Essays about: "electoral authoritarianism"

Found 4 essays containing the words electoral authoritarianism.

  1. 1. Reflections on the Ideological Evolution of the Sweden Democrats party : A Qualitative Analysis of party programs over time

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för statsvetenskap (ST)

    Author : Lisa Youssef; [2020]
    Keywords : Sweden Democrats; radical right wing populism; liberal values; ideational evolution; world view; strategy; nativism; authoritarianism; populism;

    Abstract : In 2018, the Sweden Democrats party has gained 17.5 per cent of the votes during the Swedish general elections. Consequently, with this success, they became the third largest party in the riksdag. READ MORE

  3. 2. Is Kurdistan heading toward democracy? : A Case Study of Democratization process in Iraqi Kurdistan

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för statsvetenskap (ST)

    Author : Maroa Ahmed; [2018]
    Keywords : Middle east; democracy; democratization; autocracy; authoritarianism; Kurds.; Mellanöstern; demokrati; demokratisering; autokrati; Kurder.;

    Abstract : Can a nation without being an independent state reach democracy? According to some researchers a democratization process cannot happen without having an independent state with control over their own territories. The Kurdish people without a given state are divided between four authoritarian states in the Middle east and in opposite to its neighbors' have Kurds ambition to become democratic always existed. READ MORE

  4. 3. Democratization amidst Violence, Conflict and Wars: The Case of Nigeria

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Emmanuel James Conable Nweke; [2012]
    Keywords : Democratization; electoral authoritarianism; Spoils politics; Nigeria; Violence.; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Despite the enthusiasm that greeted democratization in Africa and Nigeria in particular, it has turned out that expectation has run contrary with the reality. The wave of democratization in Africa has turned out to be wave of conflict, violence and war. READ MORE

  5. 4. The price of stability

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Disa Larsson; [2009]
    Keywords : transition; authoritarianism; liberalization; Algeria; elections opposition.; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Algeria, alongside many other countries, was not swept up in the so called third wave of democratization. Instead, the wake of some political opening, it experienced a return to authoritarian rule. READ MORE