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Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 365 uppsatser innehållade orden Against Democracy.
1. Framställning av hotbilder i media : Hur nyhetsmedia framställt Rysslands hotbild mot Sverige under olika tidsperioder, och hur framställningen kan påverka medborgare och beslutsfattare
Kandidat-uppsats, Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för lärande, humaniora och samhälleSammanfattning : In order for a democracy to fulfill its function, it requires access for information transmission where an exchange of information and opinions occur between citizens and decision-makers. Security and framing correlate with each other since medias’ framing are crucial to understand whether something is considered a threat or a problem. LÄS MER
2. Trading Democratic Rights for a Sense of Security : A Quantitative Study of Genders’ Effect on Swedes' Willingness to Limit Their Democratic Rights for Security
Master-uppsats, FörsvarshögskolanSammanfattning : The stand of liberal democracy as the most desirable form of governance has long been left unquestioned in the West. The rise of geopolitical, and national, security issues force the population in these states to consider the trade off between security and democracy. LÄS MER
3. Electoral Violence in Democratisation : Electoral Violence by Incumbents against the Opposition and its Effects on Democratisation
Kandidat-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskningSammanfattning : Elections are a core democratic process in the world to ensure a peaceful transition of power between governing actors, yet it is too often the case that violence is employed to disturb the democratic process. Incumbents’ use of violence in order to maintain power and control over the procedure has become common as political violence and autocratisation has seen an upsurge in recent years. LÄS MER
4. The Limits of Free Expression : An Ideational Analysis of Quran Burnings in Sweden
Master-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenSammanfattning : This thesis investigates the political discourse surrounding the controversial act of Quran burnings in Sweden, focusing on the positions of leaders from the three largest political parties between April 2022 and October 2023. Utilizing a theoretical framework that differentiates between consequentialist and non-consequentialist perspectives, it examines the politicians’ arguments for justifying and limiting freedom of expression in this context. LÄS MER
5. The naivety towards China is now over : An analysis of the Swedish political elite's changed attitude toward China
Master-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenSammanfattning : Despite the well-established consensus within the Swedish parliament regarding the benefits of trade with China while at the same time promoting democracy, an unexpected change arose in June 2023, when a united Swedish parliament adopted a report that identified China as a threat to Swedish interests. Consequently, this thesis seeks to address the research question: Can the Swedish political elite's changed attitude towards China be understood through the theory of ontological security? Employing a framework established in Robert J. LÄS MER
