Search for dissertations about: "democracy"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 293 swedish dissertations containing the word democracy.

  2. 6. Democracy and Diffusion : Transnational Lesson-Drawing among Indonesian Pro-Democracy Actors

    Author : Anders Uhlin; Statsvetenskapliga institutionen; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; pro-democracy actors; democracy; lesson-drawing; diffusion; democracy discourses;

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  4. 7. From Antagonism to Alienation : Redirecting Radical Democracy

    Author : Sofia Helander; Sofia Näsström; Bo Bengtsson; Alexandra Segerberg; Mikael Carleheden; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; political theory; social theory; democratic theory; critical theory; radical democracy; agonistic democracy; alienation; precarity; Statskunskap; Political Science;

    Abstract : How can democratic theory address contemporary problems of alienation? Today, alienation manifests itself primarily in processes of precarization and deprofessionalization. When the subject’s work security or professional autonomy is undermined, her relations – not only to others, but also to herself – can become inhibited. READ MORE

  5. 8. Democracy and Planning : Contested Meanings in Theory and Practice

    Author : Sherif Zakhour; Jonathan Metzger; Maria Håkansson; Philip Allmendinger; Andy Inch; KTH; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Democracy; Democratic theory; Planning; Public participation; Demokrati; Demokratiteori; Planering; Medborgardeltagande; Planering och beslutsanalys; Planning and Decision Analysis; Urbana och regionala studier; Urban and Regional Studies;

    Abstract : "Democracy" is a frequently used concept in the Western planning field. Scholars, practitioners, and citizens alike regularly deploy it to both explain and contest the nature and legitimacy of urban governance. And yet, in the planning literature, the concept of democracy itself is rarely explained or debated. READ MORE

  6. 9. Co-creating democracy : Conceptualizing co-creative media to facilitate democratic engagement in society

    Author : Montathar Faraon; Mauri Kaipainen; Robert Ramberg; Bert Mulder; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; co-creative media; democracy; concept-driven design research; socio-technical systems; consensus-seeking; internet voting; mobilization; open so; Information Society; informationssamhället;

    Abstract : Internet-based information and communication technology (ICT) have increasingly been used to facilitate and support democratic engagement in society. A growing body of research has demonstrated that the Internet and, in particular, social media have given citizens the opportunity to participate, interact, network, collaborate, and mobilize themselves within communities. READ MORE

  7. 10. Designing for democracy : end-user participation in the construction of political ICTs

    Author : Mikael Norén; Stig Arne Nohrstedt; Åke Grönlund; Anders Fagerjord; Örebro universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Internet; Design; Democracy; ICT; World Wide Web; Participation; Citizenship; Critical Theory; Technology; HCI; User-Centred Design; Participatory Design; Media and communication studies; Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap; Media and Communication Studies; Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap;

    Abstract : The Internet and related Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) have been proposed as a way to vitalise (western) political democracy, currently marked by a decline in traditional forms of participation. Even if the Internet has established itself as a potential source of power and social change, the lack of clear results for democracy has left the initially mainly optimistic research community disappointed. READ MORE