Essays about: "elections"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 261 essays containing the word elections.
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1. CHOOSING POLICY OVER VALENCE - A conjoint experiment on vote choice
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : In a representative democracy elections constitute the main channel for individuals to express their will. In each election voters are typically asked to make a single choice on the basis of multiple political preferences. The nature of this process entails that some voters need to choose between preferences. READ MORE
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2. Political Information & Ethnic Voting : A study on the impact of political information on ethnic voting behavior in Africa
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : Does political information lower the incidence of ethnic voting in Africa? Even though a significant amount of research has been dedicated to African ethnic voting behaviour,not much capacity has been dedicated to studying the function of ethnic cues as informational shortcuts. Considering voters use cognitive shortcuts like party affiliations or ideology when making decisions, it is also plausible that voters in elections characterized by ethnic voting use demographic cues in lieu of more comprehensive information. READ MORE
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3. Counting votes or counting bodies? : A qualitative study on the effect Regime Type has on the nature of Pre-election Violence in autocratic states
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskningAbstract : In a quantitative study in 2007, Davenport found that autocratic military regimes statistically face a higher risk of electoral violence than authoritarian party-backed regimes. This thesis has attempted to link Davenports findings with theories on military belligerence presented by Lai and Slater (2006) as well as Geddes et al. READ MORE
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4. PROMOTING ELECTORAL TURNOUT THROUGH VOTING ADVICE APPLICATIONS? A comparative approach between the Swedish parliamentary election 2018 and the European Parliament election 2019
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : As the only directly elected institution within the European Union (EU), the European Parliament (EP) elections aim to function as the clear link between the citizens and the EU. However, the EP elections are characterized by low turnout and lack of interest compared to national elections. READ MORE
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5. Can generalised trust in news media change media exposure patterns?
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/JMG - Inst f journalistik och masskommAbstract : The question of how trust in news media relates to news media exposure patterns attracts considerable attention from both scholars and society in general. Many previous studies have found that trust in news media positively relates to mainstream media exposure and negatively relates to non-mainstream media exposure, including online and social media news. READ MORE
