Essays about: "democracy"

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1. 21. DEMOCRACIES WITHOUT DEMOCRATS A quantitative study of citizens’ preferences for autocratic regimes

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Petronella Ruben Hydén; [2023-12-06]
   Keywords : Autocratization; Autocracy; Outsider; Insider; Attitudes;

   Abstract : What decides whether a person prefers democracy or autocracy? Can the preference be narrowed down to one single influencing factor, or is it instead a combination of several phenomena that determines it? In order to understand the shifts in autocratic tendencies globally from a macro perspective, it is crucial to study the micro perspective behind it: individuals. This essay builds on previous research regarding citizens’ preference for different regime types to map out further why some people prefer autocracy over democracy. READ MORE

3. 22. Environmental Activism- a Threatening Outside? A Discourse Analysis of a Non-violent Civil Disobedience Protest in Stockholm, Sweden

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

   Author : Kandra Wahlgren Eales; [2023-11-08]
   Keywords : securitisation; discourse analysis; non-violent civil disobedience; poststructuralism; hegemony; deliberative democracy; neoliberalism;

   Abstract : This study examines the identity construction of environmental activists in discourse following a political protest in Stockholm, Sweden. More specifically it aims to understand how environmental activists have been subjected to securitisation, and what underlying ideology supports this perception. READ MORE

4. 23. 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

5. 24. DEMOCRACY FOR ALL? A Quantitative Study on How Power-sharing Affects Approval of Non-Democratic Governance in African Post-Conflict Societies

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Viktor Johannes Päts; [2023-10-30]
   Keywords : Intrastate conflict; post-conflict power-sharing; Afrobarometer; non-democratic governance; grievances;

   Abstract : Since the Cold War, intrastate conflicts have become more common, and more conflict settlements call for power-sharing. Despite power-sharing being so common as a means of ending civil conflict, academic research indicates that power-sharing could be harmful to democratization. READ MORE

6. 25. What are the odds of civil war? Investigating the relationship between quality of government, voter turnout, civil war, and the Democratic peace theory

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

   Author : Salome Nordberg; [2023-10-05]
   Keywords : Quality of government; civil war; voter turnout; democratic peace theory; logistic regression;

   Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to quantitatively investigate the relationship between the quality of government, voter turnout, and civil war. By doing a hypothesistesting analysis through logistic regression. READ MORE