Essays about: "party convergence"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 12 essays containing the words party convergence.
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1. Two Different Parties Competing for Two Core Issues? : An Analysis of Liberal, Conservative and Nationalist Values and the Right Ideology in Sweden, 2018-2022
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för statsvetenskap (ST)Abstract : This study aims to analyze whether an ideological resemblance has occurred between the Moderate Party and the Sweden Democrats during the electoral periods 2018 and 2022. As such, an ideology focused systematic qualitative analysis has been applied with the additional lens of ideal type Liberal, Conservative and Nationalist values. READ MORE
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2. A right-wing populist party’s walkthrough into governmental cooperation : A comparative analysis, focused on the origins and historical development of right-wing populist parties in Scandinavia, as well as the evolution of relationships and cooperation between these parties and other national parties towards governmental collaborations.
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för statsvetenskap (ST)Abstract : Following the 2022 Swedish general election, all three of the Scandinavian countries have had right-wing populist parties either within the government or in cooperation with one. This thesis will review the origins and developments of the major, national, right-wing populist parties in Denmark, Norway and Sweden. READ MORE
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3. Politics of Unresponsiveness : The effects of issue salience and party convergence on radical right-wing success in Sweden
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : .... READ MORE
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4. POLICY DIMENSIONS AND THE CENTER-RIGHT A study of the center-right in Spain and Sweden
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : This thesis has two aims: to understand the motivations behind the political positions of center-right parties and to examine policy dimensions that are used to measure those positions. Political parties increasingly compete not only on the traditional left-right dimension but also on socio-cultural issues such as environmental protection, civil liberties, multiculturalism and nationalism. READ MORE
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5. Convergent or Unresponsive? : The effect of austerity and mainstream party positioning on the electoral success of left-wing populist parties in Western Europe
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : While several populist parties with ties to the left side of the ideological scale have become more prominent in the electoral arenas across Western Europe, the literature on populism still has a disproportionate focus on the right. To enhance the existing research on explanatory factors to the electoral fortunes of left-wing populist parties, this study tests two competing theories using multivariate regression analysis. READ MORE