Sökning: "political participation"

Visar resultat 6 - 10 av 353 avhandlingar innehållade orden political participation.

1. 6. Leetocracy : Political participation, social network sites and inequality

   Författare :Nils Gustafsson; Statsvetenskapliga institutionen; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; political participation; social network sites; social media; Web 2.0; political mobilization; social movements; political parties; democratic theory;

   Sammanfattning : This dissertation is about whether social network sites have the potential to bring about more equal participation. It deals with a phenomenon that has changed the underlying infrastructure of how millions of people communicate. LÄS MER

3. 7. Democratic innovations in political systems : towards a systemic approach

   Författare :Magnus Adenskog; Joachim Åström; Jan Olsson; Henrik Serup Christiansen; Örebro universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Democratic innovations; online political participation; political institutions; political trust; political systems;

   Sammanfattning : There are many indicators that the representative democratic system is currently facing serious legitimacy challenges. Two central indicators of these challenges are changing patterns of political participation and a decline in system support. LÄS MER

4. 8. Medlemmar och medborgare : Föreningsdeltagande och politiskt engagemang i det etnifierade samhället

   Författare :Gunnar Myrberg; Bo Bengtsson; Anders Westholm; Per Selle; Uppsala universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Political science; voluntary associations; political participation; political integration; immigrants; ethnification; ethnic discrimination; Sweden; Political science; Statsvetenskap; statskunskap; statskunskap;

   Sammanfattning : What is the political significance of affiliation with voluntary associations for people with and without foreign backgrounds in Sweden? Does associational affiliation offer an opportunity to influence the political decision-making process for those otherwise disfavoured in terms of political resources? Or does it rather aggravate the political marginalisation of people with foreign backgrounds? This thesis is based on two large-scale surveys that have been designed explicitly to deal with questions of this sort. It is shown that there are substantial differences in associational affiliation between people with and without foreign backgrounds. LÄS MER

5. 9. 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

7. 10. Eco-democracy : a green challenge to democratic theory and practice

   Författare :Carina Lundmark; Umeå universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Miljöpolitik: Sverige; Democratic theory; political culture; ecocentrism; liberty; equality; participation; environmental rights; environmental citizenship; Political Science;

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