Essays about: "Electoral Systems"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 34 essays containing the words Electoral Systems.

1. 21. Gender (in)equality and electoral violence : A cross-national study in sub-Saharan Africa, 1990-2008

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Cornelia Norman; [2018]
   Keywords : elections; violence; gender equality;

   Abstract : This paper examines to what extent gender equality correlates with electoral violence, through a quantitative study of 220 elections that have taken place in sub-Saharan African countries between 1990 and 2008. As such, it has a two-folded purpose. READ MORE

3. 22. Fostering guarantees of non-recurrence : How humanitarian action can strengthen the Colombian post-conflict process

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

   Author : Julle Bergenholtz; [2018]
   Keywords : Post-conflict process; Colombia; peace transition; peacebuilding; humanitarianism; humanitarian action; institutionalization;

   Abstract : After more than 50 years of internal armed conflict, Colombia has entered into a stage of postconflict after a peace agreement was signed in 2016. This process will be challenging for the country, as the conflict has created increased poverty and segregation as well as a lack of opportunities for those that have been affected by the conflict. READ MORE

4. 23. The Discreet Charm of (Not) Casting a Vote A study of an effect of election campaigns on turnout for the Legislative Elections in France in 2012, the General Elections in the United Kingdom in 2015 and the European Parliament 2014 Elections in both countries

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Lesia Dubenko; [2017]
   Keywords : Elections; United Kingdom; France; European Parliament; Electoral Systems; Election Campaigns; Media; Turnout; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This thesis investigates why the variance in turnout for national and European Parliament elections is lower in France than in the United Kingdom. Based on the Most Similar System Design, it hypothesises that the variance is explained by the difference in the election campaigns conduct, following France’s and the United Kingdom’s switch of electoral systems for the European Parliament Elections. READ MORE

5. 24. The cost of winning: Why majoritarian electoral systems redistribute less

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Clara Holmberg; Sara Thiringer; [2017]
   Keywords : electoral systems; electoral campaigning; redistribution; policy preferences; funding of political parties; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : Majoritarian electoral systems are associated with lower levels of redistribution, but there is no consensus on the working mechanisms behind this. This thesis aims to provide a new explanation. READ MORE

6. 25. The Electoral Commitment Problem : A quantitative assessment of the impact of constitutional features on post-election conflict

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning

   Author : Stephen Dawson; [2016]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : Conflict immediately following elections is a phenomenon rarely studies in its own light. The timing, motivation, and dynamics of post-election conflict is often verydifferent to that in other periods of the electoral cycle. This study seeks to identifyhow certain constitutional features influence the likelihood of post-electionconflict. READ MORE