Essays about: "salience"
Showing result 16 - 20 of 116 essays containing the word salience.
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16. How cohesive is the kingmaker of the European Parliament? A roll call-vote study of voting cohesion in the Liberal Party Group of the European Parliament in EP8 and EP9
University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : Voting cohesion in the European Parliament is a thoroughly studied field, however a deep dive into the kingmaker of coalition building, the liberal party group, has yet to be done. This thesis attempts to illustrate how voting cohesion varies within the Alliance of Liberals & Democrats and Renew Europe respectively, and what factors can explain variation in cohesion. READ MORE
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17. The Rise of the Issue of Law and Order in Sweden
University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : In recent times there has been a general trend of shifting party competition, with new issues being brought to the foreground. Sweden has undergone multiple changes, both societal and political, paving the way for the issue of law and order to emerge. READ MORE
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18. Framing India's non-alignment policy in an increasingly polarized world: Observations from the popular media outlets of India
University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate SchoolAbstract : The media has considerable power in informing, shaping, or skewing foreign policy debates through salience and framing. While it is quite challenging to make accurate predictions about the future of India’s non-alignment policy, it is feasible to examine perspectives and concerns about India’s policy of non-alignment in the increasingly polarized world stemming from the Russia-Ukraine war. READ MORE
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19. Prefigurative politics as applied to the climate crisis : A game theoretical assessment
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : In this paper, I make use of the game-theoretical concepts of cartel theory and coordination theory via salience and Schelling points in order to assess the viability of prefigurative politics when used by group actors to address the particular case of the climate crisis. I show that prefigurative politics as a strategy faces significant systematic disadvantages when used by social movements attempting to address climate change as compared to when it is used by social movements focused on other causes. READ MORE
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20. CUSTOMISING EU ENERGY EFFICIENCY POLICY - The national strategy behind implementing Article 7 of the EU Energy Efficiency Directive 2012: a case study of Sweden
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : This Master Thesis examines the topic of Member States (MS) implementation of EU policy, with the two-folded aim of studying how and why MS customise EU policy in the manner that is proceeded with. The strategy behind MS implementation of EU policy is hence at centre stage and is analysed through the development of an innovative theoretical framework. READ MORE
