Essays about: "Burdett"

Found 2 essays containing the word Burdett.

  1. 1. ”By the iron hand of oppression" : The performance of the parliamentary election contest in Nottingham and Middlesex 1802-1803

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Historiska institutionen

    Author : Alvar Blomgren; [2017]
    Keywords : Georgian elections; political history; history of democracy; Georgian politics; Parlamentary reform; reform movement; radicals; radicalism; Pittite repression; Gagging acts; two acts; seditious meetings act; treason act; habeas corpus suspension act; habeas corpus; Nottingham; Middlesex; 1802 general election; parlamentary elections; controverted elections; 19th century; nineteenth century; treaty of Amiens; Joseph Birch; Daniel Coke; William Mainwaring; Francis Burdett; Mary Rich; Cold Bath prison; newspapers; citizenship; nationality; British national identity; English national identity; gender; masculinity; independence; working-class; lower-class; crowds; women; female; political propaganda; political artifacts; vestiary affronts; space; place; power; emotions; collective emotions; solidarity; doing politics; social practice; practice theory; practice-as-entity; practice-as-performance; Elizabeth Shove; Ducking; spencering; Hanoverian;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to investigate how politics was done at the level of the parliamentary constituencies at the time of the treaty of Amiens 1802-1803. This is achieved through two case studies of the elections in Middlesex and Nottingham, which are investigated as social practices. READ MORE

  3. 2. A study of Wage dispersion : The Burdett-Mortensen Model applied to:Swedish white collar workers between 1973 and 1989

    University essay from Ekonomihögskolan, EHV

    Author : Ilich Nuñez; [2009]
    Keywords : wage dispersion; Burdett; Mortensen;

    Abstract : This essay deals with wage dispersion, the Burdett-Mortensen model is applied to a set of data collected from the year 1973 – 1989. The Burdett-Mortensen model aims to explain the reasons for wage dispersion between similar able individuals. READ MORE