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Hur stark står grunden till demokratin? En studie av demokratiskyddet i Sveriges och Danmarks författningar.

Melin, Karl LU (2024) STVK02 20241
Department of Political Science
Abstract
After seeing the developments in both Hungary and Poland democracy seemed to be weakening in Europe. How resilient is the democracy of Denmark and Sweden? Two countries who year after year rank high on different democracy indexes. The strength of a democracy is found in its constitution. To measure the protection of democratic institu-tions in the constitutions of Denmark and Sweden, I created an analytical instrument by operationalizing the concept of liberal democracy. I applied this instrument on the constitu-tions of Denmark and Sweden to find to what extent the institutions are present. My con-clusions affirm my previous thoughts about democracy in Sweden and Denmark, their respective constitutions contain most of the democratic... (More)
After seeing the developments in both Hungary and Poland democracy seemed to be weakening in Europe. How resilient is the democracy of Denmark and Sweden? Two countries who year after year rank high on different democracy indexes. The strength of a democracy is found in its constitution. To measure the protection of democratic institu-tions in the constitutions of Denmark and Sweden, I created an analytical instrument by operationalizing the concept of liberal democracy. I applied this instrument on the constitu-tions of Denmark and Sweden to find to what extent the institutions are present. My con-clusions affirm my previous thoughts about democracy in Sweden and Denmark, their respective constitutions contain most of the democratic institutions which I argue is neces-sary in a liberal democracy. It is by no means a perfect result and I present changes which could prove to strengthen both countries as democratic role models. (Less)
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author
Melin, Karl LU
supervisor
organization
course
STVK02 20241
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
Rättsstat, Liberal demokrati, Substanskrav, Förvaltning, Förutsebarhet
language
Swedish
additional info
Jag skulle vilja tacka min handledare Jakob Gustavsson för allt det arbete han lagt ner för att hjälpa mig skriva den här uppsatsen.
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9171168
date added to LUP
2024-10-01 11:10:33
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2024-10-01 11:10:33
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  abstract     = {{After seeing the developments in both Hungary and Poland democracy seemed to be weakening in Europe. How resilient is the democracy of Denmark and Sweden? Two countries who year after year rank high on different democracy indexes. The strength of a democracy is found in its constitution. To measure the protection of democratic institu-tions in the constitutions of Denmark and Sweden, I created an analytical instrument by operationalizing the concept of liberal democracy. I applied this instrument on the constitu-tions of Denmark and Sweden to find to what extent the institutions are present. My con-clusions affirm my previous thoughts about democracy in Sweden and Denmark, their respective constitutions contain most of the democratic institutions which I argue is neces-sary in a liberal democracy. It is by no means a perfect result and I present changes which could prove to strengthen both countries as democratic role models.}},
  author       = {{Melin, Karl}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Hur stark står grunden till demokratin? En studie av demokratiskyddet i Sveriges och Danmarks författningar.}},
  year         = {{2024}},
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