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1. THE INCONSISTENT WELFARE STANCES OF AN INCOHERENT PARTY FAMILY A statistical analysis of the effect of welfare salience on the welfare positions of radical right parties
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : The radical right is held together as a party family by their positions on sociocultural issues like immigration and law and order, while displaying a relatively large variation over time and across countries on socioeconomic issues. Since it is becoming more and more common for radical right parties in Western Europe to take part in government, it is however important to know what to expect from them in all policy areas and not just those that are at the core of their ideology. READ MORE
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2. Gender Equality and Electoral Violence : A Qualitative Analysis of Gender Equality and its Effect on Government-initiated Electoral Violence in Democratizing Societies
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskningAbstract : Electoral violence in democratizing countries results in hundreds of deaths each year and undermines democratic practices and the legitimacy of elections. Although identifying several societal and institutional factors increasing the risk of electoral violence, prior research has largely failed to consider gender equality when exploring the causes of electoral violence. READ MORE
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3. Weaponizing Ambiguity : How do nationalist political attitudes in pre-election periods influence anti-immigrant voting in the MENA region?
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskningAbstract : This research paper explores the effect of nationalist attitudes on anti-immigrant voting, focusing on the securitisation of migrants and its influence on anti-immigrant sentiments as a causal mechanism. Previous research indicates a correlation between shock events such as a vast influx of migrants and the perception of competition as precursors to anti-immigrant voting. READ MORE
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4. Electoral Violence in Democratisation : Electoral Violence by Incumbents against the Opposition and its Effects on Democratisation
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskningAbstract : Elections are a core democratic process in the world to ensure a peaceful transition of power between governing actors, yet it is too often the case that violence is employed to disturb the democratic process. Incumbents’ use of violence in order to maintain power and control over the procedure has become common as political violence and autocratisation has seen an upsurge in recent years. READ MORE
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5. THE DEMOCRATIC CHAIN. Blockchain in the Context of Swedish Electoral Pro-cesses: Applying a Need-Solution Pairing approach with a lens of Legitimacy.
University essay from Institutionen för tillämpad informationsteknologiAbstract : Blockchain has been studied extensively in the literature regarding its plausible application on a series of fields. In the same line, the application of Blockchain for public electoral processes has begun to be a matter of study in recent years. READ MORE
