Essays about: "Local elections"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 35 essays containing the words Local elections.

1. 6. Criminal Politicians and Deforestation: Causal Evidence from India

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

   Author : Edvin Johannesson; Sandra Ågren; [2021]
   Keywords : Criminal Politicians; Deforestation; India; Regression Discontinuity;

   Abstract : This paper examines linkages between the criminalization of politics and deforestation on the local level in India, with the ambition of contributing to the emerging corruption-environment nexus in development research. We combine satellite data on forest cover with state assembly election outcomes and criminal records of candidates into a panel of Indian constituencies spanning from 2004 to 2014. READ MORE

3. 7. The Representation of Immigrants A Critical Discourse Analysis of Donald Trump’s Immigration Speech in the Presidential Campaign of 2016

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

   Author : Banan Bara; [2020]
   Keywords : Critical Discourse analysis; Political Discourse; Ideological Discourse;

   Abstract : CDA is a multi-disciplinary approach to discourse which study the relationship between discourse, power and ideology. This makes the application of it on political discourse very suitable since it can be applied to analyse the specific structures of language and ideologies used by politicians to influence the recipient’s mind and hence their actions. READ MORE

4. 8. In Democracy ‘We’ Trust? : Exploring the relationship between country of upbringing, levels of trust and voter turnout in Swedish local elections

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Simon Torell Witt; [2020]
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   Abstract : This thesis paper focuses on the association between levels of trust and voter turnout. Specifically, it examines the relationships between general and political trust and voter turnout and if these differ depending on whether a person and their mother had a foreign or Swedish upbringing. READ MORE

5. 9. Female representation and the composition of municipal budgets: Evidence from Czech municipalities

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

   Author : Martina Kaplanová; [2020]
   Keywords : female representation; gender; local governance; political economy; regression discontinuity;

   Abstract : The share of women in political positions has been steadily rising for decades, yet it remains unclear whether this increase has a significant effect on policy outcomes. This thesis investigates whether higher female representation in local councils has implications for policy decisions, evidenced by the composition of public expenditures in Czech municipalities. READ MORE

6. 10. To waste or not to waste : food waste governance in Lund municipality in 2018

   University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

   Author : Dzmitry Vaskovich; [2020]
   Keywords : food waste; local governance; A-B-C model; sustainability science; sustainable consumption; food supply chain; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Food waste is a growing global problem. Even in Sweden, being one of the most sustainable countries in the world, the food waste levels are high. Understanding the role of local governance is crucial to tackle the problem of food waste. READ MORE