Demokraatia ja valitsemise õppekava magistritööd – Master´s theses
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Making America Great, Again through memes: a qualitative content analysis of a Trump-based populism in user-generated memes
(Tartu Ülikool, 2020)Although populism is much-discussed, global trend, attempts to define it have been contentious, unsatisfactory, and often accomplished without the input of the populists themselves. The latest emergence of this political ... -
The relationship between electoral instability and programmatic configuration in contemporary party systems
(Tartu Ülikool, 2019)This thesis aims to discuss how electoral volatility is related to party system programmatic configuration. Two types of electoral volatility are expected to explain why some party systems have a wide range of ideological ... -
Improving public service delivery of transportation in Tbilisi through fiscal decentralisation: lessons from the Dutch case
(Tartu Ülikool, 2019)During the last couple of decades, after establishing a sovereign state, Georgia has been experiencing challenges with the performance of its public service delivery systems. Recently the Ministry of Regional Development ... -
Participatory budgeting as a social innovation: motives and outcomes of enactment: based on the example of the city of Tartu
(Tartu Ülikool, 2019)The diffusion of Participatory Budgeting (PB) at a local level has attracted the attention of many researchers. PB has been invented in Porto Alegre, Brazil during the time of redemocratization of Brazil in 1989. Afterwards, ... -
#MeToo movement in Estonia: a frame analysis
(Tartu Ülikool, 2019)A new social movement was born in October 2017. In light of a high-profile sexual harassment scandal, women took to various social media channels to share their own stories of sexual harassment and violence using the #MeToo ... -
Roles and meanings of informality in transnational accountability: the EU migration crisis in the realm of transnational municipal networks
(Tartu Ülikool, 2019)This master thesis investigates the meanings and functions of transnational accountability by analyzing the informal means of organizing accountability in emerging transnational governance networks. In this regard, the ... -
Critical review of the electoral reform of 2006 in Peru: the case of the electoral fines as a perverse incentive
(Tartu Ülikool, 2019)The main purpose of this work is to question the utility of public policies and norms adopted by the state to promote participation in elections, in this case fines as an incentive to increase voter turnout. Considering ... -
Understanding corruption from an ethical vantage point: the cases of Tunisia and Egypt
(Tartu Ülikool, 2019)This research elicits a thorough discussion on the normative aspects of the determinants of corruption. The crux of the argument focalizes around the notions of frustration and resentment in societies where the corruption ... -
How can E-Government facilitate the process of immigrants’ integration? The case of new labor immigrants in Estonia
(Tartu Ülikool, 2019)Immigrant integration is an integral part of contemporary policy. Yet, while various studies have discussed different factors that might affect integration, relatively few existing studies have devoted their attention to ... -
National policies shaping income inequality in transition economies: the cases of the Czech and Slovak Republics and the Baltic States
(Tartu Ülikool, 2019)The thesis aims to investigate the influence of national policies on income distribution patterns in the countries that share similar historical legacies. The focus is on the postcommunist countries that went through ... -
Organic farming for food security in the EU: impact assessment of the Rural Development Program for Malta 2014-2020
(Tartu Ülikool, 2019)This thesis discusses the role of organic farming in ensuring food security in the European Union on the case of Malta. The work demonstrates how the Rural Development Program for the Maltese islands 2014-2020 promotes ... -
Does presidentialism breed dictatorship - the case of Turkey and the Erdogan regime
(Tartu Ülikool, 2018)This thesis inquires into presidentialism and its compatibility with democracy. Despite its poor record of achieving sustainable democracy, it is still considered a democratic form of government. Presidentialism is criticized ... -
The role of civil society organisations in ethnic conflict resolution in Georgia: challenges and opportunities
(Tartu Ülikool, 2018)Ethnic conflicts in Georgia have almost 30-year-long history. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, two Georgian regions – Abkhazia and Samachablo (so called South Ossetia) claimed independence. These two regions were/are ... -
Modern democratic federations in the digital age: the conditions and prerequisites of electronic government (de-)centralization
(Tartu Ülikool, 2018)This thesis discusses the process of administrative (de-)centralization of electronic government in 11 democratic federations. The research is comparative in nature and process-tracing was used as a primary data analysis ...
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