Essays about: "Local elections"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 35 essays containing the words Local elections.

  1. 11. Intergovernmental grants and local democracy : An instrumental variable analysis of the equalization grant’s effects on municipal spendings, tax rates and local election outcomes

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Magnus Karlefors; Karolina Sterky; [2020]
    Keywords : Grants; Municipalities; Elections; Spendings;

    Abstract : The aim of this paper is to study two separate but yet connected effects of an increase in the Swedish equalization grant. More specifically this paper investigates the grant’s effect on municipal spending and tax rates as well as incumbent party(ies) probability to remain in office during 2014 and 2018. READ MORE

  3. 12. Mixed Coalitions and the Populist Radical Right : Evidence from Swedish Local Elections

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Victor Larsson; [2019]
    Keywords : Populist radical right parties; voting; coalitions; political consensus solutions;

    Abstract : I analyse whether coalitions consisting of one or several parties from both political blocs have a causal effect on the following election results of the Sweden Democrats using election data. I find that, when the largest bloc is unable to reach a seat majority in a municipal assembly and forms a coalition with one or several parties from the other bloc, the Sweden Democrats increase their municipal vote share by on average 11. READ MORE

  4. 13. Women’s representation in Brazilian local politics : Why do some regions elect more women than others?

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Latinamerikainstitutet

    Author : Erland Kjellén; [2019]
    Keywords : Women’s political representation; Brazil; Development; Local elections; Gender;

    Abstract : Women’s political representation is often investigated through cross-national comparisons. Such studies generally focus on women’s political representation at the national level, assuming that countries are homogenous units. However, structural and cultural differences are many times just as large within countries as they are between them. READ MORE

  5. 14. Civil Society Advocacy for Decentralization and Youth Participation in Local Elections Through Facebook: The Tunisian Case

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Mohamed Eymen Gamha; [2019]
    Keywords : Decentralization; Advocacy; Local elections; Civil society; Civic engagement; Youth; Tunisia; North Africa;

    Abstract : This masters thesis discusses Tunisian civil society’s advocacy for decentralization and local elections throughout 2018 on Facebook, while considering age and gender dynamics. Existing studies provide an overview of the decentralization reform process in Tunisia and other countries in the Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) region. READ MORE

  6. 15. Beyond the Turkish Paradox : Local and Translocal Identity Formation of University Students in post-referendum Istanbul

    University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/HLK, Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap

    Author : Benedikt Martin Maier; [2019]
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    Abstract : In recent years, the country of Turkey has seen both political and economic turbulences. University students frequently were central players in anti-government protest, displaying significant levels of discontent with the status quo. In 2018, the first elections after the constitutional referendum was held, ringing in a new era for Turkey. READ MORE