Essays about: "checks and balances"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the words checks and balances.

  1. 1. The impact of the Pink-Tide extractive economic model on democracy: a comparative study of democratic performance in Argentina and Uruguay

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Nordiska Latinamerikainstitutet

    Author : Daniel Hernan Benjamin Gamez; [2022]
    Keywords : Democracy; extractivism; Argentina; Uruguay; institutions;

    Abstract : The deteriorating quality of democracy in Latin America has been a debated issue for a long time. Numerous theories and authors have proposed different causes and reasons. READ MORE

  2. 2. The Effects of Populism on Liberal Democracy

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Kajsa Lindström; [2021]
    Keywords : Venezuela; Poland; Populism; Liberal Democracy; De-democratization; Chávez; Law and Justice.; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Recently there has been a rise of populism within Venezuela and Poland. Simultaneously, both countries have seen a de-democratization as a result of legal and political changes carried out by their governments. READ MORE

  3. 3. Instrumental Securitization : An Investigation of Contemporary Indo-Pakistani Hydro‐Political Dynamics

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudier

    Author : Sune Petersen; [2015]
    Keywords : India-Pakistan; International Relations; Security; Hydro-Politics; Securitization Theory; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The Indo-Pakistani rivalry has lasted for more than seven decades, experienced four major wars, countless armed skirmishes and extensive cross-border communal violence, resulting in more than one million casualties, and enormous amounts of resources diverted towards security. The disputed Kashmir region is often cited as the main reason for the persistence of the conflict. READ MORE

  4. 4. Shedding light on the European Union’s Development Cooperation after Lisbon Treaty

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Meryem Uyar; [2015]
    Keywords : Lisbon Treaty; European Development Fund; development aid; security development nexus; poverty reduction; evaluation; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The concept of poverty as a development and a security issue has been fairly commonplace since the end of Cold War and poverty has been gaining importance in the security agenda of the EU throughout the years. Thus Lisbon Treaty has legally and instructionally enhanced the Union’s capacities to ensure policy coherence and has given poverty reduction utmost importance among its development cooperation objectives. READ MORE

  5. 5. Oil Management and the Resource Curse in Ghana: the role of civil society

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Henrik Rundquist; [2014]
    Keywords : Resource curse; civil society; democracy; accountability; institutional quality; Ghana; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The so-called ‘Resource curse’ has manifested in several resource rich countries in the African continent. When Ghana found oil in 2007, the finding was consequently accompanied by high hopes of economic growth and increased social welfare (blessing), but also fear that they oil would increase corruption and political patronage (curse). READ MORE