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Visar resultat 16 - 20 av 355 avhandlingar innehållade orden political participation.
16. Non-State Participation in International Organizations : Patterns, Drivers, and Consequences
Sammanfattning : Over recent decades, one of the most prominent developments in global governance has been the expanded involvement of non-state actors (NSAs) in the policy-making bodies of international organizations (IOs). This trend is expected to have positive implications for democracy and effectiveness in global governance by improving participation, accountability, and representation, and by allowing IOs to draw on NSA resources to improve policy-making. LÄS MER
17. Raising Rebels : Participation and Recruitment in Civil War
Sammanfattning : Why do some individuals choose to participate in rebellion, and what recruitment tactics can rebel groups use to affect this decision? These questions are central to the study of civil war because rebel groups must raise troops in order to challenge the government and to survive as an organization. Indeed, much of the civil war literature builds on participation as a key causal mechanism, yet it is rarely specified in theoretical or empirical models. LÄS MER
18. Spelar adressen någon roll? : En studie av områdeseffekter på medborgares politiska deltagande
Sammanfattning : The aim of this study is to describe and explain (individual level) public political participation, with particular focus on the significance of the local, geographical context. Studies of political participation have traditionally focused on individual level explanations. Here, however, the question of the significance of place, is also raised i. LÄS MER
19. Politik på stadens skuggsida
Sammanfattning : Focusing on conditions in poor residential areas, this study examines how political en-gagement may be influenced by properties of the near environment. The casual relation-ships involved are known as ‘contextual effects’. LÄS MER
20. Engineering Equality? : Assessing the Multiple Impacts of Electoral Gender Quotas
Sammanfattning : The driving question of this compilation thesis is whether quotas for political assemblies represent an effective tool for breaking down gender inequality in the political sphere. To put it differently, focus is on the possibilities for policy-makers to engineer equality. LÄS MER
