Essays about: "electoral ballots"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the words electoral ballots.
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1. The Rural-Urban Divide Between Zimbabwean Voters
University essay from Lunds universitet/Kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografiAbstract : Sub-Saharan African voters have long been regarded to be predominantly influenced by ethnicity when casting their ballots. New research in the field of African voting behaviour has established, to the contrary, that rural and urban contexts play a pivotal role in influencing voters. This research investigates the case of Zimbabwe. READ MORE
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2. Beyond Bullets and Ballots : A theoretical inquiry on sexualised election violence
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : How can we understand sexual violence in electoral conflict? This study probes into this question through critically examining, structuring and assessing the status of election-related violence literature. Scholars within the interdisciplinary field that explores conflict-related sexual violence have given rise to important debates and insights on the dynamics and drivers of the prevalence of sexual violence in war, yet, such developments have remained absent in understandings of election-related violence. READ MORE
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3. Who Gets Selected? : A quantitative analysis exploring the effect of ideology and electoral vulnerability on the ballot placement of ethnic minority women candidates
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : This quantitative study aims to investigate the mechanisms for ballot placement of underrepresented groups by examining how ideology and electoral vulnerability affect the ballot placement of ethnic minority women candidates in the case of the election to the Swedish Riksdag in 2018. Four hypotheses for the relationship are set: that the Red-Greenswillputethnicminoritywomencandidates higherupontheirballots;that the Alliance will put ethnic minority women candidates higher up on their ballots; that electoral vulnerability will have a stronger effect on the Red-Greens’ ballot placement of ethnic minority women candidates; that electoral vulnerability will have the same or no effect on the Red-Greens’ and the Alliance’s ballot placement of ethnic minority women candidates. READ MORE
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4. Ballots and bullets : Elections and violence against civilians in Colombia
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskningAbstract : Non-combatants, even though they not participate directly in a conflict, are often targeted by armed groups. This study seeks to answer to the question why some areas are more affected by violence against civilians than others. READ MORE
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5. BLOOD AND BALLOTS THE EFFECT OF VIOLENCE ON VOTING BEHAVIOR IN IRAQ
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : Iraq is a very diverse country, both ethnically and religiously, and its political system is characterized by severe polarization along ethno-sectarian loyalties. Since 2003, the country suffered from persistent indiscriminating terrorism and communal violence. Previous literature has rarely connected violence to election in Iraq. READ MORE
