Essays about: "Swedish election"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 105 essays containing the words Swedish election.

  1. 1. Were the most important election pledges fulfilled? An empirical investigation of the Swedish government’s pledge fulfillment after the 2014 parliamentary election

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Ida Steineck Nilsson; [2024]
    Keywords : Election pledges; pledge fulfillment; the mandate model; promissory representation; Swedish politics; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : This thesis provides an account of the pledge-making and eventual pledge fulfilment of the Swedish government of 2014, which consisted of the Social Democratic Party and the Green Party. It is grounded in the theoretical approaches of the mandate model of representation and promissory representation. READ MORE

  3. 2. The recruitment process to corporate boards - A qualitative study investigating female underrepresentation

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Johanna Berg; Lina Holmqvist; [2023-06-29]
    Keywords : recruitment; social network; gender; equality; social structures; female underrepresentation;

    Abstract : This research put emphasis on the election committee and its role in the recruitment process for corporate boards. Particularly, it investigates the cause of female underrepresentation in the boardroom of corporations listed on the Swedish stock exchange. READ MORE

  4. 3. WORK TIME REDUCTIONS ON THE DECLINE? How ideas act as hindering mechanisms for social democratic support of work time reductions.

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Lisa Lindén; [2023-06-20]
    Keywords : Ideas; work time reduction; The Swedish Social Democratic Party SAP ;

    Abstract : The study of ideas as factors affecting political behavior is often accessed by focusing on times of political and economic uncertainty. However, focusing on times of stability and the rigidity that ideas cause in policy processes is less explored. READ MORE

  5. 4. Exploration of using Twitter data to predict Swedish political opinion polls with neural networks

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Matematisk statistik

    Author : Alexander Gren; Klara Lundgren; [2023]
    Keywords : Mathematics and Statistics;

    Abstract : This thesis aims to explore the possibility of using deep learning techniques to mine opinions on Twitter, with the objective to predict the political opinion distribution in Sweden. Different methods of gathering and annotating training data are evaluated to achieve accurate and reliable predictions. READ MORE

  6. 5. Friend or Foe? : A study analyzing ideas held by the Sweden Democrats concerning LGBTQ+ topics

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Ellen Breuer; [2023]
    Keywords : LGBTQ ; homonationalism; heteroactivism; populist radical right; the Sweden Democrats; analysis of ideas;

    Abstract : Given the tendency of Populist Radical Right (PRR) parties to form anti-LGBTQ+ claims, this thesis aims to understand how a PRR party operating in a context characterized by progressive values relates to LGBTQ+ topics in their political messages on social media. A single case study of the Sweden Democrats (SD) – an example of a PRR party operating in such a context – was conducted. READ MORE