Essays about: "factors of democracy"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 149 essays containing the words factors of democracy.

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. Trading Democratic Rights for a Sense of Security : A Quantitative Study of Genders’ Effect on Swedes' Willingness to Limit Their Democratic Rights for Security

   University essay from Försvarshögskolan

   Author : Maja Rudin; [2024]
   Keywords : democracy; security; gender; Right Wing Authoritarianism; Sweden; authoritarianism.;

   Abstract : The stand of liberal democracy as the most desirable form of governance has long been left unquestioned in the West. The rise of geopolitical, and national, security issues force the population in these states to consider the trade off between security and democracy. READ MORE

4. 3. Meeting in the middle - Qualitative study of the state of state innovation

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för företagande och ledning

   Author : Maral Batbaatar; Sofija Obradovic; [2024]
   Keywords : Innovation; Innovation in the public sector; Innovation process; Innovation adoption; Open government;

   Abstract : The research question "What are factors that affect adoption of innovation in the public sector?" was selected as the aim of this thesis to gain a conceptual understanding of an innovation adoption process. A qualitative study has been performed, with 17 interviewees from the Swedish public sector. READ MORE

5. 4. 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]
   Keywords : ;

   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

6. 5. THE ROLE OF DEMOCRACY IN THE SELECTION OF AID RECIPIENTS A Case Study Investigating the Decision-Making Process of the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida)

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Ismail Bazine; [2023-06-20]
   Keywords : Sida; Development Aid; Decision-Making Process; Selection of Aid Recipients; State Actors; Non-State Actors; Democracy;

   Abstract : This thesis aims to explore how the level of democracy in recipient countries affects the decision-making process of the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) when determining whether to provide aid to state or non-state actors. While existing research has predominantly focused on donor motivations and interests based on aid allocation patterns, little attention has been given to the selection process employed by donor agencies and the factors that guide this process. READ MORE