Essays about: "World Values Survey"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 83 essays containing the words World Values Survey.

  1. 1. Unequal Seats, Unsteady Trust : Inequality of Representation and Confidence in Parliament in Bicameral Systems

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Steven Hemingway; [2024]
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    Abstract : The number of countries with bicameral systems declined enormously throughout the 20th century, as countries like Sweden and Denmark abolished their upper houses, and numerous other countries weakened the formal powers of their upper chambers. Existing research suggests that legitimacy is a critical factor in the survival of bicameralism, but scholarship on legitimacy in bicameral systems is limited. READ MORE

  3. 2. Worrying about the war and its consequences for political participation: gender analysis

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Yevheniia Konotopets; [2023]
    Keywords : worries; war; political participation; gender; Ukraine.; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This paper examines how worries about war affect the political participation of women and men in Ukraine. The analysis is based on secondary data from the seventh wave of the World Values Survey 2017-2020. READ MORE

  4. 3. Unveiling the Values of ChatGPT : An Explorative Study on Human Values in AI Systems

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Author : Caroline Lindahl; Helin Saeid; [2023]
    Keywords : ChatGPT; World Values Survey; large language model; human values; machine learning; AI; generative AI; AI alignment;

    Abstract : Recent technological breakthroughs in natural language processing and artificial intelligence (AI) and the subsequent release of OpenAIs generative AI system, ChatGPT, have warranted much attention from researchers and the general public alike. Some with praise, foreseeing a brighter future for all, and some predicting the end of humanity. READ MORE

  5. 4. Increasing ecosystem services at an industrial area : A study applied to Rönnskärsverken

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Lisa Larsson; Petra Ljunggren; [2023]
    Keywords : Green areas; Biodiversity; Environmental regulation; Nature Based Solutions; Stormwater management;

    Abstract : What are ecosystem services, what are the possibilities to use them as a solution to remediate environmental problems, and how can they be increased in an industrial area such as Rönnskärsverken? The aim of this master thesis was to investigate the potential and the incentive for increasing ecosystem services in Rönnskärsverken’s industrial area through green areas and nature based stormwater management solutions on the site.  Ecosystem services is a concept that was put on the political agenda in the UN in 2005 in order to create a common definition and valuation to raise awareness of the values that nature provides to human beings. READ MORE

  6. 5. The Nexus of Media and Civic Engagement in India - A Quantitative Study

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Kesa Fatima; [2023]
    Keywords : Civic Engagement; Media Consumption; Media Confidence; Agenda-Setting Theory; Democracy; India; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The world’s largest democracy, India, is experiencing dwindling civic engagement. Amongst a plethora of factors that could explain this phenomenon, this study has chosen to explore the role of media. READ MORE