Essays about: "online democracy"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 54 essays containing the words online democracy.

1. 1. NOVA: Automated Detection of Violent Threats in Swedish Online Environments

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för data- och systemvetenskap

   Author : Kevin Lindén; Arvin Moshfegh; [2023]
   Keywords : Violent Threats; BERT; Artificial Intelligence; Machine Learning; Automated Text Classification;

   Abstract : Social media and online environments have become an integral part of society, allowing for self-expression, information sharing, and discussions online. However, these platforms are also used to express hate and threats of violence. READ MORE

3. 2. Contemporary Challenges for Media and Democracy from the Young Citizens’ Perspective: A Case Study in Gampaha District, Sri Lanka

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informatik och media

   Author : Balasuriya Lekamalage Prasanna Balasuriya; [2023]
   Keywords : Media; Democracy; Challenges; Negative factors; Citizen’s perspective; Sri Lanka; Thematic map;

   Abstract : Democracy plays a crucial role in building a society where people’s freedom, human rights and social well-being are assured. In that light, media plays a considerable role as a source of information that can facilitate the smooth function of democracy. READ MORE

4. 3. The Nexus of Media and Civic Engagement in India - A Quantitative Study

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Kesa Fatima; [2023]
   Keywords : Civic Engagement; Media Consumption; Media Confidence; Agenda-Setting Theory; Democracy; India; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The world’s largest democracy, India, is experiencing dwindling civic engagement. Amongst a plethora of factors that could explain this phenomenon, this study has chosen to explore the role of media. READ MORE

5. 4. "Enough is Enough!" : political engagement on Twitter in the case of Turkey’s withdrawal from the Istanbul convention

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kommunikation och medier

   Author : Hülya Bakca; [2023]
   Keywords : civic engagement; political engagement; censorship; social movements; violence against women; woman s rights; counter democracy; social media; hashtag; #istanbulsözleşmesiyaşatır; #istanbulconventionsaveslives; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This research analyzes the political engagement of Turkish citizens on Twitter, in which underrepresented groups and individuals search for democratic public space to mobilize against injustice. With this in mind, the study focuses on the civic engagement of Turkish citizens on Twitter with the hashtag #istanbulsözleşmesiyaşatır, which translates to‘istanbulconventionsaveslives’. READ MORE

6. 5. A Cost, A Tweet, A Backlash:Conceptualizing the gendered violence targeting Swedish female members of parliament in relation to the election of 2022

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Jessika Larsson; [2023]
   Keywords : VAWIP; ICT’s; Online abuse; feminism; Semiotic violence; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : An inclusive democracy is of essence to combat the changes that the world is going through seen in the trend of increasing female participation. However, attitudes towards women in the public sphere seems not as progressive as one might believe which is an understudied topic. READ MORE