Essays about: "voter turnout"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 38 essays containing the words voter turnout.

  1. 11. Party or Party Group? : A Qualitative Interview Study of the Voting Behavior of Swedish Membersof the European Parliament

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Ditte Roslund; [2021]
    Keywords : European Parliament; Member of the European Parliament; Vote; Voting Behavior; Strom;

    Abstract : One fundamental condition for a democracy to work is the possibility for voters to hold their legislators to account. Because voter turnout in European Parliament (EP) elections is so low, however, the task of holding MEPs accountable is passed on to the national parties. READ MORE

  3. 12. Closeness and voter turnout

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Jimmy Bergström; [2021]
    Keywords : voter turnout; closeness; rational choice;

    Abstract : In this paper I examine how closeness between the traditional political blocks affects voter turnout in the Swedish municipal elections 2014 and 2018. The results of the two elections shows that closeness between the traditional blocks is not a relevant factor for individuals when they decide to vote or abstain. READ MORE

  4. 13. Standby citizens or irrational couch potatoes? : A study of what characterizes French people who participate in demonstrations while abstaining from voting

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Lovisa André; [2021]
    Keywords : Political participation; elite-challenging political participation; France;

    Abstract : Recent research shows a global trend of declining voter turnout and increasing levels of elite-challenging political action. In France, elite-challenging political action, such as participating in demonstrations, is especially prominent. In addition, the voter turnout in France has been recently declining. READ MORE

  5. 14. A Decentralized Voting System

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för data- och informationsteknik

    Author : Fahmi Abdulqadir Ahmed; Gustaf Engström; Omar Hindawi; Tom Tobiasson; Melker Veltman; Oskar Wallgren; [2020-10-30]
    Keywords : Decentralized; Voting; Election; Blockchain; Hyperledger; Sawtooth; Consensus; Transaction Processor; Distributed Systems;

    Abstract : The target of the project "A Decentralized Voting System" is to investigate whether recent developments in distributed systems can make a decentralized voting system capable of replacing the current systems in place. The current voting systems that are taken into account are primarily democratic electoral voting systems, such as the Swedish national electoral voting system. READ MORE

  6. 15. In Democracy ‘We’ Trust? : Exploring the relationship between country of upbringing, levels of trust and voter turnout in Swedish local elections

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Simon Torell Witt; [2020]
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    Abstract : This thesis paper focuses on the association between levels of trust and voter turnout. Specifically, it examines the relationships between general and political trust and voter turnout and if these differ depending on whether a person and their mother had a foreign or Swedish upbringing. READ MORE