Essays about: "election observation"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the words election observation.

  1. 1. Watchdogs or Instigators? : Examining the Impact of Election-Observation Reports on Government-Supported Post-Election Violence

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Lisa Fyrenius; [2023]
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  3. 2. Aragalaya - Stories about unity and conflicts in a crisis-hit Sri Lanka

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Amie Modin-Lundin; [2022]
    Keywords : Sri Lanka; Aragalaya; unity; conflict; religion; ethnicity; culture; minorities; democracy; protests; economic crisis.;

    Abstract : Abstract   Sri Lanka battled a civil war for 26 years during a time when the majoritarian rule discriminated and marginalized Tamils from the rest of the society; the war ended in 2009 but numerous societal problems remained in the country. The Easter bombings in 2019 took the lives of 269 people, once again ethno-nationalistic powers and politics became of great importance within the country’s political sphere. READ MORE

  4. 3. Comparing forecast combinations to traditional time series forcasting models : An application into Swedish public opinion

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statistiska institutionen

    Author : Hanna Hamberg; [2022]
    Keywords : statistics; forecast; election; polls; ARIMA; exponential smoothing; forecast combinations;

    Abstract : The objective of this paper is to retrospectively evaluate forecast models for polling data, to be used prospectively for the Swedish general election in 2022. One of the simplest ways of forecasting an election result is through opinion polls, and using the latest observation as the forecast. READ MORE

  5. 4. How International Election Observers Impact Post-Election Events: The link between international observers, acceptance of results and post-election violence

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Fredrik Björksten; [2021]
    Keywords : international election observation; election monitoring; democracy promotion; electoral violence; electoral reactions; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Since 1990, international election observers have been travelling the world to monitor and assess close to 1 500 elections in developing democracies. Although often championed as the primary tool of democracy promotion, little is still known about its immediate consequences. READ MORE

  6. 5. Observing the Observers : A critical approach of problem representations in Policy of the EU EOM Final Reports

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Jacob Wiman; [2020]
    Keywords : democracy; democratic development; election observation; Nigeria; EOM; EU; Staffan I. Lindberg;

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