Essays about: "Abstention"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the word Abstention.

1. 1. Context Sensitive Civic Duty : An Experimental Study of how Corruption Affects both a Duty to Vote and a Duty to Abstain

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Simon Engström; [2021]
   Keywords : electoral turnout; voting; abstention; civic duty; civic duty to vote; civic duty to abstain; expressive voting; expressive non-voting; expressive abstention; rational choice; public choice; calculus of voting; utility maximization; rationality; Kant; kantianism;

   Abstract : In this thesis I explore a novel context sensitive conceptualisation of civic duty according to which the conduct (or misconduct) of elected officials affects whether eligible voters feel either a duty to vote (DTV) or a duty to abstain (DTA). Specifically, I argue that under conditions of corruption the norm of electoral accountability may override peoples’ sense of DTV in which case they instead feel a DTA. READ MORE

3. 2. Environmental Justice and Political (Dis)Engagement : A study of France

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

   Author : Camille Habe; [2020]
   Keywords : environmental justice; social deprivation; abstention; industrial pollution; inequalities;

   Abstract : A wide range of studies have documented the Environmental Injustice situations - particularly in the United States. In France, where inequalities and the environment have been brought to the light by a growing number of demonstrations, more recent data was needed. READ MORE

4. 3. Abstention as a Legacy of Violence : An investigation into enduring impacts of violence on politicalparticipation in the Colombian peace referendum of 2016

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning

   Author : Ana Ekelund; [2019]
   Keywords : referendum; political participation; Colombia; violence;

   Abstract : The Peace referendum of 2016 was an attempt by the Colombian government under president Juan Manuel Santos to seek popular ratification for the newly signed peace agreement with left-wing guerilla group FARC, after more than half a decade of hostilities. When the ballots closed, however, it was with a record high abstention, and a small majority of votes for the No-side. READ MORE

5. 4. Master’s Thesis: 30 higher education credits Programme: Master’s Programme in Political Science Date: 05/22/2018 Supervisor: Georgios Xezonakis, PhD Words: 15016 INDIVIDUAL HETEROGENEITY IN CORRUPTION VOTING How External Political Efficacy Shapes Electoral Responses to Corruption

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Valentin Daur; [2018-06-21]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : Corruption poses a serious challenge to democratic accountability as electoral punishment of corrupt incumbents remains limited and varies considerably across contexts. Moreover, the empirical evidence indicates that widespread corruption leads citizens to ‘exit’ options, such as abstention from the electoral process. READ MORE

6. 5. Youths participation in elections : A case study of the “born-free” generation in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa and the abstention in election.

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för statsvetenskap (ST)

   Author : Erika Karlsson; [2017]
   Keywords : South Africa;

   Abstract : This research is based on a minor field study in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The purpose of this research is to examine the born-free generation participation in elections in KwaZulu-Natal. The born-free generation is born after the apartheid ended in 1994 when the ANC and Nelson Mandela was elected. READ MORE