Essays about: "low politics"

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1. 1. Socioeconomic status and preferences for income inequality: A quantitative study using the International Social Survey Program Data

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Aude Elisabeth Marguerite Carreau; [2023]
   Keywords : preferences; income inequality; socioeconomic status; meritocracy; social mobility; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : People's preferences for income inequality vary, and this research investigates the influence of socioeconomic status on these preferences. Drawing on a structural position theory that considers individuals’ self-interest and rationality to be driven by their socioeconomic status, this paper examines the extent to which socioeconomic status affects the likelihood of accepting income inequality. READ MORE

3. 2. Exploration of using Twitter data to predict Swedish political opinion polls with neural networks

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Matematisk statistik

   Author : Alexander Gren; Klara Lundgren; [2023]
   Keywords : Mathematics and Statistics;

   Abstract : This thesis aims to explore the possibility of using deep learning techniques to mine opinions on Twitter, with the objective to predict the political opinion distribution in Sweden. Different methods of gathering and annotating training data are evaluated to achieve accurate and reliable predictions. READ MORE

4. 3. Concordance and the risk of military intervention in post-military states : A comparative case study of Indonesia and Myanmar

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Elvira Svenheim Paldanius; [2023]
   Keywords : civil-military relations; military coup; civilian control; concordance theory; Southeast Asia; Myanmar; Indonesia;

   Abstract : The 2021 military coup in Myanmar is part of a much bigger trend towards democratic regression in Southeast Asia where military influence has played an important role. Previous research on the SEA region suggests that the citizenry has been overlooked in understanding how civil-military relations have been shaped. Rebecca L. READ MORE

5. 4. Recruiting immigrants : A Swedish study of the recruitment practice in the hospitality industry

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

   Author : Elinor Kilponen; Johanna Korssell; [2023]
   Keywords : Diversity; Immigration; Workplace; Recruitment; Diversity Management; Human Resources Management;

   Abstract : Immigration is a megatrend that continues to change our society. With an influx of people this means that the workforce becomes more diverse. READ MORE

6. 5. “What Else Can We Do?” An examination into sustained anti-authoritarian mobilization in Hong Kong’s Yellow Economic Circle

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Bonnie Tallberg; [2023]
   Keywords : Anti-authoritarianism; Contentious Politics; Democracy; Hong Kong; Mobilization; Yellow Economic Circle; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Civil liberties and freedoms have diminished globally due to the last decades’ deepened authoritarianism. Concurrently, mobilizations countering this development have decreased. READ MORE