Essays about: "Bundestag"

Showing result 6 - 7 of 7 essays containing the word Bundestag.

1. 6. Political Competition and Party Incumbency : The Case of German Federal Elections

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Karen Demski; [2017]
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   Abstract : This paper investigates party incumbency advantage in German federal elections. I use a sharp regression discontinuity to exploit the firstpast-the-post voting system on the first ballot electing district representatives to the Bundestag, using election results from all voting districts that existed in Germany between 1953 and 2013. READ MORE

3. 7. Germany’s “Open-Door” Policy in Light of the Recent Refugee Crisis : An Interpretive Thematic Content Analysis of Possible Reasons and Underlying Motivations

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Statsvetenskap

   Author : Claudia Theresia Schmid; [2016]
   Keywords : Germany; Refugee Crisis; Refugee Policy; Open-Door Policy; Reasons; Motivations; Constructivism; Structural Realism; Content Analysis; Thematic Analysis; Themes; Media; Parliamentary Debates;

   Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to examine the medially conveyed open-door refugee policy approach of the German government, in light of the recent refugee crisis in Europe. To gain an understanding of the reasons for this policy approach, a thematic content analysis is carried out, identifying and extracting themes, as portrayed in the national, international media, and political debates in the German Bundestag. READ MORE