Essays about: "Annika Stjernquist"
Found 3 essays containing the words Annika Stjernquist.
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1. Legalisation of abortion without restriction as to reason - An event history analysis of the OECD countries 1965-2005
University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : This thesis quantitatively investigates under what circumstances countries legalise abortion without restriction as to reason. The interest in this study emerges from a thorough conviction in the right to decide over one’s own and from a wish to understand why some countries reformed their abortion laws several decades ago, whereas others did so more recently. READ MORE
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2. Women and political participation A minor field study of the political culture in Colombia
University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : Since the elections of 2010 there are 14 per cent women in the Colombian congress - a remarkably low number in comparison with several other countries in Latin America where quotas of allocation are common. Decades of armed conflict might give a hint of why gender progress has been slow in Colombia, but at the same time as stereotyped gender roles are highly dominating, women are in no sense passive actors in the public sphere. READ MORE
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3. Driving towards the green light? Economic incentives to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from passenger cars in Sweden
University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionenAbstract : In this thesis four economic incentives to reduce exhaust emissions of carbon dioxide are studied. The incentives are: the carbon dioxide tax, carbon dioxide differentiated vehicle tax, green car cash bonus and old car scrapping bonus. They are analysed and discussed in deeper theory. Where figures and numbers are available these are studied. READ MORE
