Browsing Political Science (Theses and Dissertations) by Title
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Reality bytes : cyberterrorism and terrorist use of the Internet
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Political Science, 2006)The analysis contained herein treats the relationship between terrorism and the internet. Instead of treating cyberterrorism as the most important conjunction of terrorism and the Internet (as has been the tendency to ... -
Representing Europe's citizens : an analysis of political representation in the European Union
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Political Science, 2013)This project investigates how well the EU functions as an instrument of political representation. It addresses five separate but intrinsically linked research questions: are citizens' perceptions of representation important ... -
The role of environmental issues in European elections. Assessing whether European elections establish an electoral connection based on these issues
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Social Sciences & Philosophy. Discipline of Political Science, 2023)This thesis investigates whether European elections establish an electoral connection based on the environment, a relevant EU-policy issue, at three different stages: the electoral campaign, election day, MEPs' vote in the ... -
Social background and intra-party attitudes in Ireland
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Political Science, 2014)This thesis examines the extent to which the distribution of politicians’ social background characteristics is associated with attitude variation within political parties. It addresses the research question with quantitative ... -
Split-ticket voting in mixed-member electoral systems : a theoretical and methodological investigation
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Political Science, 2013)Mixed-member electoral systems give people the opportunity of voting for the same representative body by casting two votes: one for a national party under proportional rules and one for a local candidate under majoritarian ... -
Stability and change in the choice available to voters : the set of potential leaders of government: an aggregate level study of eleven European countries, 1950-1999
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Political Science, 2005)Choice is an integral aspect of the democratic system. This thesis is about stability and change in choices available to voters. In particular, it is about the choice of potential leaders of government available to voters. ... -
Stakeholder influence in the European Commission's stakeholder consultations
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Political Science, 2013)This thesis investigates lobbying by stakeholders, i.e. firms, NGOs and industry organisations as well as other private and public bodies from the international to local level, in the context of the European Commission's ... -
Start Spreading the (fake) News: The Role of Fear and Anger in the Formation and Dissemination of Conspiratorial Beliefs
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Social Sciences & Philosophy. Discipline of Political Science, 2022)Why do some people believe in political conspiracy theories and others do not? Why, for instance, do 60 percent of Americans believe that the CIA killed President John F. Kennedy while 25 percent believe that Barack Obama ... -
State-business relations and the politics of state aid in the European Union: a multi-method approach to explaining aid allocations among member states
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Social Sciences & Philosophy. Discipline of Political Science, 2021)This thesis investigates state aid allocations in the European Union (EU) member states to answer two key research questions about the political management of a market economy. Today, government officials cannot be indifferent ... -
Strategic incentives of political parties : policy-making, ideological positioning, & election campaigning
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Political Science, 2014)This three-paper thesis explores three instruments of party strategy: the party’s policy implementations, the party’s ideological positioning, and the targeting of their political campaigns. In each case we explore how ... -
The adaption of United Nations peacekeeping in the post-Cold War international system
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Political Science, 2001)This study examines United Nations peacekeeping as practised between 1956 and 1999. In particular, it considers how the ending of the Cold War affected the conduct and performance of operations. Having traced the development ... -
The available voter
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Political Science, 2015)Contemporary research on electoral volatility often focuses on those who switch party preferences, but the switching itself does not inform us about who is available for electoral competition among the parties. Making use ... -
The democratization of information : freedom of information and the Irish political system
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Political Science, 2008)Grounded in democratic theory, the thesis presents an argument for the design and reform of political institutions in order to maximise public access to policy-relevant information and to strengthen Irish democracy. The ... -
The double-edged sword : the impact of religion on the intensity of political conflict
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Political Science, 2005)The seemingly increasing frequency and deadliness of what are often termed religious conflicts have led to a revival of studies attempting to explain the relationship between religion and violence. These studies are generally ... -
The effectiveness of foreign aid : the role of political institutions
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Political Science, 2012)This thesis investigates the effect of political institutions on the effectiveness of aid. More specifically, the thesis examines the use of aid under different political institutional frameworks. This thesis aims to fill ... -
The European Union policy process : policy making in the Community pillar
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Political Science, 2003)This thesis examines the policy making process of the European Union (EU), an entity whose reach and depth is in constant evolution. More specifically, it evaluates the degree to which two competing theories - liberal ... -
The impact of electoral systems upon the behaviour of members of parliament
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Political Science, 2015)This thesis examines the impact of electoral systems on the way Members of Parliament (MPs) behave as measured both in terms of Parliamentary Party Group (PPG) unity and constituency links. The main argument is that electoral ... -
The international dimension of democratisation : the case of Algeria
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Political Science, 2004)Between October 1988 and January 1992, one of the most interesting attempts to move away from authoritarian rule towards democratic governance occurred in Algeria. While the attention of the world was focused on events ... -
The mirror and the lamp : public opinion in the Republic of Ireland since 1970
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Political Science, 2006)This Ph.D. thesis examines what public opinion polls undertaken in the Republic of Ireland tell us about public opinion. The main source of data used in this research is media commissioned opinion polls that have been ... -
The political power of business : structure and information in public policymaking
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Political Science, 2005)In this study, I analyse the conditions that lead to the political power position of business in democratic capitalist systems. Overcoming traditional dichotomies of structural economic determinants versus corporate political ...