Essays about: "political participation"

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  1. 1. Evaluating the impact of Cuban physician cooperation: Evidence from Brazil's Mais Medicos Program

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Sofie Appelkvist; [2021]
    Keywords : Mais Medicos Program; medical diplomacy; infant health; difference-in-differences;

    Abstract : Cuba is a world leader in medical diplomacy, supplying health care workers to underserved and developing countries on a global scale. One of Cuba's largest cooperations, its participation in Brazil's Mais Medicos Program (More Doctors Program, MMP), ended in the abrupt withdrawal of cooperative Cuban physicians in 2018 following political disputes. READ MORE

  3. 2. “They only talk about the trees” - An analysis of relations of power and justice in the (de)construction of Nepal’s Second International Airport

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Hanna Geschewski; [2021]
    Keywords : Land rights; Political Ecology; Justice; Nepal; Sustainability Science; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : While calls to reduce air travel have emerged in many high-income countries, Nepal, with only one international airport, is still striving to improve its air connectivity. In 2015, the government resumed its 1995 plan to build a second international airport near Nijgadh, a town in the southern plains. READ MORE

  4. 3. We Need to Talk : About How Frequency of Political Discussion Vary Between Immigrated and Native-born People in Sweden.

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Elin Persson; [2021]
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    Abstract : This thesis investigates the correlation between immigration and the tendency to discuss politics. The aim of the study is to analyse how often immigrated people in Sweden have political discussions compared to native-born people, by looking at several different social scenarios in which one can have these talks. READ MORE

  5. 4. Youth Democratic Disengagement in Tunisia : A quantitative research

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för statsvetenskap (ST)

    Author : Zelda Thunberg; [2021]
    Keywords : Political participation; political disengagement; political efficacy; socialization; political-psychological theory; Tunisia; young people;

    Abstract : This study aims to investigate why young people in Tunisia participate less in formal and informal politics than older people. First, I compare the participatory pattern of young people in six forms of political participation (voting, party membership, organization membership, campaign activity, protesting and attending meetings/signing petitions) to older Tunisians, with merged data from the Arab Barometers five waves (2012-2019). READ MORE

  6. 5. Authority Patterns Over Time : a comparison of asymmetric relationships on a local level in India between the 1960s, 1980s and 2010s

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Matilda Arvids; [2021]
    Keywords : authority patterns; asymmetric relations; India;

    Abstract : This study seeks to investigate how authority patterns have changed over time in the Indian districts Guntur and Krishna, by focusing on authority patterns as social relationships. Previous research on authority patterns often focuses on authority patterns as regime types, describing whether a regime is democratic or autocratic. READ MORE