Essays about: "challenges to democracy"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 127 essays containing the words challenges to democracy.

1. 1. The crisisification of the European Single Market : A study investigating how changes to governance of the Single Market can be understood through crisisification

   University essay from Försvarshögskolan

   Author : Julia Linder; [2024]
   Keywords : crisisification; Single Market; European crises; institutional changes; security and risk;

   Abstract : The European Single Market (SM) has typically been a symbol of economic integration and multilateralism within the European Union (EU). It operates within a robust regulatory framework aimed at ensuring the free movement of goods, services, people, and capital. READ MORE

3. 2. “Russian oppositional journalism is not an institution; it is a partisan movement” : Reconfigured professional identities among Russophone exile journalists in the Baltic States

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutet för Rysslands- och Eurasienstudier

   Author : Jana Paegle; [2024]
   Keywords : Exile journalism; professional identity; opposition; diaspora; Baltic states; Russia; resilience theory; Exiljournalistik; professionell identitet; opposition; diaspora; Baltikum; Ryssland; resiliensteori;

   Abstract : Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, repressive legislative changes and tightened war-censorship prompted a new wave of media professionals leaving the Federation. This study explores how Russian journalists resettling in the Baltic states articulate their professional identity and view the Russian versus Baltic governments’ attitudes while adapting abroad. READ MORE

4. 3. Meeting in the middle - Qualitative study of the state of state innovation

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för företagande och ledning

   Author : Maral Batbaatar; Sofija Obradovic; [2024]
   Keywords : Innovation; Innovation in the public sector; Innovation process; Innovation adoption; Open government;

   Abstract : The research question "What are factors that affect adoption of innovation in the public sector?" was selected as the aim of this thesis to gain a conceptual understanding of an innovation adoption process. A qualitative study has been performed, with 17 interviewees from the Swedish public sector. READ MORE

5. 4. The Limits of Free Expression : An Ideational Analysis of Quran Burnings in Sweden

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Linnéa Lindström; [2024]
   Keywords : Freedom of Expression; Quran burnings; Democracy; Sweden;

   Abstract : This thesis investigates the political discourse surrounding the controversial act of Quran burnings in Sweden, focusing on the positions of leaders from the three largest political parties between April 2022 and October 2023. Utilizing a theoretical framework that differentiates between consequentialist and non-consequentialist perspectives, it examines the politicians’ arguments for justifying and limiting freedom of expression in this context. READ MORE

6. 5. DEMOCRACY PROMOTION UNDER AUTOCRATIZING STATE RESTRICTIONS. A Comparative Study of INGO Democracy Promotion in Türkiye and Georgia

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Johan Sköld; [2023-09-04]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : International non-governmental organizations (INGOs) are central actors within international democracy promotion. By not being formally state-affiliated, these actors have many advantages in furthering democratic developments around the world. READ MORE