Essays about: "Left-Right Scale"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 essays containing the words Left-Right Scale.

  1. 1. Gender and Environmental Legislation : A study on gender’s effect on legislative behaviour in the Swedish parliament

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Asta Dahlqvist; [2023]
    Keywords : pro-environmental; elite behaviour; environmental attitudes; environmental behaviour; Sweden; motions; miljö- och jordbruksutskottet.;

    Abstract : This paper looks at the motions sent into the Swedish government’s Committee on Environment and Agriculture between 2018-2022 to see if gender impacts the environmental content. Much research has been done on the environmental attitudes of representatives; however, little research has been done on environmental legislative behaviour. READ MORE

  3. 2. Party strategies during economic instability : Examining how fluctuations in economic expectations among voters affect the policy positioning of parties

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Stina Lindgren; [2023]
    Keywords : party strategies; economic instability; voters; voter expectations; policy positioning; policy; party; parties; economic fluctuations; Comparative manifesto project; CMP; Eurobarometer;

    Abstract : This thesis examines the ways that fluctuations in voter expectations for the state of the economy affect party strategies, throughout 28 countries across the EU and OECD between 1995 and 2021. I thus make a theoretical contribution to the existing research by testing the theoretical models that claim that parties primarily respond to voter preferences and perceptions when conducting their policy strategies. 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. The Left-Right Scale : An analysis of its connection to preferences on economic issues

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Statsvetenskap

    Author : Anton Karlsson; [2020]
    Keywords : Party Linkage Model; Left-Right Scale; GAL-TAN; Ideology-Voting; Voting-Behavior; Political Parties; Japan; Sweden; Netherlands; France;

    Abstract : This thesis deals with the nature of the Left-Right scale. Theories and ideas about the Left-Right scale have been tested by a mixture of quantitative and qualitative methods. READ MORE

  6. 5. “I should think what politics he has are just a little bit left of center”:An analysis of James Bond’s personal ideology

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

    Author : Afrem Alshamani; [2020]
    Keywords : 007; Big-five personality model; James Bond; Ian Fleming; Casino Royale; Dr. No; Live and Let Die; Goldfinger; Cold War; Politics;

    Abstract : Ian Fleming’s debut novel Casino Royale (2015) introduces the iconic character James Bond. The savvy British spy who must save the world from Soviet villain is a cultural icon the world over. Yet not much is known of his personal political leanings. Fleming once claimed that James Bond’s politics lies just left of center. READ MORE