Essays about: "national elections"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 87 essays containing the words national elections.

1. 21. Electoral Presidentialization in Sweden : Searching for the Leader Effect

   University essay from Södertörns högskola/Statsvetenskap

   Author : Yann Irigoyen; [2021]
   Keywords : prezidentialization; electoral prezidentialization; sweden; politics; leader effect; methodology; yann Irigoyen;

   Abstract : This thesis is a quantitative study based on survey data aiming to record to what degree voters in Swedish national elections (1998, 2006, 2010, 2018) have voted according to preferences in party leader, party politics or both. The purpose is to measure whether or not electoral presidentialization has affected voter behaviour towards what is called (in scholarly literature) the leader effect. READ MORE

3. 22. PROMOTING ELECTORAL TURNOUT THROUGH VOTING ADVICE APPLICATIONS? A comparative approach between the Swedish parliamentary election 2018 and the European Parliament election 2019

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Kajsa Evertsson; [2020-11-25]
   Keywords : Voting Advice Applications; VAAs; elections; Sweden; European Union; European Parliament; European Parliament elections; Swedish parliamentary elections; first-order elections; second-order elections; voting behaviour; electoral turnout; second-order election theory; rational choice theory; election campaigns; campaign efforts;

   Abstract : As the only directly elected institution within the European Union (EU), the European Parliament (EP) elections aim to function as the clear link between the citizens and the EU. However, the EP elections are characterized by low turnout and lack of interest compared to national elections. READ MORE

4. 23. Women's Role in Preventing Electoral Violence - A Study on the Impact of Women’s Situation Room on Electoral Violence in Nigeria

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Alma Molin Aziegbe; [2020]
   Keywords : Electoral violence; Nigeria; Women; Peace and Security; Gender-based violence; Women’s Situation Room; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : This thesis studies the Women’s Situation Room Nigeria, a women-led project aimed to prevent electoral violence and increase women’s participation in elections. The aim of this study is to see what kind of impact this project has had on electoral violence in Nigeria. READ MORE

5. 24. In Democracy ‘We’ Trust? : Exploring the relationship between country of upbringing, levels of trust and voter turnout in Swedish local elections

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Simon Torell Witt; [2020]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : This thesis paper focuses on the association between levels of trust and voter turnout. Specifically, it examines the relationships between general and political trust and voter turnout and if these differ depending on whether a person and their mother had a foreign or Swedish upbringing. READ MORE

6. 25. The politicisation of European integration in Eurosceptic election campaigns - A multi-level analysis of the German party Alternative für Deutschland

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Anna-Lia Sophie Ohler; [2020]
   Keywords : Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : This cross-sectional case study investigates patterns of politicisation in election campaigns of the German Eurosceptic party Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) by means of a comparative multi-level analysis. It adds to the existing literature by examining the Eurosceptic elements of the party’s campaign communication across various decision-making levels. READ MORE