Search for dissertations about: "elections"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 84 swedish dissertations containing the word elections.

  2. 21. How to Manage Free and Fair Elections : A comparison of Korea, Sweden and the United Kingdom

    Author : Yonhyok Choe; Sweden University of Gothenburg; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; free and fair election; Korea; Sweden; United Kingdom; electoral fraud;

    Abstract : Conditions for measuring free and fair elections were explored. This article was based on a doctoral dissertation of Yonhyok Choe titled "How to Manage Free and Fair Elections: A comparison of Korea, Sweden and the United Kingdom". Electoral irregularities that occur during three election stages e.g. READ MORE

  4. 22. The requirement democratic elections in international law

    Author : Richard Juma-Nyabinda; Pär Hallström; Markku Suksi; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; International law; Folkrätt; International law; Folkrätt;

    Abstract : The main purpose of this study is to examine the legal status of the requirement of democratic elections in international law. The starting point of this legal analysis is article 38 (1) of the International Court of Justice, which provides the list of classical sources for the process of law making within the international legal system. READ MORE

  5. 23. 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

  6. 24. Uniting Against Autocrats : Opposition Coordination, Turnovers and Democratization by Elections

    Author : Michael Wahman; Statsvetenskapliga institutionen; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Democratization; authoritarianism; election; party; opposition; coalition; ethnic; Africa; Kenya; Ghana; Senegal;

    Abstract : As counter intuitive as it might sound, autocracy without elections is a rare combination today. Elections do not constitute democracy, but they can promote democratization. This dissertation studies the process of democratization through elections, focusing on the effect of opposition coordination. READ MORE

  7. 25. Electoral Violence Prevention: The Role of Brokers in Kenya's 2013 General Elections

    Author : Jean-Bosco Habyarimana; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Electoral violence prevention; peacebuilding; brokers; brokerage practices; Kenya s 2013 elections;

    Abstract : This research explores initiatives believed to have played a role in the prevention of electoral violence in Kenya’s 2013 general elections. Intending to contribute to ongoing debates on electoral violence prevention, the study focuses on brokerage dynamics of violence prevention at the community level, as a way of understanding the significance such a topic can have if placed in peace research. READ MORE