Sökning: "Party Competition"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 25 avhandlingar innehållade orden Party Competition.
1. Mobilising the Lower Castes : The Rise of the Bahujan Samaj Party in India
Sammanfattning : This thesis investigates the rise of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), a party that represents the untouchable castes (Scheduled Castes or Dalits) in India. During the 1990s, the BSP emerged as a major political force in Uttar Pradesh, the largest state in India. LÄS MER
2. Fit for European Democracy? : Party Discipline in the European Parliament
Sammanfattning : This study evaluates the fitness of political parties for the democratisation of the European Union. At the national level political parties have successfully functioned as transmission belts between voter’s preferences and political outcomes in representative democracies. LÄS MER
3. Models of Electoral Competition : Three Essays on Political Economics
Sammanfattning : This thesis consists of three essays in theoretical political economics. In "The Swing Voters' Blessing", I model elections with quality differences between two ideological candidates. The quality differences are only observable to a limited number of informed voters. LÄS MER
4. Kampen om det ideologiska rummet : en studie av variationer i SAP:s regionala väljarstöd 1921-1940 mot bakgrund av partiorganisatorisk aktivitet och lokal organisationsmiljö
Sammanfattning : Swedish political parties are characterized by their markedly different support across geographical space. In most cases, the sources of these regional variations date back to the time of the founding of the parties. LÄS MER
5. The dynamics of social movements : essays on competition and diffusion
Sammanfattning : In this thesis various aspects of social movement competition and diffusion is studied. The first part of the thesis focus on movement competition and especially on how competition relates to the ability of movements to attract members. LÄS MER