Glossary
C
- Comparative Analysis
- A research method that involves comparing different countries or systems to identify similarities and differences.
- Cultural Rights
- Rights that allow individuals and communities to preserve and develop their cultural identity and practices.
D
- Decision-making processes
- Steps or procedures followed by governments or institutions to make laws or policy choices.
- Democratic System
- A form of government in which power is held by the people, typically through elected representatives.
- Digital Rights
- Rights related to the use of digital technologies, including privacy, data protection, and internet access.
E
- Electoral Programmes
- Plans or policy proposals that political parties or candidates present to voters during an election campaign.
- Empirical Approach
- An approach based on observation, experience, or experiment rather than theory.
- Environmental Rights
- Rights related to living in a healthy and sustainable environment.
- Evidence-based Method
- An approach that relies on data, facts, and observed results rather than theory or opinion.
F
- Fundamental Rights and Freedoms
- Basic human rights such as freedom of speech, right to privacy, or the right to education, often protected by constitutions or international laws.
L
- Legal Institutions of Regulation
- Structures or bodies (like commissions, agencies, or rules) that manage or oversee the application of laws.
- Legal Systems
- The frameworks of rules, procedures, and institutions through which justice is administered in a particular country or region.
- Lobbying
- Lobbying is a form of advocacy, which lawfully attempts to directly influence legislators or government officials, such as regulatory agencies or judiciary.
P
- Plurality of Interests
- The presence of multiple and often conflicting viewpoints or stakeholders in a given issue or policy.
- PRIN Project
- An acronym for Progetti di Ricerca di Interesse Nazionale (Projects of National Interest) – Italian government-funded research projects carried out by universities or public institutions.
Q
- Quality of Democracy
- A measure of how well democratic principles are upheld in practice—such as transparency, participation, rule of law, and protection of rights.
R
- Regulation
- Rules or laws created by governments to control or guide activities, in this case referring to lobbying.
- Resonance (in legal context)
- The degree to which a legal case or issue has impact or importance in a particular legal or social system.