Search for dissertations about: "Voting Behaviour"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 swedish dissertations containing the words Voting Behaviour.

  2. 1. Mobilising the Lower Castes : The Rise of the Bahujan Samaj Party in India

    Author : Magdalena Inkinen; Anders Westholm; Hans Blomkvist; Anirudh Krishna; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Political science; Voting Behaviour; Party Competition; Political Cleavages; Caste Mobilisation; Scheduled Castes; Bahujan Samaj Party; Uttar Pradesh; India; Statsvetenskap; Political science; Statsvetenskap; statskunskap; statskunskap;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates the rise of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), a party that represents the untouchable castes (Scheduled Castes or Dalits) in India. During the 1990s, the BSP emerged as a major political force in Uttar Pradesh, the largest state in India. READ MORE

  4. 2. Perceptions of Political Competition and the Integrity of Elections

    Author : Stephen Dawson; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; political competition; electoral integrity; democracy; information credibility; political behaviour;

    Abstract : Political competition is generally regarded as one of the hallmarks of a well-functioning democracy. Competitive elections hold politicians to account, thereby increasing government performance to the benefit of citizens. READ MORE

  5. 3. Essays on Development: Household Income, Education, and Female Political Participation and Representation

    Author : Måns Nerman; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Africa; Afrobarometer; gender gap; gender quotas; income diversification; household behaviour; Latin America; primary education; political participation; shadow wages; Tanzania; women in parliament;

    Abstract : The thesis consists of four self-contained papers. Paper 1: The Push Towards UPE and the Determinants of the Demand for Education in Tanzania. READ MORE

  6. 4. Fit for European Democracy? : Party Discipline in the European Parliament

    Author : Björn Lindberg; Sverker Gustavsson; Sven Oskarsson; Lars Davidsson; Simon Hix; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; European Parliament; democracy; political parties; collective action; legislative decision-making; party discipline; party voting cohesion; Political science; Statsvetenskap;

    Abstract : This study evaluates the fitness of political parties for the democratisation of the European Union. At the national level political parties have successfully functioned as transmission belts between voter’s preferences and political outcomes in representative democracies. READ MORE

  7. 5. The personal and the political : how personal welfare state experiences affect political trust and ideology

    Author : Staffan Kumlin; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : Citizens in advanced industrial democracies frequently have personal experiences with public services and welfare state arrangements. They may have regular contact with public health care services, schools, public transportation, public libraries, and many other types of services. READ MORE