Essays about: "social policy preferences"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 51 essays containing the words social policy preferences.

1. 1. Acceptance and adoption of mobile development technologies for accessibility in a public sector : A software practitioner's perspective

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informatik och media

   Author : Mikael Falk Lundgren; [2023]
   Keywords : Accessibility; Cross-platform Technology; Mobile App Development; Mobile Development Technologies; Native Technology; NativeScript; Perspective; Public Sector; TAM2; Technology Adoption; Technology Migration;

   Abstract : With rapid technology growth and a rising disabled and aging population, mobile appaccessibility is vital. Stricter accessibility laws, especially in the public sector, highlight thisemphasis. However, despite this, the body of research focusing on software practitioners’perspectives, especially concerning cross-platform development, is lacking. READ MORE

3. 2. Party strategies during economic instability : Examining how fluctuations in economic expectations among voters affect the policy positioning of parties

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Stina Lindgren; [2023]
   Keywords : party strategies; economic instability; voters; voter expectations; policy positioning; policy; party; parties; economic fluctuations; Comparative manifesto project; CMP; Eurobarometer;

   Abstract : This thesis examines the ways that fluctuations in voter expectations for the state of the economy affect party strategies, throughout 28 countries across the EU and OECD between 1995 and 2021. I thus make a theoretical contribution to the existing research by testing the theoretical models that claim that parties primarily respond to voter preferences and perceptions when conducting their policy strategies. READ MORE

4. 3. Carrots, Sticks, and Other Tricks: Understanding the effectiveness and robustness of social mechanisms for encouraging cooperation in a complex adaptive system

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

   Author : Thomas Atherton; Andreas Bergström; [2022]
   Keywords : Agent-based modelling; Behavioural; Complexity; Cooperation; Evolutionary;

   Abstract : Cooperation is critical for success in many economic interactions, but social dilemmas between the best outcomes for society and for individual decision-makers often arise. This thesis adds to existing game-theoretic and behavioural studies by evaluating cooperation in the public goods game (a canonical social dilemma) in a more complex, realistic system. READ MORE

5. 4. Understanding China’s New Fertility Policy System through ‘Incrementalism’: Inferences from Online Articles Published by China Population and Development Research Center

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudier

   Author : Yongheng Sun; [2022]
   Keywords : China; “Two- three-child policy”; “Supporting measures” system; Incrementalism; Public Administration; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : In the ongoing transformation from previous “one-child policy” to current “two-/three-child policy” in China, the newly issued “supporting measures” system is highlighted to be crucial to boosting fertility. Extant studies on the issue are mostly limited to idealized discussions, while lacking a Public Administration perspective to comprehensively understand the real policy process. READ MORE

6. 5. The (com)promise of sustainable urban transition for migrant descendants in Shenzhen, China

   University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

   Author : Wanyi Ji; [2022]
   Keywords : Urban sustainability; social quality; sustainability science; thematic analysis; hukou policy; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : In 2017 Shenzhen scaled up its policy ambition to be a global sustainable city. However, the innovation- driven and talent-focused urban agenda is undermining the sustainable development of the migrant population. READ MORE