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1. BALLOT STRUCTURE, DISTRICT MAGNITUDE AND ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY STRINGENCY. A Quantitative Study of OECD Countries
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : The role of the electoral rules, and the ballot structure more specifically, in determining environmental policy outcomes has received minimal attention in the literature. This paper contributes to this gap by analyzing the environmental policy consequences in proportional representation (PR) systems with different ballot designs. READ MORE
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2. Sweden's relationship to NATO - How the government legitimizes its foreign security policy
University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : The purpose of this thesis is to study how different political orientations in Swedish foreign security policy have been legitimized. After having pursued a policy of neutrality and non-alignment for 200 years, Sweden made a decision to apply for membership in the military alliance NATO. READ MORE
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3. Electoral Violence in Democratisation : Electoral Violence by Incumbents against the Opposition and its Effects on Democratisation
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskningAbstract : Elections are a core democratic process in the world to ensure a peaceful transition of power between governing actors, yet it is too often the case that violence is employed to disturb the democratic process. Incumbents’ use of violence in order to maintain power and control over the procedure has become common as political violence and autocratisation has seen an upsurge in recent years. READ MORE
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4. Modelling the Exchange Rate: Evidence from the Impacts of Quantitative Easing in Sweden
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomiAbstract : Quantitative easing, the unconventional monetary policy measure used by many central banks to combat low inflation when interest rates are at the lower bound, has shown to be an effective tool for depreciating the domestic currency. Although the exchange rate is of particular importance in a small open economy as it directly impacts inflation dynamics,trade competitiveness and plays a substantial role in shaping monetary policy, few papers have investigated how the depreciating effect of QE to the exchange rate works. READ MORE
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5. Meeting in the middle - Qualitative study of the state of state innovation
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för företagande och ledningAbstract : The research question "What are factors that affect adoption of innovation in the public sector?" was selected as the aim of this thesis to gain a conceptual understanding of an innovation adoption process. A qualitative study has been performed, with 17 interviewees from the Swedish public sector. READ MORE
