Essays about: "issue salience"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 20 essays containing the words issue salience.

  1. 1. In Sickness and in Health- A roll-call study of the Members of the European Parliament’s voting behavior during Covid-19

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Cornelia Graje; [2023]
    Keywords : roll-call voting; Covid-19; salience; two-principal dilemma; European Parliament; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The voting behavior of the Members of the European Parliament (MEP) has been widely studied. However, little is written about the effects of crises. This thesis tries to understand how the Covid-19 pandemic affected the MEPs voting behavior in relation to their European political group (EPG) and in addition their national party. READ MORE

  3. 2. Mind the Gap: Quantifying fraud on Swedish exports using bilateral trade asymmetries

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Giulian Etingin-Frati; Ivelina Ilkova; [2023]
    Keywords : International taxation; Trade; Tax evasion; Customs;

    Abstract : Using open-source international trade statistics, we analyse cases where export country statistics do not match import country statistics for the same trade flow due to fraud. Specifically, we are interested in uncovering undervaluation fraud, whereby importers understate the value of their goods in order to pay lower taxes. READ MORE

  4. 3. Performance Measurement Systems, Middle Managers, and the Fight over Control

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Nicole Kronkvist; Fritjof Janson; Maja Muscat Scerri; [2023]
    Keywords : Performance Measurement Systems; Expectancy Theory; Middle Managers; Control; Motivation; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Title: Performance Measurement Systems, Middle Managers, and the Fight over Control Seminar Date: June 2nd, 2023 Course: Business Administration: Bachelor’s degree project in organization. Undergraduate level, 15 credits. READ MORE

  5. 4. How cohesive is the kingmaker of the European Parliament? A roll call-vote study of voting cohesion in the Liberal Party Group of the European Parliament in EP8 and EP9

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Thea Erlandsson; [2023]
    Keywords : European Parliament; roll call-votes; Alliance of Liberals and Democrats; Renew Europe; ideological heterogeneity; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Voting cohesion in the European Parliament is a thoroughly studied field, however a deep dive into the kingmaker of coalition building, the liberal party group, has yet to be done. This thesis attempts to illustrate how voting cohesion varies within the Alliance of Liberals & Democrats and Renew Europe respectively, and what factors can explain variation in cohesion. READ MORE

  6. 5. The Rise of the Issue of Law and Order in Sweden

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Bianca Cattermole; [2023]
    Keywords : Law and order; Sweden; Sweden Democrats; Social Democrats; Moderates; Issue competition; Issue salience; Issue ownership; PSO-theory; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : In recent times there has been a general trend of shifting party competition, with new issues being brought to the foreground. Sweden has undergone multiple changes, both societal and political, paving the way for the issue of law and order to emerge. READ MORE