Essays about: "democratic satisfaction"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the words democratic satisfaction.
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1. Mapping the reality of relationshop and sex education in the UK: A phenomenographic exploration of stakeholder conceptions regarding religious and political issues affecting a school’s implementation of policy.
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik och specialpedagogikAbstract : Aim: This case study aims to ontologically map out the conceptions that stakeholders in a small rural school in Norfolk have regarding the new statutory guidance for relationship and sex education (RSE). The main areas of exploration are the conditions under which RSE is understood, structured and taught. READ MORE
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2. Democracy and the Importance of Popular Support : An analysis on whether popular support for democracy should be a part of democratic theory
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : Empirical findings about political behaviour cast doubt on prevailing theories of democracy. The overwhelming majority of democratic theories either implicitly or explicitly imply the necessity of widespread public participation. READ MORE
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3. The Populist Surge and Democratic Dissatisfaction: Unveiling the divide : A quantitative analysis on variations in the level of satisfaction with democracy among populists and non-populists in Western Europe the past 20 years
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : This thesis deals with differences in the level of satisfaction with democracy between populists and non-populists in eleven Western European countries the past twenty years, with the common denominator that they all have experienced the electoral success of a populist radical-right party and a population increasingly expressing distrust and dissatisfaction with democracy. The thesis is based on a definition of populism in which it is regarded as a threat to democracy, and moreover, the thesis explores whether there are any significant differences in the level of satisfaction with democracy and whether these differences changes as time passes between these two voter groups. READ MORE
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4. When Political Interest is not Enough: A quantitative study on what deterred politically interested citizens from voting in the 2019 European Parliamentary election
University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : The European Union (EU) has long suffered from a democratic deficit, something that has been highlighted many times by politicians, media and citizens alike. The EU has in turn tried to better its democratic standing by increasing the power of the European Parliament (EP) through the Treaty of Lisbon in 2009. READ MORE
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5. Promoting Participatory Democracy through Communication Offices : The case study of the Europe Direct Information Centre (EDIC) in Cantabria
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionenAbstract : Ever since the beginning of the European project, there was an urgent need to make the EU more citizen-friendly and responsive to the needs of citizens. In view of the deficit of EU democratic legitimacy, supranational institutions saw participation-based democracy as a response to this challenge. READ MORE
