Sökning: "Electoral Results"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 169 uppsatser innehållade orden Electoral Results.
1. Gender Equality and Electoral Violence : A Qualitative Analysis of Gender Equality and its Effect on Government-initiated Electoral Violence in Democratizing Societies
Kandidat-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskningSammanfattning : Electoral violence in democratizing countries results in hundreds of deaths each year and undermines democratic practices and the legitimacy of elections. Although identifying several societal and institutional factors increasing the risk of electoral violence, prior research has largely failed to consider gender equality when exploring the causes of electoral violence. LÄS MER
2. Electoral Violence in Democratisation : Electoral Violence by Incumbents against the Opposition and its Effects on Democratisation
Kandidat-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskningSammanfattning : Elections are a core democratic process in the world to ensure a peaceful transition of power between governing actors, yet it is too often the case that violence is employed to disturb the democratic process. Incumbents’ use of violence in order to maintain power and control over the procedure has become common as political violence and autocratisation has seen an upsurge in recent years. LÄS MER
3. NORMALISERING AV ANTIMUSLIMSK RETORIK I EUROPA? En kvalitativ studie om antimuslimsk retorik i svenska traditionella partier
Kandidat-uppsats, Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenSammanfattning : Existing literature argues that right-wing populist parties have recently gained remarkable success in several EU member states. Thus, they have gained a prominent position in the European political discourse, where they pursue anti-Muslim rhetoric. LÄS MER
4. The implicit ideas behind ‘Valkompassen’ : An ideal type analysis of the democratic presuppositions in Voting Advice Applications
Master-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenSammanfattning : With Voting Advice Applications changing how people engage in democracy it has become more important to understand the work behind them. Much research has been given to the algorithm and methodology, but less has focused on the ideas that presupposes the development process. LÄS MER
5. It Takes Two to Tango: Perceptions and Motivations Towards Campaign Clientelism in Zambia
Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Graduate SchoolSammanfattning : Various studies on clientelism usually start from a common puzzle: Why is campaign clientelism widely practised by politicians even when they have no means of ensuring reciprocity from the voters? Similarly, why is campaign clientelism widespread amongst voters despite its numerous negative consequences on societies, democracy, and development? These puzzles have motivated my research, where I attempt to understand the perceptions and motivations of politicians and voters towards campaign clientelism in Zambia. To address the research question, two forms of data collection methods were utilised, in-depth interviews with politicians at the local level and a survey of voters in densely populated areas (Lusaka and Kitwe). LÄS MER
