Essays about: "Importance of Elections"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 26 essays containing the words Importance of Elections.

  1. 1. The Effects of Indirect Rule on Electoral Violence : A Quantitative Study

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Fabian Stigar; [2023]
    Keywords : Electoral violence; Colonial legacies; Indirect rule; Direct rule;

    Abstract : Elections are a democratic process intended to create peaceful and legitimate transfers of power. However, since the second and third waves of democratisation, policymakers and researchers have observed that electoral processes are transformed into arenas for political gain through violence. READ MORE

  3. 2. How are Cybersecurity Threats, in the Form of Disinformation Campaigns, Reflected on the Security Measures They Inspire? : A Case Study of the Responses to Russian Election Meddling in Mexico, Brazil and Spain

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

    Author : Ailyn Christiansen; [2023]
    Keywords : disinformation campaigns; Russian election meddling; electoral security;

    Abstract : The contemporary topic and fear of information attacks making their way and altering the course of democratic elections is a common one for many nations at current times. New technologies, cyberspace, and the increasing risk of hybrid warfare, as well as the little and vague regulation present to manage these, pose an intimidating threat to nations trying to uphold their liberal democratic values; and the nations taking advantage of this new-found form of influence are well aware of this. READ MORE

  4. 3. FROM SWEDEN, 12 POINTS AND 55.27 % TURNOUT TO THE EU. Attitudes towards the European Union and the electoral turnout in the Swedish elections for the European parliament 2019

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Albert Ström; [2022-07-26]
    Keywords : Electoral turnout; European parliament elections; voting behaviour; attitudes among citizens’; European Union;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates if attitudes and extreme attitudes towards the European Union and on the left–right ideology scale affect the electoral turnout in the European parliament elections among Swedish citizens. Previous research lifts the importance of citizens' perceptions and attitudes towards the EU as one explanation of many for the low turnout in these elections. READ MORE

  5. 4. Carbon Premium & Policy Uncertainty: An Analysis of Correlation Between Carbon Exposure and Stock Returns, and the Impact of Presidential Elections on Carbon Risk.

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Sander Hugosson; Jacob Lundquist; [2022]
    Keywords : Carbon premium; Stock returns; Sustainable finance; Presidential elections; Carbon emissions;

    Abstract : Earth's climate is changing, but the timing and extent of policy responses remain uncertain. This paper aims to test the correlation between firms' carbon emissions and stock returns. The analysis is two-leveled; a general test throughout the period 2012 to 2022, and two separate tests surrounding the last two American presidential elections. READ MORE

  6. 5. Investigating the Security of End-to-End and Blockchain-based Electronic Voting Systems : A Comparative Literature Review

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Informationssystem

    Author : Malin Lindmark; Asima-Asja Salihovic; [2022]
    Keywords : E-voting; electronic voting; blockchain-based voting systems; End-to-End voting systems; e-voting security;

    Abstract : Digitalization has led to the development of electronic voting systems, which in turn influences electoral integrity. Since the fairness of elections plays such an important part for democracy, the security aspects that keep an election's integrity and fairness are of great importance and thus, is the objective of this research. READ MORE