Essays about: "Lipset"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 essays containing the word Lipset.

  1. 1. If You Cannot Beat Them, Join Them? An Analysis of Political Party Behaviour Using the Case of the Turkish Republican People’s Party (CHP)

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Melisa Erol; [2022]
    Keywords : Turkey; CHP; AKP; political party behaviour; content analysis; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : This thesis aims to contribute to the academic debate surrounding how votes affect political party behaviour. To do so, two theories explaining political party behaviour, which belong to opposite camps, will be under focus. These theories are the cleavage theory by Lipset and Rokkan and the voter transition and policy positioning theory. READ MORE

  3. 2. The middle class and its importance for democracy: A European study of the middle class, decreasing democracy and rising extremism surrounding the financial crisis of 2008-2010

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Albin Nerman; Clara Popenoe Thor; [2021]
    Keywords : Middle class; democracy; EU; extremism; Francis Fukuyama; Seymour Martin Lipset; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : By testing theories from the likes of Seymour Martin Lipset and Francis Fukuyama, this thesis aims to illuminate the correlations between the size of a nation’s middle class and the stability and rigor of its democracy. Using quantitative data on democracy and middle class size in the time surrounding the financial crisis of 2008-2010, this thesis illustrates the parallel declines in both democracy and middle class size in Europe. READ MORE

  4. 3. Iron Horses of Democracy

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Ronja Tallmyren; [2020]
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    Abstract : A decline in railroad-building occurred in the 20th century, which made the world think of railways as something attributed to the 19th century. In the 21st century, however, so many new railway projects are planned all over the world, that I choose to call this ‘the world’s second wave of railway development’. READ MORE

  5. 4. Beyond the Democratic Success Story - An exploratory case study of citizens’ expectations and experiences of Tunisian democratization

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Miriam Ekvall Halila; [2020]
    Keywords : young democracy; democratization; expectations; Tunisia; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This study is an exploratory qualitative case study that seeks to capture nuanced and personal perspectives on the experiences of the Tunisian democratization process. The aim of this study is to examine what the expectations of the regime change was and how these expectations relate to the perceived reality. READ MORE

  6. 5. Ethnic Diversity, a Desolation Row for Interpersonal Trust?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Jonas Lundstedt; Simon Nissling; [2016]
    Keywords : Local trust; General trust; Ethnic diversity; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : In this paper we will investigate whether the ethnic composition of a county affects their trust. More specifically we will answer the question: does the ethnic composition affect the level of trust in Sweden and are there any specific factors that increase this effect? In order to do this we use data on Swedish citizens from the year 2001 to the year 2012. READ MORE