Essays about: "2018 elections"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 68 essays containing the words 2018 elections.
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1. Weaponizing Ambiguity : How do nationalist political attitudes in pre-election periods influence anti-immigrant voting in the MENA region?
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskningAbstract : This research paper explores the effect of nationalist attitudes on anti-immigrant voting, focusing on the securitisation of migrants and its influence on anti-immigrant sentiments as a causal mechanism. Previous research indicates a correlation between shock events such as a vast influx of migrants and the perception of competition as precursors to anti-immigrant voting. READ MORE
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2. Electoral Violence in Democratisation : Electoral Violence by Incumbents against the Opposition and its Effects on Democratisation
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskningAbstract : Elections are a core democratic process in the world to ensure a peaceful transition of power between governing actors, yet it is too often the case that violence is employed to disturb the democratic process. Incumbents’ use of violence in order to maintain power and control over the procedure has become common as political violence and autocratisation has seen an upsurge in recent years. READ MORE
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3. Geographic polarization and clustering of partisan voting: A local-level analysis of Stockholm Municipality
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskapAbstract : In the last decade, the topic of political polarization has become a growing concern within academic and public debate. Many highlight the linkage between increased political polarization and democratic problems such as political tribalism and uncivil activism. It is also argued to be a global phenomenon. READ MORE
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4. The Right to Asylum - What’s the Problem? : An Analysis of How the Right to Asylum is Represented in Swedish Media
University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)Abstract : This study investigates the state of the public debate in Swedish mainstream media on the right to asylum. The study combines Bacchi's WPR(What’s the problem represented to be)-analysis with Hallin’s sphere theory to compare the discourse on the right to asylum in editorials in three Swedish newspapers, with different political profiles, in the five months leading up to the elections in 2018 and 2022, respectively. READ MORE
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5. Populist radical right’s impacton the mainstream right on theimmigration issue : A quantitative statistical study on SD’s impact on Moderaternas’position in the immigration issue
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : This study investigates PRRP’s impact on the mainstream right´s position change on the immigrationissue in their electoral manifestos. Many researchers through comparative studies found that PRRP’simpact on mainstream parties in immigration issue is overestimated and mainstream parties tend toincrease the saliency of immigration issue accordingly. READ MORE
