The thesis contains information about the voting behavior of female young adults in the regional elections of 2023 in the Netherlands. There is a research gap in the research of young adults in the...Show moreThe thesis contains information about the voting behavior of female young adults in the regional elections of 2023 in the Netherlands. There is a research gap in the research of young adults in the regional elections in the Netherlands, which this thesis tries to close. By using multiple interviews of five different Dutch female young adults, the voting behavior is analyzed. Next to the interviews, there is also literature from previous provincial elections in the Netherlands, the voting behavior of young adults, the voting in the Netherlands, and the effect of gender on voting behavior.Show less
This thesis is organized in the following way. Chapter 1 discusses relevant scholarly literature which explains the concepts of populism, Euroscepticism, Dutch right-wing political parties, Muslim...Show moreThis thesis is organized in the following way. Chapter 1 discusses relevant scholarly literature which explains the concepts of populism, Euroscepticism, Dutch right-wing political parties, Muslim immigration and integration in the Netherlands and illustrates the suitable cultural, political, and economic dimensions. Furthermore, Chapter 2 presents the methodology; a qualitative framing analysis applied to the PVV and FvD party manifestos. This thesis examines three levels demonstrating how Muslim immigrants and the EU are framed as a threat to Dutch society. These dimensions are separated into three chapters: the cultural, political, and economic dimensions. Chapter 3 presents the cultural dimension and analyzes the themes of national identity preservation, cultural clashes, stereotyping, and scapegoating. Moreover, Chapter 4 composes the political dimension with subchapters on the anti-establishment stance of the parties, national sovereignty threat, and policy proposals. The last chapter, Chapter 5, constructs the economic dimension and comprises the perceived financial burden, welfare state threat, and exclusive economic cooperation. Lastly, a discussion of the framing analysis of the manifestos and concluding remarks are presented.Show less
The Purpose of this thesis is to answer the research question: ‘How did the agenda setting of the VVD evolve from 2006 to 2021 regarding climate issues?’ The VVD had the largest mandate in the...Show moreThe Purpose of this thesis is to answer the research question: ‘How did the agenda setting of the VVD evolve from 2006 to 2021 regarding climate issues?’ The VVD had the largest mandate in the Lower House for the past 10 years and also supplied the Prime Minister Mark Rutte. The VVD is usually characterised as a right-wing liberal party, with a huge emphasis on the economy, the market and liberty. At the same time, the discussion on climate change has come up strongly and has become an important topic of Dutch politics. The research on this phenomenon shows more and more the necessity of political action, in order to reverse the trend. The relationship between these two is the subject of this thesis, for the reason that it has hardly been studied, but the vision of the VVD is crucial for the formation of Dutch climate policy. Therefore this research will analyse the vision of the VVD in regard to climate change.Show less
