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  1. 31. Quality of Democracy Around the Globe : A Comparative Study

    Författare :John Högström; Ingemar Wörlund; Svante Ersson; Joakim Ekman; Mittuniversitetet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; quality of democracy; stable democracies; political institutions; political participation; political competition; political equality; rule of law; demokratikvalitet; stabila demokratier; politiska institutioner; politiskt deltagande; politisk konkurrens; politisk jämlikhet; rättsstatens principer;

    Sammanfattning : This study deals with the quality of democracy, and its purpose is to examine which factors affect the varying levels of the quality of democracy in the stable democracies in the world. The research question posited in the study is: what explains the varying levels of the quality of democracy in the democratic countries in the world, and do political institutions matter? Theoretically, the quality of democracy is distinguished from other similar concepts employed in comparative politics, and what the quality of democracy stands for is clarified. LÄS MER

  3. 32. I välfärdsstatens hägn: Autonomi inom arbetslöshetsförsäkringen : Under the Welfare State Umbrella. Autonomy within the Unem-ployment Insurance

    Författare :Anna Bendz; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Autonomy; political institutions; path dependency; unemployment insurance; welfare state; causal mechanisms; political decision-making; Sweden; Norway; public policy;

    Sammanfattning : The point of departure of this dissertation is the general question of how to combine normative political philosophy with empirical analysis, the argument being that concepts from the political philosophy can and shall be used for the construction of theoretically and empirically relevant research questions. The core concept in the dissertation, which is also the object of the empirical analysis, is autonomy. LÄS MER

  4. 33. Att kontrollera staten : Den statliga revisionens roll i den parlamentariska demokratin : [the role of the state audit in a parliamentary democracy]

    Författare :Shirin Ahlbäck; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Political science; Audit; accountability; responsibility; Parliamentary Auditors; National Audit Office; democratic theory; performance audit; public administration; Statsvetenskap; Political science; Statsvetenskap; Statskunskap; Political Science;

    Sammanfattning : The theoretical point of departure in this dissertation is that even though a main thread in classical and modem democratic theory deals with the idea of accountable government, this discussion suffers from two inadequacies. Firstly, in addition to the requisites of accessible knowledge about who is responsible, and the presence of institutional mechanisms for holding someone accountable (e. LÄS MER

  5. 34. Trust, risk and vulnerability : towards a philosophy of risk communication

    Författare :Madeleine Hayenhjelm; Sven Ove Hansson; Ingar Brinck; KTH; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Risk communication; two-way communication; democratic approach; equality; asymmetry; vulnerability; trust; Philosophy subjects; Filosofiämnen;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis is a philosophical contribution to the theories on risk communication. The topic of risk communication is approached from several different angles, but with a normative focus on equality and vulnerability. Essay I is a comment on risk perception theory and the psychometric model in particular. LÄS MER

  7. 35. EU, staten och rätten att straffa: Problem och principer för EU:s straffrättsliga lagstiftning

    Författare :Linda Gröning; Juridiska institutionen; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Multilevel; Internationalisation; Supranational penal powers; Criminal Law; EU; Legitimacy; Individual autonomy; Criminalisation; Democratic legitimacy; Rights protection; Constitutional; Legislative competence; Principles of criminal law;

    Sammanfattning : This is a thesis in Criminal Law, with the overall purpose to present an analysis of the legitimacy of the development in the criminal law area that has occurred within the framework of the European Union (EU). More specifically, the thesis will focus on the question of legitimacy of legislative power in criminal matters at the EU level – a question which ultimately is one concerned with the legitimacy of the penal rules founded upon decisions (and competence) at EU-level. LÄS MER