Essays about: "voting behaviour"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 36 essays containing the words voting behaviour.

  1. 21. Social Studies Courses at Swedish Upper Secondary Schools : A study of the relationship between social studies and students democratic competence

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Fakulteten för humaniora och samhällsvetenskap (from 2013)

    Author : Jonas Stenman; [2018]
    Keywords : Social studies; democratic competence;

    Abstract : Swedish schools have a democratic mission to instill democratic values and knowledge in students. When they graduate, students are meant to be democratically competent citizens. In upper secondary school, this mission is executed in the social studies classroom. READ MORE

  3. 22. Political views as neighbourhood effects : A study of Swedish voting behaviour using spatial analysis and socio-economic factors

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statistiska institutionen

    Author : Kristin Hällmark; Angelo Ljungquist Baldesi; [2018]
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  4. 23. Distinguishing between strategic and stochastic voters: An empirical study of misaligned voting in the 2010 Swedish parliamentary election

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Sebastian Ekberg; Björn Nilsen; [2017]
    Keywords : misaligned voting; strategic voting; stochastic voting; asymmetric information;

    Abstract : This paper examines the proportion of the Swedish electorate that did not vote for their most preferred party in the parliamentary election of 2010. We propose a way in which we can divide these misaligning voters into subgroups in order to further increase the understanding of what drives this behaviour. READ MORE

  5. 24. Political Trust and Rationality : A study on the lower voter turnout among foreign born citizens in Sweden

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Nico Mira; [2017]
    Keywords : foreign born; voter turnout; political trust; rational choice theory; migration; voter behaviour; political legitimacy;

    Abstract : This thesis examines the effect political trust has on voter turnout among foreign born citizens in Sweden. Economic theory is used as theoretical framework for this study and describes two types of rationale; rationale of voting and rationale of migration, which must be taking into the account when trying to understand the effect of political trust among foreign born citizens. READ MORE

  6. 25. UNDER RUSSIAN INFLUENCE? A quantitative study on the effect of euroscepticism on European peripheral parties’ voting behaviour

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Emma Olsson; [2016-12-06]
    Keywords : Russia; European Union; information warfare; information operations; voting behaviour; eurosceptism; far right; far left; quantitative; regression;

    Abstract : For nearly two decades, Europe was considered a stable and peaceful continent. Following several crises, including the annexation of Crimea and Brexit, the future of European integration is being questioned. READ MORE