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  2. 1. Uniting Against Autocrats : Opposition Coordination, Turnovers and Democratization by Elections

    Author : Michael Wahman; Statsvetenskapliga institutionen; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Democratization; authoritarianism; election; party; opposition; coalition; ethnic; Africa; Kenya; Ghana; Senegal;

    Abstract : As counter intuitive as it might sound, autocracy without elections is a rare combination today. Elections do not constitute democracy, but they can promote democratization. This dissertation studies the process of democratization through elections, focusing on the effect of opposition coordination. READ MORE

  4. 2. While We Wait : Democratization, State and Citizenship among Young Men in Tunisia's Interior Regions

    Author : Karim Zakhour; Michele Micheletti; Hans Agné; Ellen Lust; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Democratization; state; citizenship; Tunisia; youth; Claude Lefort; neoliberalism; waiting; Political Science; statsvetenskap;

    Abstract : This dissertation has sought to develop new ways of understanding democratization, and by extension democracy, by attempting to capture the experience of democratic transitions. The thesis has investigated the Tunisian democratization processes that followed the overthrow of Ben Ali in 2011. READ MORE

  5. 3. Aid by Democratic Versus Autocratic Donors: Democratization Processes and Citizens’ Perceptions in Recipient Countries

    Author : Adea Gafuri; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; foreign aid; democratization; democracy aid; autocratic donors; European Union; China;

    Abstract : OECD countries are no longer the sole major providers of financial flows abroad. Authoritarian countries such as China, Russia, Iran, and Saudi Arabia, with their distinct practices and implementation processes, are increasingly present in low- and middle-income countries. In this Ph.D. READ MORE

  6. 4. Advancing isothermal nucleic acid amplification tests : Towards democratization of diagnostics

    Author : Felix Neumann; Mats Nilsson; Paul Yager; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; molecular diagnostics; infectious diseases; point-of-care; digital quantification; fluorescence detection; rolling circle amplification; padlock probes; microfluidic enrichment; Biochemistry; biokemi;

    Abstract : Modern healthcare is the result of scientific advancement across disciplines and has enabled us to understand the rationale behind many diseases and how to treat or cure them; but still a myriad of unanswered questions remains. Especially infectious diseases play an important role in healthcare as they pose a constant threat for global health and well-being. READ MORE

  7. 5. Dissenting Democrats : Nation and Democracy in the Republic of Moldova

    Author : Andreas Johansson; Elfar Loftsson; Lars Lindström; Bo Petersson; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Moldova; Moldavia; MSSR; transition; ethnic group; nation; national division; nation-building; democracy; democratization; polyarchy; political support; correspondence analysis; Moldovanism; Romanianism; Gagauz Yeri; Transnistria; Political Science; statsvetenskap;

    Abstract : 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. READ MORE