Search for dissertations about: "Multiparty"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 31 swedish dissertations containing the word Multiparty.

  2. 16. The Power of Elections : Democratic Participation, Competition and Legitimacy in Africa

    Author : Staffan I Lindberg; Statsvetenskapliga institutionen; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Political and administrative sciences; methodology; Africa; democratization; democracy; Elections; institutions; Statsvetenskap; förvaltningskunskap;

    Abstract : This book is about elections and democracy in newly democratizing countries. Building on a new data set of 5,568 observations in 232 elections, it provides evidence elections have a casual impact on improving the quality of democracy in Africa in more than one way. READ MORE

  4. 17. Network capacity sharing with QoS as a financial derivative pricing problem : algorithms and network design

    Author : Lars Rasmusson; KTH; []
    Keywords : Computer network architecture; bandwidth trading; inter-domain Quality-of-Service; pricing; combinatorial allocation; financial derivative pricing; stochastic modeling;

    Abstract : A design of anautomatic network capacity markets, oftenreferred to as a bandwidth market, is presented. Three topicsare investigated. First, a network model is proposed. Theproposed model is based upon a trisection of the participantroles into network users, network owners, and market middlemen. READ MORE

  5. 18. Getting started : Children’s participation and language learning in an L2 classroom

    Author : Asta Čekaitė; Karin Aronsson; Ben Rampton; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; language classroom; language learning; second language acquisition; social interaction; language socialization; peer group; affective stances; language play; socialt samspel; språksocialisation; kamratgruppen; språklig lek; affektiva uttryck; förberedelseklass; andraspråksinlärning; Bilingualism; Tvåspråkighet;

    Abstract : Denna avhandling handlar om en förberedelseklass med elever (7-10 år) som har ett annat hemspråk än svenska (arabiska, kurdiska, thailändska). Utifrån empiri som samlats in genom videoinspelningar och observationer under ett års tid i en förberedelseklass studeras elevernas deltagande och språkinlärning i det dagliga klassrumsarbetet. READ MORE

  6. 19. Voters' Perceptions of Party Politics - A Multilevel Approach

    Author : Stefan Dahlberg; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Policy representation; voter perceptions; voting behavior; left-right ideology; perceptual agreement; political parties; party systems; electoral systems; institutions; multilevel;

    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

  7. 20. Challenges for the democratisation process in Tanzania : Moving towards consolidation 50 years after independence?

    Author : Jonas Ewald; Joakim Öjendahl; Adebayo Olukoshi; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; democracy; democratisation; substantive democracy; role of opposition; opposition parties; ruling party; CCM; CUF; CHADEMA; NCCR; TLP; elections; electionalism; civil society; media; trade unions; parliament; poverty reduction; economic development; interface between economic and political reforms; political change; public sector reforms; local government reforms; iron triangle; accountability; role of donors; aid; development cooperation; democratic culture; Zanzibar; Tanzania; Freds- och utvecklingsstudier; Peace and Development Studies;

    Abstract : Tanzania has been independent in 2011 for 50 years. While most neighbouring states have gone through violent conflicts, Tanzania has managed to implement extensive reforms without armed political conflicts. Hence, Tanzania is an interesting case for Peace and Development research. READ MORE