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Showing 1 to 20 of 27 for “"Democratic legitimacy"”.
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Perceptions Of Corruption & External Political Efficacy: Regime Stability & Democratic Legitimacy
… and is therefore a threat to, in particular, democratic legitimacy.
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Measuring epistemic trust: towards a new lens for democratic legitimacy, misinformation, and echo chambers
Submission original under an indefinite embargo labeled 'Open Access'. The submission was exported from vireo on 2023-09-01 without embargo terms
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A study of the democratic legitimacy of Action 13 of the OECD's base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS) Action 13.
… a mixed methods case study examining the democratic legitimacy of Action 13 of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development's (OECD) Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) Action Plan. Taking a critically orientated philosophical position, the thesis draws data from a …
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THE IMPACT OF MULTILINGUALISM ON THE DEMOCRATIC LEGITIMACY OF THE EUROPEAN UNION: IS CREATING A SOLIDLY DEFINED EUROPEAN DEMOS THE ANSWER TO THE EU’S LANGUAGE PROBLEM?
… Rule of Law, thus putting into question the EU’s democratic viability. Democracy is dependent on communication opportunity, something which the Union is lacking due to its multilingual nature. To solve these legitimacy problems created by the EU’s multilingual nature, it is necessary to understand …
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Negotiation and deliberation in Mexico's democratization process : six cases of legal reform
… that increase negotiation effectiveness and democratic legitimacy simultaneously, as key enabling factors for democratization from within a hybrid regime. This finding runs against the Habermasian idea that success-oriented negotiations run counter to the logic of reason-based deliberations …
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Democracy after deliberation: Bridging the constitutional economicsdeliberative democracy divide
… a debate about the proper relationship between democratic theory and institutions. The debate has been waged between two rival approaches: on the one side is an aggregative and economic theory of democracy, known as constitutional economics, and on the other side is deliberative democracy. The …
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Mobility politics : local ideologies in the multi-jurisdictional metropolis
… local governments harness their perceived democratic legitimacy to exert de facto power over planning. Second, I demonstrate that they expand this power through alliances with other localities, structured on the concept of mutual deference.
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Misinformation, Disinformation, and the Erosion of Institutional Trust: The Role of Social Media in Democracy
… disinformation have helped erode public trust in democratic institutions. This thesis examines how constant exposure to false online content correlates with declining confidence in democracy and evaluates the roles of platforms, influencers, and mechanisms. Using a convergent mixed-methods design, …
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Birthers, Hand Signals, and Spirit Cooking: The Impact of Political Fake News Content on Facebook Engagement during the 2016 Presidential Election
… influence fake news has on public discussion and democratic legitimacy, my research also increases our understanding of how to best combat the influence of fake news, and how to limit its spread.
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A Disunited Kingdom : the Legitimacy of Brexit in Light of the Devolved Structure of the UK
… referendum acts as a catalyst from which the democratic competence of the modern United Kingdom’s asymmetric power-structure can be analysed when faced with abnormal political circumstances. The following thesis attempts such an analysis, executed with the aim of identifying any underlying …
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Comparing Apples: Predicting the effect of public comments on administrative rules
… to account for these differences undermines the legitimacy of conclusions that can be drawn from studies of notice-and-comment rulemaking. The primary contribution of this dissertation is methodological, but the empirical evidence presented here also raises questions about the value of citizen …
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The role of referendum and non-referendum mechanisms for state-framing processes
… and suggests a number of practical ways in which democratic legitimacy can be achieved. In order that the people’s will be considered legitimate, republican liberalism promotes ongoing interactions between ordinary citizens, democratic mechanisms, institutions and legal instruments. In order to …
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The Impact of European Integration on the Development of Modern Citizenship.
… create an institutional framework that provides democratic legitimacy promotes equality, social inclusion and social justice and creates a political system that can recognise and accommodate the differences inherent in an increasingly multi-cultural society. Recognising the close …
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The impact of electoral gender quotas on women’s representation in legislative decision-making bodies
… and diverse legislatures are fundamental for the democratic legitimacy of elected bodies, primarily because they provide a voice for historically underrepresented groups. Studies also suggest that female participation in legislative processes helped to overcome gender bias in access to specific …
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Euroscepticism: A Cross-National Perspective: Germany, The Netherlands, and The United Kingdom
… European citizens in an effort to gain further legitimacy. Democratic legitimacy also means a Europe which listens to the expectations of its citizens and addresses their concerns through adequate policies. For any of its policies, including enlargement, the EU has to win the support of its …
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The Gatekeeping Paradigm and the Constructivist Alternative
… increasingly demand better accountability and democratic legitimacy through broad and direct public consultation. Participatory decision-making, on the other hand, is often met by the worry that sound science might drown in a sea of ignorance. As science and technology studies (STS) attempts to …
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Tribunals, Trials, and Tribulations: The Impact of Administrative Law on Religious Freedom in the Supreme Court of Canada
… of legislation, as well as justifying the democratic legitimacy of judicial review of legislation. However, the Court’s relationship with our governing branches extends beyond the formation and review of legislation. In this dissertation, I address an aspect of the interaction between law …
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Education and Democracy; Can Education Foster Greater Democracy for Africa?
… democracy, educational systems must support democratic principles and ideals. The main focus of this study is Africa. In order to assess this hypothesis, the study uses a case study approach examining the education models of three Africa countries: Botswana, Ghana, and Uganda- to determine …
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Polycentric security governance : legitimacy, accountability, and the public interest
… In particular, the thesis explores how legitimacy - as one form of power - is configured in Improvement Districts in South Africa, with a specific focus on three ways by which it is gained: through promoting public participation in decision-making; through transparent and accountable …
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An Empty Promise? Digital Democracy in the Smart City
… investigates the impact of digitization on the legitimacy of democracy. It first develops a novel framework based on the theories of participatory and deliberative democracy, drawing on recent work on deliberative systems. On this basis, digital democracy is examined as a system, consisting of …
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