Sökning: "instrumental beliefs"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 13 uppsatser innehållade orden instrumental beliefs.
1. Cultural backlash to globalization and right-wing power: Import competition shaping sexual beliefs in Western Europe
Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionenSammanfattning : Does economic globalization impact sexual beliefs, contributing to the rise of right-wing parties? Although voters may not discern threats from trade shocks, individual economic insecurity theoretically impacts cultural attitudes and sparks a backlash towards outgroups, in turn contributing to right-wing candidates that campaign leveraging intolerance. Considering that scholars provide evidence for import competition strengthening support for right-wing parties, this study accounts for the peculiarities of European Parliament elections and their electoral outcomes of 2019. LÄS MER
2. Mass Media and Press Freedom as Mechanisms for Value Change: Evidence from 19th Century India
Master-uppsats, Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för ekonomisk historia och internationella relationerSammanfattning : I analyze regional variation in the prevalence of press freedom and newspapers involved in socio- religious debate in 19th century colonial India, and test empirically whether they have had a persistent effect on values held by current day Indians. I find that press freedom is associated with a higher prevalence of socio-religious newspapers in colonial presidencies. LÄS MER
3. The role of digital media in the dissemination of Covid-19 conspiracy theories: The case of Czech conspiracy theory believers
Master-uppsats, Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)Sammanfattning : The spread of the Covid-19 pandemic has been since its early beginnings accompanied by the spread of the so called 'infodemic' of misinformation and conspiracy theories about the virus in the media. This infodemic swiftly started to present a matter of significant concern especially in the dynamic landscape of digital media which due to an ease of sharing and content contribution allowed for Covid-19 conspiracy theories to continue to gain momentum. LÄS MER
4. President Trump’s Operational Code A Political Psychological Approach to Foreign Policy Decision-Making
Kandidat-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenSammanfattning : This thesis aims to investigate if there is a correlation between Donald Trump’s political beliefs and his foreign policy behaviour towards North Korea during 2016-2019. By applying the theoretical framework Operational Code redesigned by Alexander George, Trump’s political beliefs are visible through ten questions. LÄS MER
5. Employee-share-ownership : Human Resources Management and employees behavioural outcomes
Magister-uppsats, Umeå universitet/FöretagsekonomiSammanfattning : Employee share ownership (ESO) is widely defended as a competitive organisational structure to increase organisational productivity through higher labour performance. Research on the relationship between ESO and labour performance produced mixed results when looking at the commitment and labour turnover. LÄS MER