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Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 44 avhandlingar innehållade ordet legislators.

  1. 1. Crossing to the Mainstream: Information Challenges and Possibilities for Female Legislators in the Ugandan Parliament

    Författare :Ruth Nalumaga; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; affirmativ action; information access; information acquisition; social transformation; legislators; insiders; outsiders; Uganda; information access;

    Sammanfattning : .... LÄS MER

  3. 2. Drawing the limits : Unaccompanied minors in Swedish asylum policy and procedure

    Författare :Daniel Hedlund; Ann-Christin Cederborg; Mauro Zamboni; Charles Watters; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; unaccompanied minors; separated minors; refugees; asylum policy; child policy; legislators; migration reform; legislative intent; juridification; perceptions; adolescent; age assessment; immigration agency; credibility; evidence assessment; Child and Youth Science; barn- och ungdomsvetenskap;

    Sammanfattning : The overall aim of the thesis is to explore legislators’ perceptions of unaccompanied children in the development of migration law, and how case-officers transform the policy in arguments for and against residency in asylum-cases.More specifically, this thesis explores how Swedish legislators experienced parliamentary work when putting in place the 2005 Aliens Act and the new system for appeals and procedures. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Death Penalty in Decline : Brakes and Accelerators in U.S. State Legislatures

    Författare :Emma Ricknell; Magnus Hagevi; Karl Loxbo; Kaare Strøm; Linnéuniversitetet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; abolition; bill proposals; death penalty; Democrats; gubernatorial veto; legislative entrepreneurs; legislative professionalism; morality policy; public opinion; Republicans; state legislatures; women legislators; Statsvetenskap; Political Science;

    Sammanfattning : After reaching a peak during the 1990s, death sentences and executions havedeclined throughout the states. During this time, a steady stream of states havetaken the step to join a growing group of abolitionist states, or alternatively, have a moratorium on executions in place. In a parallel development, supportfor the death penalty among the U.S. LÄS MER

  5. 4. För din och andras säkerhet : Konstitutionella proportionalitetskrav och Säkerhetspolisens preventiva tvångsmedel

    Författare :Markus Naarttijärvi; Per Bergling; Patrik Södergren; Petter Asp; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; law; constitutional law; proportionality; national security; intelligence; lawful interception; signals intelligence; surveillance; security; security service; Sweden; privacy; private life; ECHR; European convention; human rights; technology; technology neutrality; prevention; constitutional rights; juridik; rättsvetenskap; proportionalitet; konstitutionell rätt; rikets säkerhet; nationell säkerhet; säkerhet; underrättelseverksamhet; signalspaning; avlyssning; övervakning; internet; säkerhetspolisen; personlig integritet; privatliv; Europakonventionen; mänskliga rättigheter; teknikneutralitet; prevention; konstitutionella rättigheter; Law; juridik;

    Sammanfattning : This doctoral thesis analyzes the balancing and proportionality analyses performed by Swedish legislators over time in the creation of legislation allowing for the interception of communica- tions data and metadata by the Swedish Security Service for intelligence purposes. By examining the concept of proportionality within the field of constitutional law, a framework for performing proportionality tests is identified. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Essays on Female Policymakers and Policy Outcomes

    Författare :Li-Ju Chen; Per Pettersson-Lidbom; Lena Edlund; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; education; female legislator; political economy; distance to the technological frontier; gender quotas; policy outcomes; Economics; Nationalekonomi; Economics; nationalekonomi;

    Sammanfattning : The thesis consists of three papers, summarized as follows. "Female Policymakers and Educational Expenditures: Cross-Country Evidence" This paper investigates the influence of women in politics on decision-making using public educational expenditures as the outcome of interest. LÄS MER