Search for dissertations about: "normative democratic theory"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 15 swedish dissertations containing the words normative democratic theory.

2. 6. EU Fundamental Rights and National Democracies : Complementary or Contradictory?

   Author : Eduardo Gill-Pedro; Juridiska institutionen; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; EU law; EU Fundamental Rights; Human rights; Democracy; Court of Justice of the EU; Legitimacy; Constitutionalism; Legal theory; EU rätt; EU grundläggande rättigheter; mänskliga rättigheter; demokrati; EU-domstolen; legitimitet; konstitutionalism; rättsteori;

   Abstract : The question asked in this thesis is: what is the impact on the democratic legitimacy of the legal orders of the member states of the EU, where the meaning of EU fundamental rights is determined by the Court of Justice of the EU. It begins by developing a theoretical framework which reconstructs the deep structure of the law of the member states, in order to understand the ground of legitimacy for national law. READ MORE

4. 7. Trust, risk and vulnerability : towards a philosophy of risk communication

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

   Abstract : 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. READ MORE

5. 8. On Consumed Democracy : The Expansion of Consumer Choice, Its Causal Effects on Political Engagement, and Its Implications for Democracy

   Author : Johan Wejryd; Kåre Vernby; Eva Erman; Pär Zetterberg; Johan Martinsson; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; democracy; consumer choice; survey experiment; responsiveness; political equality; political participation; political engagement; marketization; political consumption; political consumerism; citizen-consumer.; Statskunskap; Political Science;

   Abstract : This is a thesis about expansions of consumer choice, their causal effects on political engagement, and the democratic implications that follow. For material and ideological reasons alike, consumer choices have expanded over the last decades and are likely to become even more present in citizens’ lives in the future. READ MORE

6. 9. Democracy Beyond the Ballot Box : Citizen Participation and Social Rights in Post-Transition Chile

   Author : Teresia Rindefjäll; Statsvetenskapliga institutionen; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Chile; right to health; social rights; rights-based approach; citizen-state relations; power; citizen participation; democracy; democratisation; Latin America; Political and administrative sciences; Statsvetenskap; förvaltningskunskap;

   Abstract : The global expansion of democratic rule in the developing world has attracted much scholarly interest. The societal implications of the democratisation process, i.e. what democratisation actually means for the citizens in terms of opportunities for participation and influence, have not received as much attention though. READ MORE

7. 10. Deliberation, against all odds? : The critical prospects of mini-publics

   Author : Zohreh Khoban; Nils Hertting; Markus Holdo; Olle Folke; Kaisa Herne; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

   Abstract : In recent decades, the theory of deliberative democracy has encountered multiple challenges. In this thesis, I explore the prospects of a particular type of deliberative democratic institution – deliberative mini-publics – in three essays. READ MORE