Essays about: "mass media and democracy"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the words mass media and democracy.

  1. 1. The EU’s democracy assistance efforts in Belarus - An analysis of the character of EU democracy assistance and involvement in the mass protests of 2020-2021 in Belarus

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Fanny Flyborg; [2021-08-30]
    Keywords : European Union; Belarus; Democracy; Mass Protests; Linkage; Leverage; Democracy Assistance; Authoritarian; Civil Society;

    Abstract : During recent events, Belarus has come under the light due to the falsified re-election of Lukashenko in 2020. Mass protests arose, and the civil society’s demand for democracy became clear. READ MORE

  3. 2. Investigating media’s change of attitude towards lobbyism in Sweden : A quantitative content analysis study between the years 1970-2014 and based on theories from the disciplines of politicalscience and sociology

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för statsvetenskap (ST)

    Author : Ziad Sirafi; [2018]
    Keywords : Lobbying; lobby; lobbning; lobbyism; media’s change of attitude; Swedish context of lobbyism; democracy; interest group theory; elite theory; infotainment; news evaluation; news selection; pluralism; corporatism; political system; the mass media; Robart A dahl; David Truman; Karl Marx; Friedrich Engels; Robert Michels and C. Wright Mill; Kanol; David Lowery; Marc Trussler; Stuart Soroka; Herbert P. Kitschelt;

    Abstract : The purpose of this study is to examine why the media has a more negative attitude towards lobbyism in 2014 compared to earlier years since the 1970s in Sweden. This study examines first if a change of attitude has occurred between the given years and whether the attitude is more positive, negative or neutral towards lobbyism in recent years compared to earlier years and lastly if the media are comparing different contexts in which lobbying takes place. READ MORE

  4. 3. The uses of news media in the context of acculturation A quantitative study among foreign-born in Sweden.

    University essay from Institutionen för tillämpad informationsteknologi

    Author : Tony Börjesson; [2017-10-26]
    Keywords : News use; News media; Acculturation; Gratifications; Integration; Mass communication; Intercultural communication;

    Abstract : News media are an important function in a democracy by providing news and information to the citizens and at the same time considered to facilitate adaptation and integration into society. Recent Official Reports of the Swedish Government have stressed concerns regarding the development showing that part of the population with a foreign background in Sweden does not use traditional news media. READ MORE

  5. 4. MEDIA, DEMOCRACY, AND CHANGE

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap

    Author : Feyley Gildardo Leyva Alvarez; [2013]
    Keywords : Electoral Campaign; Democracy; Mexico; Media; Valkamkanjer; Mexiko; demokrati; Law and Political Science; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Electoral campaigns have become critical moments in countries like Mexico in which democracy is in development. To observe the electoral process is important because in it further relationships between society and authorities are shaped. In electoral campaigns, the media plays an important role and in special television. READ MORE

  6. 5. Kuwait: Democratization in Process: Five factors of democratization and their state in Kuwait

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Arabiska

    Author : Ferencz Attila Thuroczy; [2010]
    Keywords : democratization; Kuwait; factors of democracy; media; international influence; Mass belief; gender; elections; opposition; Kuwaitkriget 1990-1991 och massmedia; Arab women; Social conditions; Persiska viken; Kvinnor; sociala förhållanden; Islamiska länder; Informationsteknik; Internet; Könsroller; Samhällsutveckling; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : This thesis studies the extent at which five factors affect the democratization process in Kuwait: elections & opposition, gender, media, mass belief and international influence. This thesis finds that there are two factors that affect the process of democratization more than the rest; gender and media. READ MORE