Essays about: "the effects of elections"

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  1. 16. Defending Christ and the Fatherland: A panel data analysis of the impact immigration has on the electoral outcomes of Polish far-right parties from 2001 to 2020

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Nastassia Rudak; [2021]
    Keywords : voting; immigration; Polish far-right; difference-in-differences; Bartik instrument;

    Abstract : Voting for far-right parties in Europe is linked to many reasons, among them an increased presence of migrants. Using panel data from 372 Polish counties over the years 2001-2020, I run two-way fixed effects difference-in-differences and Bartik instrument models to test whether the share of migrants in a county has an effect on the share of votes far-right parties receive in different elections - presidential, parliamentary, local, and European. READ MORE

  3. 17. Electoral gender quotas in post-communist societies: Evidence from Polish municipalities

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Ellen Wallin; [2021]
    Keywords : electoral gender quotas; local politics; discontinuity-in-differences; Poland;

    Abstract : This thesis examines the short-term effects of a legislative gender quota in candidate lists using evidence from local elections in Poland. In the context of open lists systems, quotas were introduced in 2018 in municipalities with proportional representation (over 20,000 inhabitants). READ MORE

  4. 18. Political Information & Ethnic Voting : A study on the impact of political information on ethnic voting behavior in Africa

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Adina Martin; [2021]
    Keywords : ethnic voting; Kenya; Africa; political information; voting behaviour; voting behavior; informational shortcuts; ethnic cues; ethnic heuristics; Conroy-Krutz;

    Abstract : ​Does political information lower the incidence of ethnic voting in Africa? Even though a significant amount of research has been dedicated to African ethnic voting behaviour,​not much capacity has been dedicated to studying the function of ethnic cues as informational shortcuts. Considering voters use cognitive shortcuts like party affiliations or ideology when making decisions, it is also plausible that voters in elections characterized by ethnic voting use demographic cues in lieu of more comprehensive information. READ MORE

  5. 19. Spilling The Tea On Electoral Violence Prevention : Can technical election assistance prevent electoral violence?

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

    Author : Agnes Cronholm; [2021]
    Keywords : Kenya; Nigeria; Zimbabwe; technical assistance; election violence prevention; electoral governance; international democracy assistance; electoral dispute resolution;

    Abstract : The international community has long sent democracy aid, and technical election assistance (TEA) has become increasingly popular in the last three decades. Despite these investments, little is known about the effects of TEA. READ MORE

  6. 20. The Effect of Extreme Weather on Voting Behaviour : Evidence from the Record Summers 2018 and 2019 in Germany

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Lukas Hofmann; [2021]
    Keywords : extreme weather; public support; climate policy; climate change; electoral competition;

    Abstract : This paper investigates how exposure to extreme weather affects public support for climate policies. I use temperature data from the extreme heatwaves during the summers of 2018 and 2019 and examine whether temperature anomalies affected the results of five German state elections held in the autumn of these years. READ MORE