Essays about: "importance of voting"

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  1. 6. Wine, climate, and institutions : exploring the role of endogenous institutional change on climate resilience with agent-based modelling

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Matteo Bruno Ricozzi; [2021]
    Keywords : adaptation; agent-based; change; climate change; cooperatives; endogenous; geographical indications; institutions; modelling; resilience; viticulture;

    Abstract : The literature highlights how climate change might challenge the definitions of wine geographical indications (GIs) in Europe. The central issue addressed in this thesis is whether European GI viticultural systems could tackle climate change via initiating adaptive institutional change processes to relax the constraints imposed by GI production standards. READ MORE

  3. 7. Party or Party Group? : A Qualitative Interview Study of the Voting Behavior of Swedish Membersof the European Parliament

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Ditte Roslund; [2021]
    Keywords : European Parliament; Member of the European Parliament; Vote; Voting Behavior; Strom;

    Abstract : One fundamental condition for a democracy to work is the possibility for voters to hold their legislators to account. Because voter turnout in European Parliament (EP) elections is so low, however, the task of holding MEPs accountable is passed on to the national parties. READ MORE

  4. 8. Predicting biodiverse semi-natural grasslands through satellite imagery and machine learning

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi

    Author : Adrian Baggström; [2021]
    Keywords : Machine learning; remote sensing; biodiversity; plant species richness; semi-natural grasslands; Sentinel-2;

    Abstract : Semi-natural grasslands are amongst the most biodiverse ecosystems in Europe, though their importance they are experiencing a declining trend. To monitor and assess the health of these ecosystems is generally costly, personnel demanding and time-consuming. READ MORE

  5. 9. WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO PUNISH THE CORRUPT? An experiment on the impact of clean alternatives and information credibility in elections featuring corruption

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Mattis Bygdén; [2020-09-01]
    Keywords : Corruption; democratic accountability; voter behavior; clean alternatives; information credibility;

    Abstract : A recurrent issue in democratic societies is the re-election of corrupt politicians to public office. Researchers have identified several causes for why this may be. READ MORE

  6. 10. How do sanctions affect government support in an autocratic setting? : A case study of Iran

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Annica Hemberg; [2020]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Sanctions are presumed to work on the logic of a cost/benefit analysis, where the actors make concessions in response to induced pressure from the public who demands policy change because of hardened living conditions. The literature regarding sanctions effect on policy change are numerous, but less research has been made on what effects follow in domestic politics when sanctions are lifted. READ MORE