Search for dissertations about: "Electoral processes"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 swedish dissertations containing the words Electoral processes.
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1. Essays on Development Policy and the Political Economy of Conflict
Abstract : Electoral Rules and Leader Selection: Experimental Evidence from Ugandan Community Groups. Despite a large body of work documenting how electoral systems affect policy outcomes, less is known about their impact on leader selection. READ MORE
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2. Voters' Perceptions of Party Politics - A Multilevel Approach
Abstract : Modern representative democracies are often described as government by the consent of the governed rather than government by the people. Elections play a central role in this context and several theorists of modern democracy have struggled to determine the circumstances under which effective political representation can exist. READ MORE
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3. Extracting Legitimacy : Input, Throughput, and Output Legitimacy in the Mining Industry
Abstract : Legitimacy affects questions on constitutional design, international political regimes, and specific policy sectors. Although it permeates society at various levels, legitimacy becomes particularly crucial when decisions hold long-term or permanent consequences. READ MORE
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4. Politicizing Europe : Patterns of party-based opposition to European integration
Abstract : European integration was for a long time perceived as an elite-driven project that received public acceptance through what was coined as the permissive consensus. With the expansion of the domain of community actions and capacities, and the turmoil in the ratification processes following changes of the treaties, an increased public contestation over European integration can be observed. READ MORE
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5. Labor market segmentation and the politics of investment and compensation
Abstract : This dissertation investigates patterns of policy reform that relate to labor market segmentation. It does so through two interrelated research questions. READ MORE