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1. THE NUCLEAR POWER AMBIGUITY: The role of ideology in the relationship between worries about changes in the earth's climate and support for nuclear power.
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : This study seeks to expand upon current literature on the relationship between worries about the climate and the support for nuclear power. Previous research has established a negative correlation between the two, but public opinion research from Sweden proves that nuclear power can gain support, while worries about the climate remain on the same level. READ MORE
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2. Public Service – at your service? : A study of attitudes toward the public service broadcasting company SVT
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Medier och kommunikationAbstract : Public service broadcasting is a longstanding broadcasting institution in Sweden. Being the most consumed and highly trusted media broadcasting institution on the market, it suffers both challenges and acclaim. It has become a highly politized matter. READ MORE
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3. The Labor Market Performance of Individuals with Foreign Backgrounds.
University essay from Jönköping University/IHH, NationalekonomiAbstract : This paper uses individual data from a collected survey, performed in Sweden by the SOM institute, to study individuals with foreign backgrounds in the labor market. We use The Ordinary Least Squares model, where we control for age, education, and gender to explore the difference in incomes between immigrants, children of immigrants, and natives in wage-employment, unemployment, and self-employment. READ MORE
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4. Political Trust and Its Determinants : Exploring the role of cultural and institutional related determinants of political trust in Sweden
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : There is a current widespread knowledge about what factors that is of importance when explaining levels of individuals political trust. Unfortunately, the same knowledge is not at hand as to whether these ‘determinants’ of political have changed over time and if so how? In other words, can we assume that citizens form their trust in similar matters over time or has there been a shift? With the purpose of contributing to new knowledge about political trust, this thesis mainly explored if there has been a change in the effects of often argued to be strong determinants on political trust and secondly if there are any trends as to how these effects has changed over time. READ MORE
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5. Immigration and competition : Are low- and medium-skilled native Swedes more likely to support the Sweden Democrats when there is an influx of immigrants, compared to high-skilled native Swedes?
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statistiska institutionenAbstract : The Sweden Democrats have gained considerable political success in recent years, as have many other right-wing populist parties in the West. We theorize that the economically weakest and least educated parts of native society are the ones who experience, real or imagined, the most pressure and competition from immigration. READ MORE
