Essays about: "Political sympathies"

Found 5 essays containing the words Political sympathies.

  1. 1. THE EFFECT OF POLITICAL SYMPATHIES ON CLIMATE CHANGE PERCEPTION

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Safia Dindić; [2023-02-28]
    Keywords : Polarization; Political sympathies; Climate change perception; Left-wing; Right-wing;

    Abstract : In contemporary society, numerous countries are experiencing an upsurge in polarization and its advancement has made itself palpable in a number of topics of debate, one of which is climate change. The public opinion on the matter varies on aggregate and individual levels and previous research has found political sympathies to be one of the most prominent determinants for one’s climate change perception. READ MORE

  3. 2. A Force Directed Graph for Visualization of Voters Preferences Relative to Political Parties

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Author : Christoffer Neppare; [2018]
    Keywords : decision theory; civic informatics; information visualization;

    Abstract : As conversations in society to a larger extent are carried out on the internet, so are the civic conversations that are the basis of the democratic process. To help citizens better navigate the democratic process, several news agencies in Sweden provide a version of Valkompassen, the election compass. READ MORE

  4. 3. ”Sadly, he could be a sympathiser of the Sweden Democrats” - A study of Sjöbo’s women’s resistance towards refugee hostility in their community.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School; Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Social Studies of Gender; Lunds universitet/Sociologi

    Author : Kajsa Ryberg; [2016]
    Keywords : Femininity; gender; feminist sociology; resistance; refugee hostile; privilege; cultural capital.; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis explores seven women’s resistance towards refugee hostile agendas in a Swedish municipality, Sjöbo, renowned for its anti-refugee sympathies. Departing from feminist sociology the thesis places emphasis on the interplay between gender and the field of the political by exploring how specific forms of privileged (white) femininity condition, regulate and shape women’s strategies towards what they experience as refugee hostile agendas in their own communities. READ MORE

  5. 4. Does more Feminism mean less Nationalism?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen; Lunds universitet/Mänskliga rättigheter

    Author : Andrea Radlovacki; [2014]
    Keywords : feminism; gender; nationalism; Serbia; correlation; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : This research explores the extent of feminism and nationalism in peacetime Serbia and also the correlation between. Theories suggest these two systems of thought to be incompatible with each other, even exclusive. If someone is in fact a supporter of nationalist ideas, it is unlikely for this person to also have feminist sympathies. READ MORE

  6. 5. The Impact of Political Competition on Discretionary Spending: - Evidence from Swedish Municipalities

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Erik Scheller; Andreas Gjelstrup Björdal; [2010]
    Keywords : Political economics; Public choice; electoral competition; probabilistic voting model; Swedish municipalities;

    Abstract : In our thesis we investigate the impact of municipal political competition on discretionary spending by municipal governments. Building on previous work in the field of political economics, we offer a first empirical test of the leviathan and partisan hypothesis in the Swedish context. READ MORE