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Showing 1 to 20 of 32 for “"Election campaign"”.
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THE 2019 EP ELECTION CAMPAIGN AS SEEN FROM TWITTER
… to choose a new European Parliament (EP). These elections marked a crucial moment for European democracy, as they took place in a context of significant challenges and upheavals, including the aftermath of the economic and financial crisis that had impacted the EU in the preceding decade, the …
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A study of the rhetoric of the 2002 presidential election campaign in Zimbabwe
… on rhetorical discourse of the 2002 presidential election campaign in Zimbabwe. The thesis analyses the rhetoric used by the two major contenders of this controversial election - the incumbent president Robert Gabriel Mugabe, candidate of Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front (ZANU PF) …
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Now wasn't the time : the ANC's 1994 election campaign in South Africa's Western Cape Province
… of the African National Congress' (ANC) 1994 election campaign in South Africa's Western Cape Province. Primarily, I address one overriding question: what are the principal reasons for and ramifications of the AN C's inability to win control of the province? I begin by exploring key factors …
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The impact of the 2004 election campaign on the quality of democracy in South Africa
Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (p. 218-255).
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“The Imagined Presidency”: Political Communication as “Narrative” and “Performance” – A Case Study of Barack Obama’s 2008 Presidential Campaign
… The perception of Barack Obama’s 2008 election campaign as epitomizing such shifts in the collective meaning-making processes lies at the core of this research project. The analyzes Barack Obama’s 2008 presidential election campaign with respect to its underlying communicational and …
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The "manufacture" of news in the 1993 New Zealand general election : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of PhD in Human Resource Management at Massey University
The news media's role in general election campaigns in New Zealand remains mysterious because few indigenous research antecedents inform the debate about the democratic function of journalists reporting election campaigns. This study analyses the creation of news by reporters during the 1993 New …
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Universal financial protection through national health insurance : a stakeholder analysis of the proposed one-time premium payment (OTPP) policy in Ghana
… and annual premium payments. As part of its election campaign in 2008, the current government (then in opposition) promised to make the payment of premium "one-time". This has been a very controversial policy issue in Ghana.
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Encouraging exclusivity: The electoral system and campaigning in the 1999 South African Election
… dissertation provides an analysis of the 1999 election campaign and considers how each of the main parties appealed to the politically salient groups in South Africa. The case is put forward that the electoral system--closed-list proportional representation-rewards parties that appeal to a …
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Essays on Political Economy
… In chapter 1, a theoretical model of informative campaigning, both positive and negative, is developed. It is argued that some information on a candidate can be transmitted more efficiently by his opponents and the negative campaigning, on average, facilitates a more informed choice by the …
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Youth civic engagement through digital mediums : in what ways do social networks sustain youth civic interest, activity and participation?
… politicians and governments alike, through such campaigns as Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi’s 2010 election campaign. Digital communications continue to be used for new means, including sharing information and fundraising, with increased levels of success. The historical challenge of engaging youth …
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Gastos de uma campanha para vereador no município de Alagoa Grande - PB
… assessment of all expenses involving an election campaign, leaving as a result a range of information that can be used as a source of research or as a basis for guiding the development of consultancy within the field of electoral candidates. We saw during the research that the Brazilian …
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What voters want, what campaigns provide : examining Internet based campaigns in Canadian federal elections
… differences between what voters want from a campaign website and what political parties are actually providing on their campaign websites. A series of focus groups were conducted and the results of those discussions provided insight into what potential voters wanted from a campaign website. …
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Woes of the Arkansas Internationalist: J. William Fulbright, the Middle East, and the Death of American Liberalism
… Middle Eastern stances played in his final election campaign. I seek to place the voice of Arkansans in the national and international political discussions and show that, despite their relatively unfocused interest in Middle Eastern affairs (and perhaps because of that lack of interest or …
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Comparing Newspaper Coverage of Climate Change During Election Campaigns in the United States, Canada and Australia
… change and global warming during the national elections in Australia, Canada and the U.S. during 2007 and 2008. Using a census of newspaper coverage and in-depth interviews with reporters, editors and columnists in the three countries, the study confirmed the findings of earlier studies that …
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Securitization and Refugee Resettlement Policy: Using Social Media to Understand Public Attitudes
… during the 2016 United States presidential election campaign, it reveals competing narratives in favor of and against the opening of American borders to individuals escaping conflict in Syria. The analysis of textual data encompasses themes of securitization and cosmopolitanism, the results …
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Message and context: A study of political information use in the 1993 Canadian federal election.
… information during the 1993 Canadian federal election. It adapted a new qualitative method for use in a longitudinal study, using non-leading interviewing techniques and barometer opinion forms to capture how collaborators perceived the election campaign on a weekly basis. A wrap-up interview …
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Social Media Campaign Strategies: A Case Study of Political Issue Framing by 2024 Presidential Candidates in Ghana
… party strategies or intra-party-political campaigns across digital platforms, it remains relatively unexplored how individual presidential candidates adopt social media to frame their messages on key political issues for voter engagement, especially in the West Africa region. To fill this …
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Donaldas Trumpas ir PESCO: individo įtaka transatlantinei gynybos struktūrai /
… of it. In this research I made a statement that election of Donald Trump and his rhetoric towards NATO allies had a negative impact to whole transatlantic defence structure and forced European leaders to ratify PESCO agreement. In order to defend my statement, methodological individualism …
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The British general election of 1923; an anomaly or the election that changed British political history?
… stronger Labour Party. There were three General Elections in 1922, 1923 and 1924, each fought on different issues and with different results. Including the 1929 election, by the end of the decade the Conservative-Labour hegemony had been established. And yet, despite books and articles being …
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