Essays about: "Electoral Systems"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 34 essays containing the words Electoral Systems.

  1. 16. POPULISM AND POLITICIZATION OF THE BUREACRACY An empirical analysis of the effect of populist rule in Europe and Latin America

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Martin Hammarén; [2020-07-03]
    Keywords : populism; bureaucracy; politicization;

    Abstract : Do populist rule lead to more politicization? As populists have had electoral success in many countries in recent years, populism has received much attention both in the public debate an in political science. One aspect of the concept, how populists act once in power and how they relate to the state bureaucracy has however, so far, received only little attention. READ MORE

  3. 17. Do parties matter in proportional representation systems? A regression discontinuity analysis of environmental policy in Swedish municipalities

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Lilian Ivstam; Fanny Widepalm; [2020]
    Keywords : Partisan Effects; Environmental Policy; Proportional Representation Electoral Systems; Regression Discontinuity Design;

    Abstract : Proportional representation electoral systems can be considered more democratic than majoritarian systems since they better represent minority interests. We study the support for this claim by investigating whether individual parties are able to affect the outcome of a secondary policy, environmental policy. READ MORE

  4. 18. The Impact of Electoral Systems on Women’s Political Representation : A Quantitative Study

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Petra Andersson; [2020]
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  5. 19. Voting Women? : A Quantitative Analysis of the Effects of Electoral Systems on Women's Electoral Participation

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Tora Dirke Lundberg; [2019]
    Keywords : women s electoral participation; electoral systems; gender gap;

    Abstract : The matter of a gender gap in electoral participation is a fact in many parts of the world but has mostly been investigated by, and studied within, the Global North. In spite of this, scholars have not reached an undisputed conclusion for why this is. READ MORE

  6. 20. E-voting: Is it a Solution for Central Africa? A case of the Cameroon Electoral Process

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik, kommunikation och lärande

    Author : Jerome Apana Anyangwe; [2018-10-26]
    Keywords : electoral process; paper ballot; E-voting; election;

    Abstract : Empirical evidence suggests that election malpractices are a common feature in most third world electoral systems. As a result, many of these nations are adopting e-voting to conduct free, fair and transparent elections as opposed to the paper ballot system. READ MORE