Essays about: "Local elections"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 35 essays containing the words Local elections.

  1. 16. Enhancing political participation : Citizen proposals and voter turnout in Swedish municipal elections

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Oskar Holmqvist; [2018]
    Keywords : citizen proposals; voter turnout; municipality; difference-in-differences; elections;

    Abstract : This paper investigates whether the use of citizen proposals has affected voter turnout in Swedish municipal elections. I use a staggered difference-in-difference approach, exploiting the variation in policy adoption amongst Swedish municipalities, using municipal data at the yearly level between 1985 and 2014. READ MORE

  3. 17. The social and political implications of insurgent control in Colombia: A micro assessment at the municipality level

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Victor Maria Mora Bajen; [2018]
    Keywords : Municipality; violence; control; insurgent; areas; provision of public services; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The following dissertation examines the relationship between the actual control of insurgent groups, FARC and AUC, in municipalities of Colombia and the subsequent performance of public services. By resorting to a novel semi-parametric, group-based-trajectory model, this paper manages to discern the de facto presence of such groups at the municipality level, which allows carrying out such examination. READ MORE

  4. 18. Ballots and bullets : Elections and violence against civilians in Colombia

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning

    Author : Alessandro Fava; [2018]
    Keywords : Violence against Civilians; Elections; Colombia; Irregular Civil Wars; Political Stronghold; Political Elites;

    Abstract : Non-combatants, even though they not participate directly in a conflict, are often targeted by armed groups. This study seeks to answer to the question why some areas are more affected by violence against civilians than others. READ MORE

  5. 19. Public Party Funding and Political Participation: Evidence from Swedish Municipalities

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Oskar Hultin Bäckersten; [2017]
    Keywords : Political finance; Political participation; Local democracy; Swedish municipalities; Municipal elections; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Across most contemporary democracies, different provisions of public funding for parties have been introduced in post-war times. Parties have come to rely heavily on this subsidy, yet, the effects of this change in party finance remains poorly understood. READ MORE

  6. 20. Swedish Electonomics: The Electoral Consequences of Local Government Performance

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Alexander Fält; Adrian Rydén; [2017]
    Keywords : Political Accountability; Local Government; Performance Effects; Electoral Results;

    Abstract : This paper seeks to investigate whether Swedish voters hold their local governments accountable for their performance while in office, i.e. whether they act retrospectively in municipal elections. READ MORE