Essays about: "responsive democracy"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the words responsive democracy.

  1. 1. Promoting Participatory Democracy through Communication Offices : The case study of the Europe Direct Information Centre (EDIC) in Cantabria

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Manuela de Salomón Castillo; [2021]
    Keywords : participatory democracy; democratic legitimacy; Europe Direct Information Centres EDIC ; communication; Cantabria;

    Abstract : Ever since the beginning of the European project, there was an urgent need to make the EU more citizen-friendly and responsive to the needs of citizens. In view of the deficit of EU democratic legitimacy, supranational institutions saw participation-based democracy as a response to this challenge. READ MORE

  3. 2. Acting in the Interest of the Represented : A Field Experiment on Ethnic Discrimination in the Contact Between Citizens and Local Swedish Politicians

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Angelica Kristiansson Åström; [2019]
    Keywords : ethnic discrimination; responsiveness; Municipal Commissioners; Sweden; field experiment; correspondence testing;

    Abstract : This thesis presents a field experiment on the topic of ethnic discrimination in the contact between citizens and local Swedish politicians. A correspondence technique was used to investigate whether ethnicity affects how responsive Municipal Commissioners are to questions regarding school politics. READ MORE

  4. 3. The Elite Choice : ’Unpacking the elite’ in Mukungule Chiefdom, Zambia

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Gilbert Mwale; [2019]
    Keywords : elite control; elite capture; community-based natural resources management CBNRM ; local democracy; decentralization;

    Abstract : Community-based natural resource management has been advocated for by many scholar and environmentalists to improve natural resources management, equity, and justice for local people. However, its implementation on the ground does not always reach the intended goal. READ MORE

  5. 4. Come together, right now, over what? : an analysis of the processes of democratization and participatory governance of water and sanitation services in Dodowa, Ghana

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Shona Jenkins; [2016]
    Keywords : participatory governance; democratization; water sanitation; Ghana; sustainability science; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Delivering essential services to burgeoning peri-urban cities in the Sub-Sahara will only become an increasing challenge, as the population in this region is expected to double by 2050. Finding effective governance arrangements, institutional settings and building participatory arenas that give a greater voice to citizens and foster greater responsiveness from democratic authorities is a delicate endeavour, fraught with difficult trade-offs. READ MORE

  6. 5. Enhancing Democracy in the European Union: The European Citizens’ Initiative as an Instrument for Increasing Citizen Involvement

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Maja Troedsson; [2012]
    Keywords : European Citizens’ Initiative; democratic deficit; responsive democracy; Lisbon Treaty; deliberative democracy; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : A recurring theme in debates on European Union politics is the lack of enthusiasm and involvement of European citizens in the decision-making and legislative procedures, which may appear complex and impermeable. While some scholars deny the existence of a democratic deficit, others fear that continued failure to bridge the gap between the political elite and the constituents will lead to an ever-deeper crisis of legitimacy. READ MORE