Essays about: "democracy and women"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 71 essays containing the words democracy and women.

1. 1. Trading Democratic Rights for a Sense of Security : A Quantitative Study of Genders’ Effect on Swedes' Willingness to Limit Their Democratic Rights for Security

   University essay from Försvarshögskolan

   Author : Maja Rudin; [2024]
   Keywords : democracy; security; gender; Right Wing Authoritarianism; Sweden; authoritarianism.;

   Abstract : The stand of liberal democracy as the most desirable form of governance has long been left unquestioned in the West. The rise of geopolitical, and national, security issues force the population in these states to consider the trade off between security and democracy. READ MORE

3. 2. Using Gender Quotas to Legitimise Non-Democracies : A critical discourse analysis of the Algerian gender quota

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Cajsa Hemström; [2023]
   Keywords : gender quota; autocratic gender-washing; feminist institutionalism; Algeria; critical discourse analysis; gender reform; WPP;

   Abstract : This thesis examines a gender quota in Algeria to determine if signs can be found that it was adopted to improve the regime’s image, rather than to empower women. Such symbolic gender reforms are also known as autocratic gender-washing and are problematic as they are generally viewed as democratisation efforts but have no such effect. READ MORE

4. 3. Sanctions and Gender Inequality : A Quantitative Analysis on the Interplay Between Sanctions and Gender Disparities

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Lina Fjellner; [2023]
   Keywords : Sanctions; Gender; Gender Inequality; Economy; Democracy; Conflict;

   Abstract : This research paper endeavours to investigate the correlation between sanctions and the exacerbation of gender inequality. Specifically, the study aims to assess whether the imposition of sanctions leads to heightened levels of gender-based disparities. READ MORE

5. 4. "Enough is Enough!" : political engagement on Twitter in the case of Turkey’s withdrawal from the Istanbul convention

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kommunikation och medier

   Author : Hülya Bakca; [2023]
   Keywords : civic engagement; political engagement; censorship; social movements; violence against women; woman s rights; counter democracy; social media; hashtag; #istanbulsözleşmesiyaşatır; #istanbulconventionsaveslives; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This research analyzes the political engagement of Turkish citizens on Twitter, in which underrepresented groups and individuals search for democratic public space to mobilize against injustice. With this in mind, the study focuses on the civic engagement of Turkish citizens on Twitter with the hashtag #istanbulsözleşmesiyaşatır, which translates to‘istanbulconventionsaveslives’. READ MORE

6. 5. A Cost, A Tweet, A Backlash:Conceptualizing the gendered violence targeting Swedish female members of parliament in relation to the election of 2022

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Jessika Larsson; [2023]
   Keywords : VAWIP; ICT’s; Online abuse; feminism; Semiotic violence; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : An inclusive democracy is of essence to combat the changes that the world is going through seen in the trend of increasing female participation. However, attitudes towards women in the public sphere seems not as progressive as one might believe which is an understudied topic. READ MORE