Search for dissertations about: "transnational democracy"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 swedish dissertations containing the words transnational democracy.
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1. Democrats Without Borders. A Critique of Transnational Democracy
Abstract : Some scholars claim that globalisation compels us to radically rethink demo¬cracy both in theory and practice. This dissertation disputes such claims by arguing against two suggested normative models of transnational democracy: cosmopolitan democracy and deliberative democracy. READ MORE
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2. Democracy and Diffusion : Transnational Lesson-Drawing among Indonesian Pro-Democracy Actors
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3. Fit for European Democracy? : Party Discipline in the European Parliament
Abstract : This study evaluates the fitness of political parties for the democratisation of the European Union. At the national level political parties have successfully functioned as transmission belts between voter’s preferences and political outcomes in representative democracies. READ MORE
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4. Between Communication and Community : EU Constitution Making, a European Public Sphere and the (Un-)Likelihood of Transnational Debate
Abstract : What kind of public sphere is possible in the European Union? Against the backdrop of debates on the transformation of democracy beyond the nation-state, this study explores daily newspapers’ role in providing forums for transnational debate in the presumed absence of an overarching European collective identity. It uses empirical means to reconsider the question of the supposed co-constitutiveness of the public sphere and political community. READ MORE
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5. The Eastward Enlargement of European Parties : Party Adaptation in the Light of EU-enlargement
Abstract : The aim of the study is to map out and analyse the integration of political parties from Central and Eastern Europe into the main European party families. The prospect of eastern enlargement of the EU implicated opportunities and above all challenges for the West European party families. READ MORE