Essays about: "latin law"

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  1. 21. Third time's the charm? Analyzing the effects of welfare regimes over inequality in Social-Democratic and informal welfare regimes

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Maria Guadalupe Jimena Castro Lopez; [2011]
    Keywords : inequality; welfare regimes; paradox of redistribution; Mexico; Sweden; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The effects of welfare regimes over inequality have been studied through several approaches, but perhaps the most notorious contribution in this regard has been Korpi’s “Paradox of Redistribution”, which argues that the most equalizing welfare regimes are the ones that employ earnings-related, as opposed to flat-rate, benefits in their welfare institutions. Scandinavian states have employed this strategy with considerable success. READ MORE

  3. 22. Women and political participation A minor field study of the political culture in Colombia

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Annika Stjernquist; [2011]
    Keywords : women; political participation; public private; political culture; Colombia; congress; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Since the elections of 2010 there are 14 per cent women in the Colombian congress - a remarkably low number in comparison with several other countries in Latin America where quotas of allocation are common. Decades of armed conflict might give a hint of why gender progress has been slow in Colombia, but at the same time as stereotyped gender roles are highly dominating, women are in no sense passive actors in the public sphere. READ MORE

  4. 23. Opposition or Cooperation? - A Minor Field Study of the Ecuadorian Indigenous Movement´s Relation to the State

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Maria Hofmann; Edberth Bedia Valenzuela; [2010]
    Keywords : indigenous; state; social movement; Ecuador; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Ecuador is one of the countries in Latin America where an indigenous movement has a significant influence on politics. This qualitative study examines the indigenous movement in Ecuador and how it relates to the state, in an analysis departing from theories on social movements. READ MORE

  5. 24. Decriminalisation of Abortion - Lessons from Mexico City

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Caroline Johansson; [2010]
    Keywords : abortion; women’s rights; policy process; Mexico; Latin America; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Latin America has a profound tradition of anti-abortion legislation and a conservative view on women’s sexuality. Most of the countries allow for abortion in extreme cases, such as rape or when there is a risk to the woman’s health, while others still prohibit it under any circumstances. READ MORE

  6. 25. Easier to walk with the wind in your back : Does irrational public opinion affect the Swedish democracy?

    University essay from IHH, Statsvetenskap

    Author : Fredrik Karlsson; [2009]
    Keywords : irrationality; rationality; public opinion; leadership;

    Abstract : In The Myth of the Rational Voter, Bryan Caplan concludes that irrational public opinion leads to bad policies, that are overall bad for the country and the citizens. By irrational public opinion, he essentially means that people have opinions that are plain wrong. READ MORE