Sökning: "swing states"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 8 uppsatser innehållade orden swing states.

  1. 1. The swing of the pendulum: Sweden's pivot to NATO : A case of small states' shift in security policy

    Kandidat-uppsats, Försvarshögskolan

    Författare :Irena Bonnier; [2024]
    Nyckelord :Security and defence policy; Sweden; NATO; Small states studies; Deterrence; Shelter theory s political military dimension; Realism; Foreign Policy Change; Domestic determinants of small states security policy; Process-tracing; Säkerhets- och försvarspolitik; Sverige; NATO; Småstatsteori; Avskräckning; Vindskyddsteorins politiska militära dimension; Realism; Utrikespolitisk förändring; Inhemska påverkansfaktorer på småstaters säkerhetspolitik; Processpårning;

    Sammanfattning : Sweden is the only state in the Baltic Sea region currently not under NATO protection, which puts the state in a particularly vulnerable position. On 18 May 2022, Sweden officially deemed NATO alignment a more effective option of security strategy in projecting deterrence and dealing with the security challenges the state is facing, compared to a strategy of non-alignment which has been Sweden’s security posture for over 200 years. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Voter Elasticity and Political Protest : A quantitative analysis in an American context

    Kandidat-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Författare :Gustaf Westin; [2021]
    Nyckelord :Elasticity; swing voters; political protests; contentious action; United States;

    Sammanfattning : The purpose of this thesis is to study the relationship between prevalence of swing voters and the occurrence of political protest. Taking a Rational Choice approach, I hypothesize that fewer swing voters will lead to more protests, because it would incentivize polarizing behavior by political candidates. LÄS MER

  4. 3. A deep reinforcement learning approach to the problem of golf using an agent limited by human data

    Master-uppsats, KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Författare :Fredrik Omstedt; [2020]
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    Sammanfattning : In the sport of golf, the use of statistics has become prominent as a way of understanding and improving golfers’ golf swings. Even though swing data is easily accessible thanks to a variety of technological tools, it is not always clear how to use this data, especially for amateur golfers. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Understanding voter participation in swing states in the United States : A theory consuming study to understand the factors explaining the difference of voter turnout in swing states

    Kandidat-uppsats,

    Författare :Denice Brewer; [2019]
    Nyckelord :United States; swing states; voter weight; voter turnout; rational choice theory; socioeconomic background; voting laws;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis will apply a theory consuming method studying voter turnout between swing states in the United States. To accomplish the theory consuming study, the study is divided into two phases. It will start testing Downs’ rational choice theory and apply this to voter turnout. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Governing to Save the Earth : An Analysis of How to Elect a Pro-Climate Congress in the United States of America

    Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Humanekologi

    Författare :Aaron Danowski; [2019]
    Nyckelord :American climate politics; American Nations; partisan parity; asymmetrical polarization; filibuster; Social Sciences;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis aims to provide a political strategy for building a lasting pro-climate governing majority in the House and Senate. It analyses the current state of the pro-climate coalition in Congress and lays out the top opportunities for and threats to climate governance in the US. LÄS MER