Sökning: "democracy elections"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 24 avhandlingar innehållade orden democracy elections.

  1. 1. Democracy Reconsidered : Britain, France, Sweden, and the EU

    Författare :Hans Agné; Kjell Goldmann; Jörgen Hermansson; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Democracy; Democratic theory; Autonomy; Participation; Deliberation; Internationalisation; Globalisation; EU; Budget policy; International Political Economy; parliament; European integration; Sweden; France; Britain; Political science; Statsvetenskap;

    Sammanfattning : The purpose of this thesis is to investigate whether some positions in democratic theory should be adjusted or abandoned in view of internationalisation; and if adjusted, how. More specifically it pursues three different aims: to evaluate various attempts to explain levels of democracy as consequences of internationalisation; to investigate whether the taking into account of internationalisation reveals any reason to reconsider what democracy is or means; and to suggest normative interpretations that cohere with the adjustments of conceptual and explanatory democratic theory made in the course of meeting the other two aims. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Challenges for the democratisation process in Tanzania : Moving towards consolidation 50 years after independence?

    Författare :Jonas Ewald; Joakim Öjendahl; Adebayo Olukoshi; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; democracy; democratisation; substantive democracy; role of opposition; opposition parties; ruling party; CCM; CUF; CHADEMA; NCCR; TLP; elections; electionalism; civil society; media; trade unions; parliament; poverty reduction; economic development; interface between economic and political reforms; political change; public sector reforms; local government reforms; iron triangle; accountability; role of donors; aid; development cooperation; democratic culture; Zanzibar; Tanzania; Freds- och utvecklingsstudier; Peace and Development Studies;

    Sammanfattning : Tanzania has been independent in 2011 for 50 years. While most neighbouring states have gone through violent conflicts, Tanzania has managed to implement extensive reforms without armed political conflicts. Hence, Tanzania is an interesting case for Peace and Development research. LÄS MER

  4. 3. The Power of Elections : Democratic Participation, Competition and Legitimacy in Africa

    Författare :Staffan I Lindberg; Statsvetenskapliga institutionen; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Political and administrative sciences; methodology; Africa; democratization; democracy; Elections; institutions; Statsvetenskap; förvaltningskunskap;

    Sammanfattning : This book is about elections and democracy in newly democratizing countries. Building on a new data set of 5,568 observations in 232 elections, it provides evidence elections have a casual impact on improving the quality of democracy in Africa in more than one way. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Promising Democracy. Parties, Citizens and Election Promises

    Författare :Elin Naurin; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; election promises; representative democracy; public opinion; voter behaviour; elections; mandates; accountability; political trust; election campaigns; election manifestoes; policy evaluation; Sweden.;

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  7. 5. Den responsiva demokratin? : Effekter av medborgarnas delaktighet i den lokala demokratin

    Författare :Daniel Wohlgemuth; Anders Westholm; Jan Teorell; Asbjørn Sonne Nørgaard; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :Political science; political participation; local democracy; pluralism; responsiveness; policy representation; concurrence; voluntary association; Statsvetenskap;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis aims at investigating the relationship between citizens' attempts to influence decision-making in a democracy and the representativeness of policy outcome. The question is to what extent the degree of citizen political activity, in terms of expressing policy preferences, affects: 1. LÄS MER