Essays about: "vote choice"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 25 essays containing the words vote choice.

  1. 1. Were the most important election pledges fulfilled? An empirical investigation of the Swedish government’s pledge fulfillment after the 2014 parliamentary election

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Ida Steineck Nilsson; [2024]
    Keywords : Election pledges; pledge fulfillment; the mandate model; promissory representation; Swedish politics; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : This thesis provides an account of the pledge-making and eventual pledge fulfilment of the Swedish government of 2014, which consisted of the Social Democratic Party and the Green Party. It is grounded in the theoretical approaches of the mandate model of representation and promissory representation. READ MORE

  3. 2. When Political Interest is not Enough: A quantitative study on what deterred politically interested citizens from voting in the 2019 European Parliamentary election

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Eric Andell; [2023]
    Keywords : Political interest; non-voters; voter turnout; EU democracy; euroscepticism; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The European Union (EU) has long suffered from a democratic deficit, something that has been highlighted many times by politicians, media and citizens alike. The EU has in turn tried to better its democratic standing by increasing the power of the European Parliament (EP) through the Treaty of Lisbon in 2009. READ MORE

  4. 3. Defending the Defenders: International Protection for Local Human Rights Defenders in the Global South

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

    Author : Timothy Lincoln Reeves Jr; [2022]
    Keywords : Human Rights Defenders Global South International Regional Human Rights Systems Attacks violations Protection; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Local human rights defenders play a significant role in the realization and enjoyment of human rights. Working alone or in association with others, they peacefully advocate for and promote fundamental freedoms and human rights for themselves and for their fellow citizens. READ MORE

  5. 4. ANTI-PLURALIST ALL THE WAY? The realtionship between authoritarian support and anti-pluralist vote choice in Europe

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Raphael Schenkel; [2021-10-13]
    Keywords : Anti-pluralism; authoritarian; vote choice;

    Abstract : Literature on anti-pluralism has mostly focused on states and failed so far to include the individual level. This thesis aims to fill this gap and explores individual-leve! anti­pluralism or more precisely the question why citizens vote for anti-pluralist parties. As a possible explanation, I identify authoritarian support from the literature. READ MORE

  6. 5. THE ROLE OF BENEFITS AND COSTS The COVID-19 pandemic effect on presidential election-2020 in the United States

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Aniya Samandi; [2021-10-13]
    Keywords : COVID-19; Rational choice model; Voter turnout; U.S. presidential elections;

    Abstract : The year of 2020 was the most challenging year in modern history, where it will be remembered as the year that the COVID-19 pandemic took place. The COVID-19 pandemic led to worldwide lockdowns, where people all over the world had to adjust to a new lifestyle. READ MORE