Essays about: "personal vote"

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1. 1. BALLOT STRUCTURE, DISTRICT MAGNITUDE AND ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY STRINGENCY. A Quantitative Study of OECD Countries

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Thi Thu Le; [2024-01-18]
   Keywords : ballot structure; open-list proportional representation; environmental policy; personal vote; district magnitude;

   Abstract : The role of the electoral rules, and the ballot structure more specifically, in determining environmental policy outcomes has received minimal attention in the literature. This paper contributes to this gap by analyzing the environmental policy consequences in proportional representation (PR) systems with different ballot designs. READ MORE

3. 2. The Art of the Political Metaphor : Examining Boris Johnson's use of conceptual metaphors in a speech on Brexit

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för språkstudier

   Author : Rickard Eriksson; [2022]
   Keywords : Metaphor; Brexit; Boris Johnson; Conceptual metaphor theory; Framing;

   Abstract : As the 2016 Brexit referendum was an election largely decided by the use of language, there was merit in examining how the Leave campaign had managed to be successful. Therefore, this study asks how one of the leave campaign's main figure heads, Boris Johnson, used metaphors to frame the relationship between Britain and the EU. READ MORE

4. 3. The Dissatisfied Right:A Micro-Level Analysis of Political Dissatisfaction in Supporters of the Populist Radical Right in Rural East Germany

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

   Author : Franziska Höhne; [2021-10-14]
   Keywords : political dissatisfaction; populism; PRR; electorate; AfD; east Germany;

   Abstract : Contemporary election results of the populist radical right (PRR) reveal significant spatial variation of PRR support within countries. To a large extent, this variation is believed to be based on local and regional differences within the PRR’s electorate, which calls for the inclusion of micro-level analyses in our study of the PRR. READ MORE

5. 4. Can Information Increase Turnout in the European Parliament Elections? The perks of political conversation for the uninterested

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Elin Nyberg; [2018-02-06]
   Keywords : European Parliament; elections; EU; turnout; voting behaviour; information; media; political interest;

   Abstract : Direct elections to the European Parliament have been held since 1979 and turnout has steadily decreased with each election. The turnout rates vary considerably between member states, but the overall trend is diminishing participation from the citizens of Europe. READ MORE

6. 5. Explaining Economic Brexit in Scotland and Wales - A comparative study between two devolved nations

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Hanna Jageklint; [2018-02-06]
   Keywords : Brexit; Scotland; Wales; European integration; economic evaluations; personal economy; national economy; Skottland; Wales; europeisk integration; ekonomisk utvärdering; personlig ekonomi; nationell ekonomi;

   Abstract : The Brexit-vote shook both the United Kingdom and the rest of the European Union as UK is the first country that has ever voted to leave the EU. It is thus important to understand on what grounds the people have cast their vote. READ MORE