Sökning: "swing voter"

Hittade 4 avhandlingar innehållade orden swing voter.

  1. 1. The Decline of Class Voting in Sweden 1968–2014: Reconsiderations, Explanations and the Role of the New Middle Class

    Författare :Erik Vestin; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; voting behavior; political attitudes; social class; class voting; dealignment; realignment; generational replacement; work logics; swing voter;

    Sammanfattning : Class voting has been one of the most wide-spread and persistent patterns of voting behavior in Western democracies throughout the 20th century. Understanding its decline is an important part of understanding the current political situation. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Models of Electoral Competition : Three Essays on Political Economics

    Författare :Jan Klingelhöfer; Torsten Persson; Christian Schultz; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Elections; Lobbying; Rents; Imperfect Information; Median Voter Theorem; Accountability; Valence; Economics; Nationalekonomi; Economics; nationalekonomi;

    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. 3. Power from Below? : The Impact of Protests and Lobbying on School Closures in Sweden

    Författare :Jonas Larsson Taghizadeh; Katrin Uba; Anders Lindbom; Peter Esaiasson; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; school closure; protest; lobbying; interest groups; social movements; welfare retrenchment; political parties; skolnedläggning; protest; lobbying; lokalpolitik; intressegrupper; sociala rörelser; välfärdsstat; Statskunskap; Political Science;

    Sammanfattning : In recent decades, there has been a considerable expansion of citizen participation in protests and voluntary advocacy groups. To analyze this development, the social movement literature and the interest group literature have emerged. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Essays on the Political Economy of Protection and Industrial Location

    Författare :Magnus Wiberg; Rikard Forslid; Pascalis Raimondos-Møller; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Economic geography; Trade policy; Political economy; Business and economics; Ekonomi;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis consists of three essays in the fields of the political economy of international trade.Location Equilibrium with Endogenous Rent Seeking:This paper analyzes the location of manufacturing activities when regional policy is determined by endogenous rent seeking. LÄS MER