Essays about: "electorate"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 35 essays containing the word electorate.

  1. 11. Puerto Rican Statehood and Republican Party Opposition : The Paradox Between the Official Republican Party Platform and Republican Party Representatives

    University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Institutionen för kultur och samhälle

    Author : Clare Hamilton; [2021]
    Keywords : United States state-building; voting strategies; Republican Party; Puerto Rico; American conservativism;

    Abstract : In November 2020, Puerto Rico, currently a territory of the United States, held a referendum and the majority voted to become a state of the United States of America. Statehood is decided by the U.S. Congress in Washington, D. READ MORE

  3. 12. The Populist Strategy in Times of Distrust : A Comparative Analysis of the Populist Successes in Italy and Sweden

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

    Author : Matti Welin; [2021]
    Keywords : Populism; Political Trust; Anti-Establishment; Voting Behavior; Sweden Democrats; Lega Nord; Five Star Movement;

    Abstract : This essay researches the link between populism and political trust by comparing the development of these two phenomena in Sweden and Italy. Populism is defined as a political strategy in which one appeals to the people and uses anti-establishment rhetoric. READ MORE

  4. 13. A EUROPEAN UNION WIDE WELFARE SCHEME Explanations of attitudes towards a welfare scheme at EU-level

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Pontus Fransson; [2020-07-03]
    Keywords : Welfare; Euroscepticism; benchmarking; ideology; ideology;

    Abstract : In recent time, the social dimension has gained attention at the agenda of the European Union, since the new Commission lead by Ursula von der Leyen put forward her political priorities, where one of them is to create a more social Europe. This thesis analyses the various explanations there are for the attitudes that the European electorate have towards a common European welfare scheme. READ MORE

  5. 14. The Left-Right Scale : An analysis of its connection to preferences on economic issues

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Statsvetenskap

    Author : Anton Karlsson; [2020]
    Keywords : Party Linkage Model; Left-Right Scale; GAL-TAN; Ideology-Voting; Voting-Behavior; Political Parties; Japan; Sweden; Netherlands; France;

    Abstract : This thesis deals with the nature of the Left-Right scale. Theories and ideas about the Left-Right scale have been tested by a mixture of quantitative and qualitative methods. READ MORE

  6. 15. Did regional EU funding impact the Brexit referendum?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Freja Dobreff; [2020]
    Keywords : Brexit; European integration; Cohesion Policy; voting patterns; regional economic growth; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Following a 2016 referendum on European Union membership where 51.9% of the British electorate voted to leave, the United Kingdom has decided to exit the EU and will therefore no longer receive regional EU funding. READ MORE