Essays about: "Political Coalitions"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 37 essays containing the words Political Coalitions.

1. 1. Addressing Health Hazards or Promoting Commercial Interests? : An application of the Advocacy Coalition Framework on contemporary EU Alcohol Policy

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Emil Juslin; [2024]
   Keywords : EU alcohol policy; Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan; Advocacy Coalition Framework; Public Health Policy;

   Abstract : Throughout its history, the EU has been centred around economic integration. Today, however, the EU's political ambitions extend to more areas, such as environment and health. READ MORE

3. 2. Gendered Advocacy Coalitions in Estonia and Lithuania: A Comparative Study about the (non-)Ratification of the Istanbul Convention

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Henrietta Tegler; [2024]
   Keywords : Istanbul Convention; Estonia; Lithuania; Gendered Advocacy Coalitions; Women’s Rights.; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : The Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence, known as the Istanbul Convention, was ratified by the European Union in 2023. However, five member states have not yet ratified. READ MORE

4. 3. What is the effect of political coalitions on economic outcomes? : A Regression Discontinuity approach for Swedish municipalities during 1994-2017

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Gustav Aronsson; [2023]
   Keywords : Close Elections; Political Coalitions; Economic Outcomes; Policy Convergence; Policy Divergence; Swedish Municipalities; Modified Sainte-Laguë method; Regression Discontinuity Design.;

   Abstract : This thesis identifies the effect of traditional political coalitions on the left-right spectrum in Swedish municipal politics on economic outcomes such as Municipal Revenues, Expenditures, Net-expenditures, Municipal Tax-rates, Unemployment, and the share of Municipal Employment. To do so, varying time spans of Swedish municipal data from 1994-2017 are used in a regression discontinuity design, basing its identification on quasi-random variation created by close municipal elections. READ MORE

5. 4. I cannot fix what doesn’t exist: Energy Poverty Discourse(s) in Germany

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Felix Jakob; [2022]
   Keywords : energy poverty; misrecognition; discourse coalitions; storylines; non-policymaking; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : The war in Ukraine has made the issue of energy poverty salient again in Germany after a long period of political neglect and limited attention. In studying the issue, I bridged agency and structure by employing Hajer’s Argumentative Discourse Analysis to examine both discourse coalitions and their storylines between 2017 and early 2022. READ MORE

6. 5. ASEAN Policy towards the South China Sea : A Neoclassical Realism and Two-Level Games Analysis

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för statsvetenskap (ST)

   Author : Sithy Hor; [2022]
   Keywords : Domestic politics; neoclassical realism; two-level games; win-sets;

   Abstract : Considering the South China Sea dispute as a flashpoint of regional stability and power balance within the Southeast Asian region, the first failure in ASEAN history to reach a consensus in 2012 and the deadlock in 2016 on this issue brought up uncertainty towards the ability of ASEAN member states to reach a consensus on the South China Sea issue. This thesis seeks to analyze this issue based on neo-classical realism and the two-level games theory to what extent, if any, do the ASEAN member states’ domestic factors and external relations influence their decision towards the South China Sea dispute. READ MORE