Mémoire (M.A.)--Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, 2005. / Comprend des réf. bibliogr.: f. 107-114.

In this paper I discuss e-voting through the theories of Robert Dahl and Carole Pateman.  Dahls view of an electoral democracy and Patemans participatory democracy is used as a foundation for the discussion. A brief introduction to e-democracy is also provided and used in the discussion because of the strong conection between e-voting and edemocracy. E-voting is explained mostly with the help of understanding the Norwegian and Estonian experiences. The aspects of e-voting that is focused on include trust for the system, accessibility and secrecy and freedom of the vote. In the results I can show that e-voting has both positive and negative inpacts on Dahl and Patemans theories and why it is controversial. The results also points to the positive inpacts e-democracy might have on both the theories and on democracy altogether.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--York University, 1998. Graduate Programme in English. / Typescript. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 389-402). Also available on the Internet. MODE OF ACCESS via web browser by entering the following URL: http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/yorku/fullcit?pNQ27324.

En primer lugar se hará una exposición de los antecedentes que dan origen al desarrollo de los modelos de participación democrática, en segundo lugar se presentará el modelo de participación democrática de Carol Pateman, para concluir con una exposición de los elementos de la filosofía de Jean Jacques Rousseau, que sirvieron de influencia y base en la comprensión de la participación ciudadana en política como una acción cuyo principal efecto es la función educativa.

<p>The object of the essay was to investigate the argumentation in the bill, the comments from unions and the authorities, among others and the motions concerning the bill. To analysis this argumentation I have been using feminist theory, specifically Carole Lee Bacchis ”What’s the problem”-aproach. I also used Maud Eduards and Diane Sainsbury to complete my theory. They describe men as the norm of the society and women as deviant. The questions I have been investigating in the texts are</p><p>- What’s the problem?</p><p>- Who or what caused the problem?</p><p>- Who or what is responsible for the problem?</p><p>- Who has the responsibility to change the problem?</p><p>- What problem is not mentioned?</p><p>- Are men mentioned as a gender and a group?</p><p>- Are women mentioned as a gender and a group?</p><p>- How are men and women described?</p><p>The investigation found that the problems that was presented in the theory was very mush present in the text that I investigated. Women are seen as passive and as willingness victims of their employers. Men on the other hand are active and are mentioned as the opposite of these women. The results however varied depending on which text was studied, but the main picture remained the same.</p>

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Washington, 2008. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (p. 279-304).

Dreaming Tracks was chosen for the title of this history because of its reference to the journeys and routes taken by the ancestral founders of each of the extended family clans. As they travelled they recorded the events and situations they encountered along the way , which they left in story, painting, song lines and dances for the future survival of their people. The history of the Aboriginal/Islander Skills Development Scheme also pertains to a journey. This journey records the events that brought about the establishment of the longest surviving, urban Indigenous dance organization. It's a voyage that identifies the obstacles and accomplishments of its founding members, who dedicated themselves to the hard work to ensure the continuum of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander dance. It was their dream, to have an Australian Black Dance Company that would create a link between past and present, traditional and urban. The pathways they created equipped urban Indigenous Australians with a unique dance identity of their own, and established the path to continued contact with the traditional owners. Dreaming Tracks is contemporary Dreaming lore that begins with the contention for land rights in the early 1970's and follows the progress of the Aboriginal/Islander Skills Development Scheme to the end of the decade. It records the desires, dreams and conflicts that brought this organization into being. In parallel, the concerns of the founder, Carole Y. Johnson, sets the path for the journey, which by the end of the twentieth-century witnessed the establishment of an accredited dance course, two dance companies (The Aboriginal/Islander Dance Theatre and Bangarra Dance Theatre, Australia) and students who are key participants in the artistic design of the 2000 Olympics in Sydney Australia / Master of Arts (Hons) (Performance)

Tidigare forskning har kategoriserat en majoritet av svenska politiker som valdemokrater och en minoritet som deltagardemokrater. Men forskningsläget är oklart kring vad detta innebär när det kommer till deras syn på medborgerligt deltagande i politiken. Syftet med studien är att utifrån de teoretiska perspektiven valdemokrati och deltagardemokrati undersöka hur kommunfullmäktigeledamöter ställer sig till medborgerligt deltagande i den kommunala politiken. Genom en kvantitativ enkätundersökning har ett sammanvägt jämförelsetal tagits fram som både nyanserar bilden av hur trogna ledamöterna är de teoretiska perspektiven och tillåter jämförelse mellan olika grupper. Ledamöter i 80 slumpmässigt utvalda kommuner bjöds in att delta i undersökningen och resultatet pekar på att majoriteten enbart har svaga tendenser åt de olika teoretiska ytterligheterna. Fyra hypoteser testades i studien för att se om det förekommer ett samband mellan ledamöternas könsidentitet, position i kommunen, politiska erfarenhet samt befolkningsmängd i kommunen och synen på medborgerligt deltagande. Statistiskt säkerställda samband kunde påvisas mellan synen på medborgerligt deltagande och ledamöternas könsidentitet samt position i kommunfullmäktige (styrande eller opposition). Samband kunde delvis påvisas mellan ledamöternas politiska erfarenhet och syn på medborgerligt deltagande, men inget samband kunde påvisas mellan befolkningsmängden i kommunen och ledamöternas syn på medborgerligt deltagande. Studiens slutsats är att en majoritet av ledamöterna stödjer vissa deltagardemokratiska inslag i demokratin och att position i kommunfullmäktige är den faktor som samvarierar mest med synen på medborgerligt deltagande, där oppositionen är mer positiva. Kvinnliga ledamöter framstår som något mer positiva till medborgerligt deltagande än manliga. Det förekommer också stora variationer beroende på ledamöternas partitillhörighet. Studien pekar på behovet av fortsatt forskning kring politikers syn på medborgerligt deltagande.

Thesis (M.A.) (Honours) -- University of Western Sydney, Nepean, 2000. / A thesis presented in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts (Honours) - (Performance), School of Applied Social and Human Sciences, University of Western Sydney, Nepean, 2000. Bibliography : Vol. 1, leaves 202-209.

The object of the essay was to investigate the argumentation in the bill, the comments from unions and the authorities, among others and the motions concerning the bill. To analysis this argumentation I have been using feminist theory, specifically Carole Lee Bacchis ”What’s the problem”-aproach. I also used Maud Eduards and Diane Sainsbury to complete my theory. They describe men as the norm of the society and women as deviant. The questions I have been investigating in the texts are - What’s the problem? - Who or what caused the problem? - Who or what is responsible for the problem? - Who has the responsibility to change the problem? - What problem is not mentioned? - Are men mentioned as a gender and a group? - Are women mentioned as a gender and a group? - How are men and women described? The investigation found that the problems that was presented in the theory was very mush present in the text that I investigated. Women are seen as passive and as willingness victims of their employers. Men on the other hand are active and are mentioned as the opposite of these women. The results however varied depending on which text was studied, but the main picture remained the same.