Essays about: "elections"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 352 essays containing the word elections.

  1. 21. One-Party Dominance and Democratic Backsliding in Botswana and Tanzania: Whither Peace and Development?

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

    Author : Issa Noor Omary; [2023]
    Keywords : One-party Dominance Dominant Party System; Dominant Party; Substantive Democracy; Democratic Backsliding; Third Wave of Autocratisation; Path-Dependence; Peace and Development; Botswana; Tanzania;

    Abstract : Over the past decade, a third wave of autocratisation has stormed the world, hitting democracies and autocracies alike. The ongoing democratic backsliding is attributed to a range of factors. From “executive aggrandisement” and strategic manipulation of elections to "autocratic lawfare”. READ MORE

  3. 22. Is the cultural field hypothesis true for Finland?

    University essay from Mälardalens universitet/Akademin för utbildning, kultur och kommunikation

    Author : Emanuel Tapio Bustos; [2023]
    Keywords : Finland; cultural field hypothesis; spatial correlations; community detection;

    Abstract : This study presents an in-depth analysis of spatial voting behavior in Finland at the municipality level, using electoral data from 1983 to 2019. The primary objective is to investigate if the cultural field hypothesis holds true for Finland. If this hypothesis holds, distinct cultural domains should emerge within Finland. READ MORE

  4. 23. 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 institutionen

    Author : Stina Lindgren; [2023]
    Keywords : party strategies; economic instability; voters; voter expectations; policy positioning; policy; party; parties; economic fluctuations; Comparative manifesto project; CMP; Eurobarometer;

    Abstract : 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

  5. 24. What is the effect of political coalitions on economic outcomes? : A Regression Discontinuity approach for Swedish municipalities during 1994-2017

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Gustav Aronsson; [2023]
    Keywords : Close Elections; Political Coalitions; Economic Outcomes; Policy Convergence; Policy Divergence; Swedish Municipalities; Modified Sainte-Laguë method; Regression Discontinuity Design.;

    Abstract : This thesis identifies the effect of traditional political coalitions on the left-right spectrum in Swedish municipal politics on economic outcomes such as Municipal Revenues, Expenditures, Net-expenditures, Municipal Tax-rates, Unemployment, and the share of Municipal Employment. To do so, varying time spans of Swedish municipal data from 1994-2017 are used in a regression discontinuity design, basing its identification on quasi-random variation created by close municipal elections. READ MORE

  6. 25. Fight the Power : Effect of Post-Election Anti-Government Action upon the Probability of Incumbent Replacement

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning

    Author : Robert Andersson; [2023]
    Keywords : Electoral violence; anti-government; opposition; post-election.;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to answer the research question as to whether post-election antigovernment actions lead to increased probability of incumbent being replaced. The theoretical argument is that the anti-government groups can choose to use violence or non-violence to force the government to give concessions, the ultimate one being replacement of the incumbent. READ MORE