Essays about: "veto player theory"
Found 5 essays containing the words veto player theory.
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1. Political budget cycles under single party- and coalition governments How the composition of local governments affects opportunistic fiscal policy
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate SchoolAbstract : This paper examines the empirical relationship between political budget cycles (PBCs) and two types of governments; single party- and coalition governments. Most PBC models implicitly assume that governments have unitary preferences and unconstrained control over fiscal policy, as is the case under single-party governments. READ MORE
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2. Unexpected Headwind : A Mexican case study of a policy proposal's failure – and the effects this failure had on subsequent re-mobilisation efforts
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : The study sets out to contribute to research regarding the failure of a gender equality policy proposal. This case study, drawn from Mexico, examines the proposed legislation on “Violence against women in politics”. READ MORE
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3. Forcing Them to Therapy:The Effect of Veto Players on Mediation Incidence
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskningAbstract : Do conflict parties’ characteristics influence mediation onset? Using the veto player theory, this study addresses the question why and under what circumstances mediation occurs. The predictions made by veto player theory correspond with why conflicts are, or become more intense and longer (Cunningham 2006). READ MORE
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4. Essence of indecision - explaining Veto Player structures and Agenda Setting processes in Swiss Foreign Policy
University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : The Swiss foreign policy offers a deviant case. Most countries that were neutral during the Cold War have during the last decades become more cooperative, while Switzerland on the other hand still contains a rather stable foreign policy. READ MORE
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5. Institutions, Veto Players and Policy Change-The Privatization Process of the Telecommunication Sector in Germany and Switzerland
University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : Veto player have come to serve as an explanatory fact in the divergence of policy outcomes. Contemporary research on the subject of policy making argues that policy stability is more likely in political settings with multiple veto players, although it restricts a government's ability to push through reforms. READ MORE
