Sökning: "political transitions"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 48 avhandlingar innehållade orden political transitions.
1. Urban Mobility Transitions : Governing through Experimentationin Bristol and New York City
Sammanfattning : Transitions away from car-dominance is one of the key debates in urban research, policy and practice today. Car-free public space, cycling and convenient public transport services are widely seen as desirable, yet the reconfiguration of our streets and transport networks has been incremental. LÄS MER
2. Dissenting Democrats : Nation and Democracy in the Republic of Moldova
Sammanfattning : The Republic of Moldova was one of fifteen states to emerge from the dissolution of the Soviet Union. With weak historical legacy of statehood, deteriorating economy and serious national divisions, the young state lacked many of the prerequisites deemed necessary for successful democratization. LÄS MER
3. Don't be late for school again : Essays on education and support for democracy
Sammanfattning : An extensive body of work has found that countries with relatively educated populations are more likely to be democratically governed. Further, a large body of work argues that education is associated with a host of individual-level factors, such as political participation and democratic values, which provides a micro-level mechanism to explain the link between education and democracy. LÄS MER
4. Demokratisering i Latinamerika under 1900-talet : – vänstern och demokratins fördjupning
Sammanfattning : This study deals with the issue of democratization in Latin America during the 20th century, and in particular the role of the left in this process. The purpose of this study is to empirically analyze the role of the left as a political actor in the process of democratization toward the deepening of the democratic rule in Latin America. LÄS MER
5. Without mast, without sails, without compass : Non-traditional trajectories into higher education and the duality of the folk-market
Sammanfattning : In 1809, the trajectory of Swedish history and the identities associated with the country changed after Finland was lost to Russia. Swedish General von Döbeln explained that the loss left the nation "without mast, without sails, without compass." The research within this dissertation is not of war but of a similar sense of loss. LÄS MER