Essays about: "legislative politics"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 31 essays containing the words legislative politics.

  1. 11. Conflicting interests in European Union copyright law: A socio-legal analysis of what problem representations Article 17 DSMD is grounded in

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Rättssociologiska institutionen

    Author : Dennis Vantusko; [2020]
    Keywords : Article 17; Copyright; DSMD; European Commission; Habermas; Legitimacy; Participatory Web; Policy; User Rights; WPR; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : For many years, critics of the European Union copyright framework have raised concerns about the lack of legal recognition of exceptions and limitations to copyright-protected works and other protected subject matter, and argued that the European Union copyright framework favours the protection of intellectual property over fundamental rights. The debate about this imbalance reached new heights when the European Commission enacted a proposal, which after much controversy passed legislation as the Directive on Copyrights in the Digital Single Market (DSMD). READ MORE

  2. 12. Money in Politics - Why Sweden and Denmark Chose Different Paths

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Lukas Andreasson; [2019]
    Keywords : Denmark; Sweden; accountability; legitimacy; GRECO; deliberation; personal accountability; bureaucratic accountability.; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : This paper poses the question: Why did Sweden shift its stance on private money in politics in compliance with GRECO’s recommendations between 2009 and 2014, whereas Denmark did not? It aims to explain the change and non-change through analyzing the countries’ legislation, reports on the countries made by international organizations, and the debates which took place in the countries themselves. The theory of accountability, presented by Tero Errkilä, aids in showing that the key difference between the two countries was their accountability method, and that this ultimately lead to different outcomes in the countries. READ MORE

  3. 13. Spatial Politics and Sex Work : To what extent do differing frames of meaning in national debates on sex work result in spatial exclusion in Sweden and the Netherlands?

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Holly Campbell; [2019]
    Keywords : sex work; space; spatial exclusion; urban environment; visibility;

    Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to explore the relationship between spatial politics and sex work in order to demonstrate how spatial exclusion can be used to consolidate power imbalances in the public sphere. To achieve this, this thesis explores and compares the situations between two countries with opposing approaches to sex work – abolitionism in Sweden and decriminalisation in the Netherlands. READ MORE

  4. 14. Violent discourses within the Far Right : A case study on discursive strategies used by the Nordic Resistance Movement

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

    Author : Malin Lööf; [2018]
    Keywords : Violent extremism; Far Right extremism; Radicalization; the Nordic Resistance Movement; Promotion of Violence; the Internet; Critical Discourse Analysis;

    Abstract : The purpose of this study is to contribute to a greater knowledge and understanding of violent discourses within the Far Right community with emphasizes on online violent content. The study has, by analyzing the narrative, identified four discursive strategies used by the Nordic Resistance Movement (NMR) in order to legitimize violence. READ MORE

  5. 15. How post-electoral intraparty rank affects party unity in the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Latinamerikainstitutet

    Author : Clapton Jonsson; [2017]
    Keywords : Brazil; Party unity; Electoral studies; Legislative politics;

    Abstract : Within the fields of electoral studies and legislative politics, the interest of this study is the Brazilian electoral system and the unity of the parties it produces. Specifically, I ask how post-electoral intraparty rank affects party unity. READ MORE