Essays about: "comparative party"
Showing result 11 - 15 of 104 essays containing the words comparative party.
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11. A right-wing populist party’s walkthrough into governmental cooperation : A comparative analysis, focused on the origins and historical development of right-wing populist parties in Scandinavia, as well as the evolution of relationships and cooperation between these parties and other national parties towards governmental collaborations.
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för statsvetenskap (ST)Abstract : Following the 2022 Swedish general election, all three of the Scandinavian countries have had right-wing populist parties either within the government or in cooperation with one. This thesis will review the origins and developments of the major, national, right-wing populist parties in Denmark, Norway and Sweden. READ MORE
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12. Party strategies during economic instability : Examining how fluctuations in economic expectations among voters affect the policy positioning of parties
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : This thesis examines the ways that fluctuations in voter expectations for the state of the economy affect party strategies, throughout 28 countries across the EU and OECD between 1995 and 2021. I thus make a theoretical contribution to the existing research by testing the theoretical models that claim that parties primarily respond to voter preferences and perceptions when conducting their policy strategies. READ MORE
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13. “This is what a feminist looks like" : A comparative case study of neoliberal discourses from Thatcher to May and its gendered implications
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionenAbstract : Tracing the construction of gender neoliberalism in the United Kingdom with the context of austerity measures and increased social divisions stemming from the European Union referendum, this research analyses the way political discourses act to legitimize gender neoliberalism as the hegemonic rationality in the Conservative Party. Undertaking a comparative case study approach, this study aims to examine the evolution of neoliberal rationality in political discourses between the two female Prime Ministers of the country, namely, Margaret Thatcher and Theresa May. READ MORE
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14. When conservative parties propose policies for caring fathers: Policy-framing analysis of parental leave reforms in Germany and Japan
University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate SchoolAbstract : Parental leave policies for fathers are introduced to promote father’s caregiving and gender equality in childcare. Even though the majority of father-friendly policy reforms were led by social democratic parties, a few conservative catch-all parties also proposed policies to promote father’s caregiving. READ MORE
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15. THE IMPLICATION OF POLITICAL KNOWLEDGE ON AGGREGATE ELECTION RESULTS
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : Political knowledge is a key concept in research on democracy, elections, and political behavior.1 While several studies that examine political knowledge’s effects on the aggregate election results have been conducted, none of them compare knowledge effects across types of elections. READ MORE
