Essays about: "deliberation"
Showing result 6 - 10 of 107 essays containing the word deliberation.
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6. A Defense of Helene Landemore’s Argument for the Epistemic Superiority of Democratic Deliberation
University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för idé- och samhällsstudierAbstract : In this essay I investigate whether political deliberation in an assembly of 300 people that is randomly selected from the entire population (democratic deliberation) is epistemically superior to political deliberation in an assembly of the same size where individuals have been selected based on certain criteria (non-democratic deliberation). I present Helene Landemore’s argument in favor of the epistemic superiority of democratic deliberation and consider Aaron Ancell’s critique of this argument. READ MORE
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7. Growing to thrive or growing to die? Analysing high-school students’ perspectives on the relationship between economic growth and environmental sustainability
University essay from Lunds universitet/SociologiAbstract : How and what we should teach children about sustainability, in relation to our current economic system, has become the cornerstone of the debate on Education for Sustainable Development (ESD). This debate takes place in conjunction with a much broader debate on the concept of sustainable development itself, where the role of economic growth is both questioned and supported, seen as either a necessary support for sustainability or as a barrier to truly sustainable societies. READ MORE
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8. What do you mean 'climate change'? Framings of climate change in citizens' climate assemblies
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Stockholm Resilience CentreAbstract : A preliminary technical framing of climate change in the evidence of citizens' climate assemblies (CCAs) might lead to closing down policy options and ignoring other sides of climate change, such as questions of power. A limited range of frames can negatively impact epistemic conditions for deliberation and lead to decreased engagement by participants who do not share the values proposed by the dominant frames. READ MORE
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9. Explaining Agreements on EU Sanctions against Russia in 2022-23 : A Deliberative Perspective
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : Following the invasion of Ukraine on the 24th of February 2022, the EU imposed new heavy sanctions on Russia as a response to their act of aggression. The first EU sanctions on Russia were imposed following their annexation of Crimea in 2014, and sanctions have been employed ever since. READ MORE
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10. Data analytics for unemployment incurance claims : framework, approaches, and implementations strategies
University essay from Mälardalens universitet/Akademin för innovation, design och teknikAbstract : Unemployment Insurance serves as a vital economic stabiliser, offering financial assistance and promoting workforce reintegration. In Sweden, occupation-specific unemployment funds, known as "Arbetslöshetskassan" (A-KASSAN), manage these claims. READ MORE