Search for dissertations about: "eastern Europe"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 140 swedish dissertations containing the words eastern Europe.

  2. 21. European Party Politics and Gender : Configuring Gender-Balanced Parliamentary Presence

    Author : Emelie Lilliefeldt; Nicholas Aylott; Drude Dahlerup; Richard Matland; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Women’s parliamentary representation; qualitative comparative analysis; political parties; candidate selection; Europe; Latvia; Kvinnors politiska representation; qualitative comparative analysis; politiska partier; kandidatval; Europa; Lettland; Political Science; statsvetenskap;

    Abstract : In the late 20th century, the proportions of women and men elected into European national parliaments became increasingly equal. Political parties shape these outcomes by selecting and fielding candidates in elections. READ MORE

  4. 22. Till death do us part : a comparative study of government instability in 28 European democracies

    Author : Daniel Walther; Johan Hellström; Petra Schleiter; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Government instability; early termination; polling; coalition studies; comparative politics; duration modelling; Europe; cabinet turnover; cabinet dissolution; parliamentary democracies; statskunskap; political science;

    Abstract : This thesis is rooted in the research tradition known as coalition politics, where governments, political parties and political institutions are the central focus. The main emphasis here is on government instability and the question of why governments in modern parliamentary democracies often come to an end before the next regular election. READ MORE

  5. 23. Values and welfare state attitudes : The interplay between human values, attitudes and redistributive institutions across national contexts

    Author : Joakim Kulin; Mikael Hjerm; Stefan Svallfors; Michael Shalev; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Basic human values; attitudes; welfare state; institutions; Europe; Sociology; sociologi;

    Abstract : While there is much research aiming to assess the determinants of welfare state attitudes, there are not many studies focussing on how human values influence attitude formation. This thesis explores the relationship between values and welfare state attitudes across national contexts. READ MORE

  6. 24. The fall : Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Hungary and Poland in a comparative perspective

    Author : Steven Saxonberg; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Political science; Political change; democratization; institutional compromise; revolution; social movements; reform implementation; political psychology; Eastern Europe; Statsvetenskap; Political science; Statsvetenskap; statskunskap; Political Science;

    Abstract : The quick collapse of the Communist-led regimes in Eastern Europe caught the worldby surprise. Although much has been written about this monumental historical event,little attention has been paid to the issue of why the processes of collapse were sodifferent. READ MORE

  7. 25. Housing, poverty and the welfare state : Spatial distribution of tenure types and its effects on housing deprivation, unemployment and residualisation

    Author : Ida Borg; Eva Andersson; Bo Malmberg; Terje Wessel; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; housing; tenure types; welfare state; power resource theory; housing deprivation; unemployment; residualisation; Europe; Sweden; Geography with Emphasis on Human Geography; geografi med kulturgeografisk inriktning;

    Abstract : An important question that has caused much academic debate is how to best organise the welfare state system to combat poverty and social exclusion. Much such research is focused on how to combat income poverty through core areas in the welfare state. READ MORE