Search for dissertations about: "right-wing populism"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 swedish dissertations containing the words right-wing populism.

  2. 1. Voter Turnout and the Size of Government" and "Public Finance and Right-Wing Populism

    Author : Linuz Aggeborn; Eva Mörk; Mikael Elinder; Panu Poutvaara; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Nationalekonomi; Economics;

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  4. 2. Essays on Politics and Health Economics

    Author : Linuz Aggeborn; Eva Mörk; Mikael Elinder; Kaisa Kotakorpi; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Fluoride; Cognitive ability; Non-cognitive ability; Income; Education; Employment; Dental health; Political Leadership; American politics; Regression discontinuity; Voter turnout; Local public finance; Sweden; Finland; Right-wing populism; welfare chauvinism; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

    Abstract : Essay I (with Mattias Öhman): Fluoridation of the drinking water is a public policy whose aim is to improve dental health. Although the evidence is clear that fluoride is good for dental health, concerns have been raised regarding potential negative effects on cognitive development. READ MORE

  5. 3. Essays on Politics, Fiscal Institutions, and Public Finance

    Author : Lovisa Persson; Eva Mörk; Jon H. Fiva; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Property taxation; housing market; fiscal institutions; balanced budget rule; local public finance; fiscal consolidation; political fragmentation; median voter model; regression discontinuity; citizen candidates; party effects; right-wing populism; welfare chauvinism.; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

    Abstract : Essay 1 (with Mikael Elinder): We show that house prices in general did not respond to a large cut in the property tax in Sweden. Our estimates are based on rich register data covering more than 100,000 sales over a time period of two and a half years. READ MORE

  6. 4. In Want of a Sovereign : Metapolitics and the Populist Formation of the Alt-Right

    Author : Karl Ekeman; Mats Rosengren; Maria Karlsson; Yannis Stavrakakis; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; populism; post-politics; metapolitics; Alt-Right; Ernesto Laclau; discourse theory; post-foundationalism; masculinity; humor; laughter; memes; Trump; rhetoric; Rhetoric; Retorik;

    Abstract : The thesis examines the politico-rhetorical dynamics around the 2016 US presidential election through the lens of the Alt-Right, not as a movement but as a signifier in broader political struggles to shape the political space of representation. It employs Ernesto Laclau’s post-foundationalist theory of populism to challenge the conventional perspectives that the Alt-Right was an extension of a radical right-wing movement or ideology. READ MORE

  7. 5. Representing the Roma in Romanian Media : A Multimodal Critical Discourse Analysis

    Author : Petre Breazu; David Machin; Göran Eriksson; Tommaso Milani; Örebro universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Roma; Multimodal Critical Discourse analysis; racism; rightwing populism; Romanian media;

    Abstract : In this thesis, I addressed the representation of the Roma in Romanian newspapers, television news, and social media. I focused on Romania, a country with the largest Roma population in Europe, and where the Roma have historically experienced centuries of discrimination and social exclusion. READ MORE