Essays about: "left wing"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 91 essays containing the words left wing.

  1. 6. The Swedish Political Mainstream in Crisis: In The Light of Radical Right-Wing Populism

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Ida Seirup; [2023]
    Keywords : Radical right-wing populism; mainstream party strategy; party competition; issue-ownership; immigration; social-investment policy; social-consumption policy; multiculturalism; PSO-theory; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The rise of radical right-wing populism in Western Europe has severely altered the political landscape during the last decade, and mainstream parties, from left to right, are struggling to employ strategies preventing voters from deserting to the radical right. In this thesis, I examine two mainstream parties in the context of Sweden, the Social Democratic party (S), and the Moderate party (M), to learn what strategies the parties have applied in the light of rising radical right-wing populism, relating to two issue-dimensions: the socio-cultural and the socio-economic. READ MORE

  2. 7. Political governance effect on CO2 emissions in Swedish municipalities

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Cecilia Hellström; [2023]
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    Abstract : This study was done to add to the understanding of the effect of Swedish municipal governance on CO2 emissions and what other factors may contribute less or more to CO2 emissions. It adds to and captures the validity of political science research for embodying a problem-solving stance relevant to a contemporary topic. READ MORE

  3. 8. Is There an Alternative? Muslim Representation in Alternative Media : A Comparative Discourse Analysis of Swedish Right-wing and Left-wingAlternative Media

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Malmö Institute for Studies of Migration, Diversity and Welfare (MIM)

    Author : Cæcilie Hauge; [2023]
    Keywords : Alternative media; discourse analysis; Sweden; media-political Populism; Muslims;

    Abstract : Over the last few years, there has been a rise in alternative media in Sweden as well as in otherEuropean countries. Although alternative media has proven to have more impact on attitudesthan traditional media, the field has been given limited attention. READ MORE

  4. 9. Anti-immigration Parties and Their Influence on Immigration : A qualitative study on how AIPs influence immigration policies in local governments

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Catrin Andersson; [2023]
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    Abstract : Anti-immigration parties have increased in popularity and influence in Europe over the last decade. In Sweden, the biggest AIP, the Sweden Democrats, have gathered a raised position in the national and local governments. READ MORE

  5. 10. The Element at the End of the World: Chile’s Green Hydrogen Strategy and the Global Energy Transition

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/Kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/Humanekologi

    Author : Eric Teller; [2023]
    Keywords : Scale; pink tide; green development; Chile; hydrogen; climate change; political ecology; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Chile is positioning itself as a leader in the transition to green energy, particularly through its National Green Hydrogen Strategy, which aims to make Chile one of the world’s leading exporters of carbon-neutral hydrogen for energy and industrial applications. This thesis examines Chile’s green hydrogen policy from a political ecology perspective, in the context of 1) the Chilean state’s conception of green development; 2) hydrogen’s political, economic, and ecological challenges to scale; and 3) the left-wing government’s attempt to implement a socially and environmentally just environmental policy paradigm. READ MORE