Sökning: "Downs paradox"

Hittade 2 uppsatser innehållade orden Downs paradox.

1. 1. OM LIBERALA PARTIERS (UTEBLIVNA?) VALFRAMGÅNGAR Betydelsen av makro-kompetens

   Kandidat-uppsats, Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Författare :Michael Holmberg; [2021-10-11]
   Nyckelord :macro-competence; valence issues; position issues; liberal parties;

   Sammanfattning : This bachelor thesis examines a paradox in the literature of political science, namely the rather weak electoral support for liberal parties in Western Europe. As a starting point, the focus lies on the debate whether it is ideological position (Downs, 1957) or “valence” issues (Stokes, 1963) that mainly decides the electoral outcome. LÄS MER

3. 2. Expressiv icke-röstning : En intern kritik och vidareutveckling av rational choice-teorier om röstning

   Kandidat-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Författare :Simon Engström; [2019]
   Nyckelord :Rational choice theory; rationality; decision theory; game theory; utility maximisation; paradox of voting; Downs paradox; voter turnout; abstention; voting; expressive non-voting; expressive voting; political participation; non-voting; political act; protest; civic duty; Rational choice-teori; rationalitet; beslutsteori; spelteori; nyttomaximering; röstningsparadoxen; Downs paradox; valdeltagande; icke-röstning; röstning; expressiv icke-röstning; expressiv röstning; politiskt deltagande; politisk handling; protest; samhällsplikt;

   Sammanfattning : This study is mainly centred around a twofold theoretical aim, but also pursues a secondary empirical aim. The first part of the theoretical aim is to critically examine and identify problems for previous research within a group of rational choice theories that sets out to explain voter turnout in terms of utility maximisation. LÄS MER