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Democrats Without Borders. A Critique of Transnational Democracy
(2008-11-07)
Some scholars claim that globalisation compels us to radically rethink democracy both in theory and practice. This dissertation disputes such claims by arguing against two suggested normative models of transnational ...
Climate Policy as a Window of Opportunity. Sweden and Global Climate Change
(2009-12-18)
Because of their social dilemma character, global environmental problems are difficult to successfully manage. States have few incentives to contribute to the common good because doing so would imply costs but not guarantee ...
Voters' Perceptions of Party Politics - A Multilevel Approach
(2009-04-30)
Modern representative democracies are often described as government by the consent of the governed rather than government by the people. Elections play a central role in this context and several theorists of modern democracy ...
Promising Democracy. Parties, Citizens and Election Promises
(2009-09-11)
Election promises have important roles to play in representative democracy. This book gives focus to what seems to be a puzzling controversy between scholars and ordinary citizens concerning whether or not politicians ...
Voices from the Welfare State. Dissatisfaction and Political Action in Sweden
(2009-09-24)
The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between citizens’ dissatisfaction with the welfare state and political action on welfare state issues, and to what extent institutional arrangements affects this ...
Demokratisk kompetens : om gymnasiet som demokratiskola
(2007)
Aktivt medborgarskap är ett ledord i svensk demokratipolitik. Jämlikt deltagande i politiken är ett annat. Skolan anförtros en viktig politisk roll i detta avseende. Läroplanen påbjuder att alla ungdomar på ett likvärdigt ...
Economic Voting and Issue Ownership. An Integrative Approach
(2009-05-08)
The aim of this dissertation is to improve our understanding of how economic
changes influence popular support for political parties. Previous studies have
generally found that there is a tendency for the popular support ...
Understanding Governmental Legislative Capacity. Harmonization of EU legislation in Lithuania and Romania
(2008-11-13)
Governmental legislative capacity is a crucial ability for any government that wishes to fulfil intended goals. Without this capacity, there is a great risk that the decision making system will be paralyzed. This study ...
Hur mycket mångfald tål demokratin? Demokratiska dilemman i ett mångkulturellt Sverige.
(2009-05-15)
How diverse, in terms of values, lifestyles and identities, can a society be without negative effects on democracy? To what extent does cultural diversity challenge democracy, and how should we respond to this challenge? ...
The personal and the political : how personal welfare state experiences affect political trust and ideology
(2002)
Citizens in advanced industrial democracies frequently have personal experiences with public services and welfare state arrangements. They may have regular contact with public health care services, schools, public ...