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  1. 21. Falling from Grace: Corruption, Revolution and the 2016 Macedonian Elections

    Master-uppsats, Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Författare :Alejandro Esteso Pérez; [2019]
    Nyckelord :corruption; elections; North Macedonia; social movements; voting behaviour;

    Sammanfattning : To what extent are social movements capable of steering voters’ choices in corruptsocieties? Through the exploration of North Macedonia’s 2016 Colourful Revolution street protests, this study introduces an original dataset of 1,066 survey responses from members of the Macedonian electorate and engages in a 65-week-long cumulative tracking of corruption-related news stories in an attempt to shed light upon the effects of anti-corruption movements (ACMs) on the electoral punishment of corrupt incumbents. Building upon the framework of sociotropic corruption voting and highlighting the role of the media as an important awareness-raiser, this study finds strong proofs of corruption acting as a deterrent against the re-election of corrupt incumbents, helping to explain a governing party’s loss of support at the polls. LÄS MER

  2. 22. Your Election, but Whose Choice? - A Study of the Applicability of the Principle of Non-intervention to Foreign Electoral Cyber Interference Aiming to Manipulate Voting Behaviour

    Uppsats för yrkesexamina på avancerad nivå, Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

    Författare :Victoria Bertilsson; [2019]
    Nyckelord :Public International Law; Non-intervention; Electoral Cyber Intervention; Voter Manipulation; Law and Political Science;

    Sammanfattning : Electoral cyber interference aiming to manipulate voting behaviour is becoming increasingly sophisticated, which creates a risk of the interference undermining the trust in the democratic process with declining voter turnout as a result. The interference could potentially also affect the outcome of elections. LÄS MER

  3. 23. Bioenergy adoption barriers across 7 EU countries : A comparison of Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden, and the United Kingdom

    Master-uppsats, KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Författare :Mark Ulrici; [2019]
    Nyckelord :Innovation; European Union; Biomass; Bioenergy; Sustainability; Renewable energy; Barriers; Oil mayors; Voting;

    Sammanfattning : Europe is trying to switch away from fossil fuels towards renewable energy. Bioenergy is well positioned to play a large role in this. However, bioenergy as a share of total energy used differs substantially between European countries. LÄS MER

  4. 24. Can Information Increase Turnout in the European Parliament Elections? The perks of political conversation for the uninterested

    Kandidat-uppsats, Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Författare :Elin Nyberg; [2018-02-06]
    Nyckelord :European Parliament; elections; EU; turnout; voting behaviour; information; media; political interest;

    Sammanfattning : Direct elections to the European Parliament have been held since 1979 and turnout has steadily decreased with each election. The turnout rates vary considerably between member states, but the overall trend is diminishing participation from the citizens of Europe. LÄS MER

  5. 25. Sverigedemokraternas etablering i det röda Norrbotten

    Kandidat-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Författare :Karolina Boyoli; [2018]
    Nyckelord :Sverigedemokraterna; Socialdemokraterna; Norrbotten; Väljarbeteende; Röstbeteende; Diffusion.; Law and Political Science;

    Sammanfattning : The Sweden Democrats, an anti-immigration and populist political party, gained ground in the Swedish North in both the 2010 and 2014 national elections. The key purpose of this thesis is to investigate the reasons for the Sweden Democrats electoral success in the North of Sweden, a geographical region where electors historically have voted for left parties. LÄS MER