wind to the discussion about the relation between freedom of information and democracy. READ MORE

  6. 20. Circuits of Civilization: Progressive Democratic Character Education in the Process of Globalization

    University essay from Centrum för tillämpad etik

    Author : Olesya Vallin; [2007]
    Keywords : Dewey; democracy; progressive education; character education; civilization; moral evolution; values;

    Abstract : This thesis interprets John Dewey’s theory of the moral life in the global context in order to shed a light on major ethical challenges of the process of globalization. Dewey’s perspective provides an explanation of (1) formation of the individual commitments to particular sets of values,(2) justification of the responsibilities to the distanced peoples as opposed to the responsibilities to the nearest and dearest peoples and (3)the meaning of democratic social arrangements on the global scale. READ MORE