Essays about: "Electoral participation"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 36 essays containing the words Electoral participation.

  1. 21. Decentralisation, Political Participation and Democracy: The Effects of Decentralisation on Political Participation and Democratisation in Non-Western States

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Alexis Kyander; [2014]
    Keywords : Decentralisation; citizen participation; democracy; fiscal federalism; multiple regression analysis; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : A global trend of decentralisation has been present in the last decades. Since the 1980s, most countries have transferred power and resources from the centre to subnational levels of government. READ MORE

  3. 22. The Quality of Democracy : Analyzing a liberal framework through a case study of Bogota

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för statsvetenskap (ST)

    Author : Ellinor Huttner Rindevall; [2014]
    Keywords : Democracy; quality of democracy; liberal democracy; participatory democracy; deepening democracy; cultura ciudadana; Bogota; Antanas Mockus;

    Abstract : In 2011, Levine & Molina contributed to the research within the field of the quality of democracy by creating a framework focusing on the quality of the political process. The purpose of this study is to further contribute to the theoretical discussion of the quality of democracy by empirically applying Levine & Molina’s model of quality of democracy on a case: Bogota, the capital of Colombia. READ MORE

  4. 23. Patriarchy and Women’s Parliamentary representation in Bangladesh

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School; Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen; Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Social Studies of Gender

    Author : Farjana Rahman; [2014]
    Keywords : electoral system; quota and political culture.; religion; male domination; Patriarchial system; Women representation; Key Words: Parliament; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The low representation of women in almost every legislative form of life is an international con-cern. In reality, very small portion of women representations are seen in the government in pro-portion to their population. READ MORE

  5. 24. Social Work as a Democratic Tool : The inclusion of socially marginalized groups in the electoral process

    University essay from Ersta Sköndal högskola/Institutionen för socialvetenskap

    Author : Fanny Ellfolk Kenttä; [2013]
    Keywords : Democratic deficit; Socially marginalized groups; Electoral participation; Social work; Economic inequalities; Inclusion; Social mobilizing; Advocacy; Empowerment;

    Abstract : The democratic deficit in the U.S. becomes strikingly evident as statistics show that only half of the population actually votes in elections. Seeing that many who do not participate in the electoral processes are also generally members of socially marginalized groups then this is an increasing social issue. READ MORE

  6. 25. Homes for votes: prospective voting and housing privatization

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Carl Johan von Seth; Oskar Eklund; [2013]
    Keywords : Voting; housing; right to buy; privatization; political economy;

    Abstract : In this paper we study the impact of housing privatization on voting. We use a "right to buy" programme in Stockholm, Sweden, in which municipal homes were sold to tenants at a discount, that allows us to evaluate theories of voting behaviour and tactical privatizations. READ MORE