Essays about: "Fractionalisation"

Found 2 essays containing the word Fractionalisation.

  1. 1. Gender (in)equality and electoral violence : A cross-national study in sub-Saharan Africa, 1990-2008

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Cornelia Norman; [2018]
    Keywords : elections; violence; gender equality;

    Abstract : This paper examines to what extent gender equality correlates with electoral violence, through a quantitative study of 220 elections that have taken place in sub-Saharan African countries between 1990 and 2008. As such, it has a two-folded purpose. READ MORE

  3. 2. Modernisation - A Saviour Running Late: Assessing the Validity of Modernisation Theory by Investigating the Effects of Diversity on Growth

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Alexander Fält; Adrian Rydén; [2014]
    Keywords : Modernisation; Diversity; Fractionalisation; Polarisation; Growth;

    Abstract : Modernisation theory is based on the idea that socioeconomic development leads to significant societal changes in culture and behaviour, changing the focus from group identity to individual ability. This paper seeks to investigate the validity of modernisation theory by examining the effects of ethnic, linguistic, and religious diversity on economic growth. READ MORE