Essays about: "democracy in organizations"

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1. 1. Echoes of Democracy : Assessing Democratic Values in African Civil Society

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Signe Andersson; [2024]
   Keywords : Civil society; Democratic values; Democracy;

   Abstract : This thesis investigates how the level of democratic values differs between active members of different civil society organizations. Civil society has been considered a fundamental aspect of democracy and research have highlighted that some organizational characteristics are associated with democratization and sustainable democracy. READ MORE

3. 2. DOES FOREIGN AID PROMOTE HUMAN RIGHTS? Evidence from a quantitative large-N study of 121 aid-receiving countries, 2003-2021

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Nora Engvall Olmås; [2023-10-30]
   Keywords : human rights; physical integrity rights; civil liberties; foreign aid; Official Development Assistance; bilateral aid; multilateral aid;

   Abstract : Human rights are in crisis. Even if the Universal Declaration of Human Rights celebrates 75 years in 2023, the anniversary comes at a time when the world is experiencing human suffering so grave that international human rights organizations are alerting for a global human rights crisis. READ MORE

4. 3. 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]
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   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

5. 4. Media Strategies of Russian Opposition in Exile: Values, Visibility, and Virtual Mobilisation

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

   Author : Aleksei Chumakov; [2023]
   Keywords : anti-corruption; decision-making; democracy and human rights; discourse analysis; ethical leadership; independent media; linguistic constructs; media framing; political exile; public communication; qualitative research; Russian opposition;

   Abstract : This thesis examines the media strategies employed by leading figures and organizations in the Russian political opposition landscape, namely Alexei Navalny's Anti-Corruption Foundation (ACF), Dmitry Gudkov's Secretariat of European Russians, Mikhail Khodorkovsky's Russian Action Committee, Feminist Anti-War Resistance, and Ilya Ponomarev. Using critical discourse analysis as its core methodology, the study aims to unravel the complex dynamics between stated values and media strategies. READ MORE

6. 5. The shadow pandemic : a feminist institutional perspective on civil society's work on gender-based violence in post COVID -19 South Africa

   University essay from Enskilda Högskolan Stockholm/Avdelningen för mänskliga rättigheter och demokrati

   Author : Louise Lindfors; [2023]
   Keywords : Gender-based violence; institutional feminism; CSO civil society organizations; grassroot activists; South Africa;

   Abstract : This field study is a thematic and feminist institutionalist analysis on how the civil society and grassroot activists in Gauteng province, South Africa, has been affected and mitigated during and after the COVID -19 pandemic in their work against gender-based violence. The data consist of five semi structured interviews with primary sources, divided in the two sub-groups of activists and formal NGO representatives. READ MORE