Essays about: "eastern countries"

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  1. 1. A Captured and Divided Civil Society : A Study of Democracy and Civil Society in Central Eastern Europe

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Ida Hedkvist; [2024]
    Keywords : democracy; democratic backsliding; civil society; polarization; pernicious polarization; civil society capture;

    Abstract : This paper investigates the interplay between pernicious polarization, autonomy of civil society - here called civil society capture, and liberal democracy in Central and Eastern Europe from 2006 to 2020. In the absence of prior time-series data on pernicious polarization and civil society capture, this study built and analysed a dataset of these variables across the region, testing six hypotheses. READ MORE

  3. 2. BETWEEN ABORTION TOURISM AND TRANSNATIONAL ABORTION ACTIVISM The impact of Polish abortion legislation on the CEE region

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Zuzana Žuborová; [2023-10-20]
    Keywords : Social movements; Abortion tourism; Transnational abortion activism; Abortion legislation; Abortion rights; Women s rights; Poland; Slovakia; Czech Republic;

    Abstract : This master’s thesis examines the implications of current abortion legislation in Poland on civil society in neighbouring countries, particularly in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), namely the Czech and Slovak Republic. Poland recently passed a strict abortion law that has led to widespread protests and transnational activism. READ MORE

  4. 3. THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC'S IMPACT ON THE PERCEPTION OF CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE EU

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Patricija Viksne; [2023-03-08]
    Keywords : Climate change; COVID-19 pandemic; climate change perception;

    Abstract : The study examines how individuals’ perceptions of climate change as a threat have changed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Western and Eastern Europe. Different psychological theories about psychological links to the pandemic and climate change, psychological mechanisms, and the finite pool of worry effect were used to understand how the experience of the COVID-19 pandemic could affect individuals’ perception of climate change as a threat. READ MORE

  5. 4. Effects of Energy Performance Improving Measures on a 1990's Brick House in Southern Czech Republic : Computer Simulations using IDA-ICE

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Energisystem och byggnadsteknik

    Author : Vaclav Panek; [2023]
    Keywords : Final energy demand; Primary energy demand; Energy performance; Refurbishment; Single-family house; Space heating;

    Abstract : The residential sector was responsible for 25% of the Final Energy Demand (FED) in the European Union in 2015. Countries in Central and Eastern Europe such as the Czech Republic are particularly concerned with ensuring security of supply at the lowest possible cost in recent years. READ MORE

  6. 5. Location, location, location : A spatial analysis of the impact of artisanal and industrial mining sites on the local likelihood of violence.

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning

    Author : Jonatan Weenink; [2023]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : This research aims to answer the research question: what is the impact of mining sites on the local likelihood of violence? In contrast to most previous research, I do not only consider large-scale industrial mining but also smaller artisanal mining sites. In addition, this study looks at both two-sided and one-sided violence. READ MORE