Essays about: "government formation"

Showing result 36 - 40 of 76 essays containing the words government formation.

  1. 36. Actua(ria)lly Hunting Unicorns: The Potential of Actuarial Decision Models for Government Innovation Agencies

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för marknadsföring och strategi; Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för företagande och ledning

    Author : Markus Jacobi; Niklas Söderberg; [2018]
    Keywords : Actuarial Decision Models; Government Innovation Agencies; Investment Criteria; Social Judgment Theory; Lens Model;

    Abstract : Forecasting which early stage ventures will be successful is a complicated challenge. The ventures themselves face an environment characterized by hyper uncertainty and must overcome liabilities of newness. READ MORE

  3. 37. Hate Speech on Social Media: Implications of private regulation and governance gaps

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

    Author : Teona Gelashvili; [2018]
    Keywords : Hate speech; social media; freedom of expression; self-regulation; accountability of private actors; and privatization of censorship.; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Hate speech on social media hardly remains unnoticed. Contents involving hateful messages vary from “kill a Jew day” to “kick a ginger day” and could target anyone irrespective of their status, identity, location and so forth. READ MORE

  4. 38. Redistribution and the Alignment Effect: Theory and Evidence

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Ludvig Holmér; Axel Granström; [2018]
    Keywords : Redistributive politics; Alignment; Political Economy; Electoral competition;

    Abstract : This paper studies the impact of political alignment on the redistribution of grants between central and local governments. A model, where the central government uses its discretionary power to further the prospects of its constituent parties at all levels of government, is constructed and used to make a prediction regarding the allocation of grants. READ MORE

  5. 39. The making of a terrorist : A discourse analysis of the expert construction of violent Islamic extremism in Sweden

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Eric Hartshorne; [2017]
    Keywords : Terrorism; Violent Extremism; Discourse; Expert; Sweden;

    Abstract : This study focuses on the ontological and epistemological assumptions within the construction of expert knowledge regarding violent Islamic extremism in Sweden. Setting out from the academic field of critical terrorism studies, previous research highlights how following the 2001 attacks against the United States (9/11) Islam and terrorism have been presented as codependent. READ MORE

  6. 40. Collective Action in Response to an Environmental Disaster – A Case Study of the 2016 Social Movement in Chiloé, Chile

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi

    Author : Charlotte Pedersen; [2017]
    Keywords : Social Movements; Chiloé; Red Tide; Collective Action; Environmental Conflict; Salmon Industry; Artisanal Fishermen; Environmentalism; Environmental Crisis.; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : In early 2016, a toxic algae bloom emerged along the coastline of Chiloé archipelago in southern Chile. Shortly thereafter, locals spotted dead animals – ranging from mussels, to penguins and whales – washed ashore along the beaches. READ MORE