Essays about: "meritocracy"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 13 essays containing the word meritocracy.

1. 1. MERITOCRACY AND CORRUPTION, THROUGH THE LENS OF ADMINISTRATIVE TRADITIONS The moderating effect of administrative traditions on the relationship between meritocracy and corruption

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Lirigzon Karaqica; [2023-06-20]
   Keywords : Meritocracy; Corruption; Administrative Traditions; Interaction terms;

   Abstract : The research on the relationship between meritocracy and corruption has been widely studied and has shown that higher levels of meritocracy is associated with lower levels of corruption (Rauch & Evans, 2000; Dahlström et.al, 2012; Charron et.al, 2017). READ MORE

3. 2. 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

4. 3. The state of the state of education : An analysis of the development of Dutch educational discourse and its reflection of the formulation, reinforcement, and reproduction of meritocratic ideology

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik, didaktik och utbildningsstudier

   Author : Steijn van de Peppel; [2023]
   Keywords : Meritocracy; Education; Discourse; The Netherlands; Inequality;

   Abstract : This study uses critical discourse analysis to assess how the annual report of the Dutch education system, de staat van het onderwijs, formulates, reinforces, and reproduces meritocratic ideology. A comparison of the 2010/2011 and 2020/2021 editions highlights the development of the discourse and provides a strong foundation for critical analysis. READ MORE

5. 4. The Body as a Grenade : Illness Metaphors, The Suffering of Others and Conservativism in Contemporary Sick-Flicks

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för mediestudier

   Author : Christian Gregory; [2023]
   Keywords : Cancer; Sick-Lit; Sick-Flicks; Cystic Fibrosis; CF; SCID; YA Literature; YA Films; The Fault in Our Stars; Five Feet Apart; Midnight Sun; Love Story; John Green;

   Abstract : Film has since its inception been a potent storytelling tool, and the concept of illnesses and death havebeen a critical element in the stories mankind has told through cinema since the beginning. While theearly years of film saw few titles which directly named or featured diseases such as cancer, the 1980’sand 1990’s saw a vast increase in illness narratives being produced. READ MORE

6. 5. Myopic Meritocracy? An Experimental Survey Approach

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

   Author : Milan-Avin Spendel; [2023]
   Keywords : Meritocracy; Inequality of Opportunity; Distributive Fairness;

   Abstract : In my master's thesis, I present a hypothetical survey experiment (n=95) examining the impact of two types of inequality on participants' fairness perceptions. The experimental design introduces a novel approach by providing impartial spectators with precise information about workers' performance in two consecutive effort-rounds and the underlying sources of inequality. READ MORE