Essays about: "political participation"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 676 essays containing the words political participation.

  1. 21. Democracy and the Importance of Popular Support : An analysis on whether popular support for democracy should be a part of democratic theory

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Sofie Djurklou; [2023]
    Keywords : Popular support for democracy; satisfaction with democracy; democratic satisfaction; democracy; democratic theory; democratic support; democratic participation;

    Abstract : Empirical findings about political behaviour cast doubt on prevailing theories of democracy. The overwhelming majority of democratic theories either implicitly or explicitly imply the necessity of widespread public participation. READ MORE

  2. 22. Pepita de oro: How AlVelAl is building a regional regenerative agriculture transformation through social innovations

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Stockholm Resilience Centre

    Author : Elissa Dickson; [2023]
    Keywords : regenerative agriculture; Spain; sustainability transformation; social innovation; adaptive capacity; institutions; drylands;

    Abstract : Regenerative Agriculture (RA) is increasingly promoted as a sustainable agri-food solution. Agronomic studies find that RA practices (e.g. cover crops, reduced tillage, crop rotation, and agroforestry) can regulate soil moisture, sequester atmospheric carbon, enhance biodiversity, and reduce the impacts of droughts and floods. READ MORE

  3. 23. Electoral Political Participation at the Core of Democracy: A Human Rights-Based Study of the Swedish Electoral System

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

    Author : Amanda Wikström Avaria; [2023]
    Keywords : Public international law; constitutional law; democracy; political participation; Human Rights Law; folkrätt; statsrätt; demokrati; politiskt deltagande; Mänskliga rättigheter; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : In this thesis, I investigate how the democratic form of government is maintained and protected in the Swedish legal system, as well as what kinds of risks the legal system poses to the maintenance of democracy in Sweden. Recent reports from NGOs show that the world, and Europe, are going through a trend of democratic backsliding. READ MORE

  4. 24. Navigating the Ambitions and Alliances of the Southern Transitional Council: A Comprehensive Analysis of Statehood Pursuits, Political Participation, and Interactions with Regional and Global Stakeholders

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Hend Khamis Rabea Omairan; [2023]
    Keywords : STC; Yemen Crisis; PLC; Conflict; Southern Issue; Identity; Political participation; Regional; International actors; Intervention.; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis explores the extent to which the Southern Transitional Council (STC) in Yemen has manifested itself as a partner of the Arab coalition and its aspirations to take the lead in regional and international politics and conflict resolution through the Yemen crisis. It also uses Qualitative Content Analysis to analyze fourteen interviews with key stakeholders and experts from various political parties in Yemen such as STC, General People’s Congress, Islah and independent activists. READ MORE

  5. 25. In-depth Analysis of the Presence of Aboriginals in National Politics : Political Predicament of Taiwanese Indigenous People

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för statsvetenskap (ST)

    Author : Xuan Dong; [2023]
    Keywords : Indigenous people; Taiwanese; Aboriginals; Aboriginal identity; Recognition; Multiculturalism; Post colonialism; Representative democracy; Deliberative democracy;

    Abstract : Inspired by the barriers to social integration between aboriginals and non-indigenous people in Taiwan, as well as the limitations of representation and participation in national politics, and extending to turn deeply to aboriginal identity recognition and related movements, this dissertation adopts liberalism as grand background and takes scholarly scientific theory constructivism to illustrate the meanings and applicability of discourse analysis method in order to investigate textual materials notably official documents including the Constitution and Acts, press releases as well as academic articles about how those materials describe indigenous peoples. Additionally, through the deployment of practical theories such as (post) colonialism, multiculturalism, representative democracy and deliberative democracy to interpret social and political facts in Taiwan. READ MORE