Sökning: "preference vote"
Hittade 5 avhandlingar innehållade orden preference vote.
1. I linje med partiet? : Maktspel och lojalitet i den svenska riksdagen
Sammanfattning : The preconditions for Swedish MPs’ (Members of Parliament) loyalty to their parliamentary party groups have been modified by two recent constitutional changes: the introduction of preference voting in the electoral system in 1998, and the 1997 reorganisation of the national budgetary process. The main purpose of this thesis is to determine the impact of these reforms on Swedish MPs’ inclination to defect from their party group’s interests. LÄS MER
2. Uncertainty and Persuasion. Essays on Behavioral Political Economy
Sammanfattning : When voters form their political opinions and decide whom to vote for, they are confronted with at least two types of uncertainty. First, voters cannot be sure what reforms a political party will pursue once in office. Second, the outcomes of political reforms are never perfectly known. LÄS MER
3. Klass, åsikt och partisympati : det svenska konsumtionsfältet för politiska åsikter
Sammanfattning : The aim of this thesis is to study political opinions and party voting in relation to class. The range of opinions studied consists of a socioeconomic dimension, dealing with issues of economic equality, and a socio-cultural dimension, dealing with questions of culture and morality. LÄS MER
4. Strategic Voting under Coalition Governments
Sammanfattning : If a voter defects from preference under the consideration of policy outcomes and others' behavior, it is a "strategic vote". This thesis relates voters' strategic considerations to the government formation process: the chances for a party to gain seats, enter office, and affect overall policies. LÄS MER
5. Deliberation, against all odds? : The critical prospects of mini-publics
Sammanfattning : In recent decades, the theory of deliberative democracy has encountered multiple challenges. In this thesis, I explore the prospects of a particular type of deliberative democratic institution – deliberative mini-publics – in three essays. LÄS MER