Search for dissertations about: "political competition"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 112 swedish dissertations containing the words political competition.

  2. 1. Making sense of Baltic democracy : public support and political representation in nationalising states

    Author : Kjetil Duvold; Sten Berglund; Lars Johannsen; Paul G. Lewis; Örebro universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; democracy; democratisation; consolidation; support for democracy; political culture; political representation; party systems; social cleavages; political community; nation-building; ethnic minorities; post-communism; Baltic countries; Estonia; Latvia; Lithuania; Central and Eastern Europe; the European Union; Political science; Statsvetenskap; Political Science; Statskunskap;

    Abstract : A chief topic of this book is the advance of democracy in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. The three countries belong to the most ‘successful’ cases of transition from communist rule to democracy, demonstrated by the fact that they joined the European Union in 2004. READ MORE

  4. 2. Quality of Democracy Around the Globe : A Comparative Study

    Author : John Högström; Ingemar Wörlund; Svante Ersson; Joakim Ekman; Mittuniversitetet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; quality of democracy; stable democracies; political institutions; political participation; political competition; political equality; rule of law; demokratikvalitet; stabila demokratier; politiska institutioner; politiskt deltagande; politisk konkurrens; politisk jämlikhet; rättsstatens principer;

    Abstract : This study deals with the quality of democracy, and its purpose is to examine which factors affect the varying levels of the quality of democracy in the stable democracies in the world. The research question posited in the study is: what explains the varying levels of the quality of democracy in the democratic countries in the world, and do political institutions matter? Theoretically, the quality of democracy is distinguished from other similar concepts employed in comparative politics, and what the quality of democracy stands for is clarified. READ MORE

  5. 3. ‘Collaborative Competition’ : Stance-taking and Positioning in the European Parliament

    Author : Nazli Avdan; Leelo Keevallik; Angelika Linke; Frank Baasner; Jan Anward; John DuBois; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Parliamentary Interaction; Questions and Questioning; the European Parliament; Stancetaking; Intergroup Positioning;

    Abstract : The European Parliament (EP) is the scene where certain issues concerning over 500 million ‘Europeans’ are publicly debated and where politically relevant groupings are discursively coconstructed. While the Members of the Parliament (MEPs) pursue their political agendas, intergroup boundaries are drawn, reinforced, and/or transgressed. READ MORE

  6. 4. 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

  7. 5. Isolating the Radical Right : Coalition Formation and Policy Adaptation in Sweden

    Author : Anders Backlund; Ann-Cathrine Jungar; Hanna Bäck; Kaare Strøm; Södertörns högskola; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; radical right; mainstream parties; pariah parties; anti-system parties; cordon sanitaire; party strategy; government formation; anti-pacts; coalition theory; spatial theories of party competition; policy co-optation; policy dimensionality; Sweden Democrats; Sweden; Sverigedemokraterna; högerradikala partier; pariapartier; anti-systempartier; partistrategi; regeringsbildning; koalitionsteori; Politics; Economy and the Organization of Society; Politik; ekonomi och samhällets organisering;

    Abstract : In recent decades, established political parties across Europe have become increasingly challenged by a new party family: the radical right. In terms of how mainstream parties respond to this challenge, Sweden has been a puzzling case both in a comparative European perspective and in light of established theories of party competition. READ MORE