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 research attempts to fill the gap in the literature regarding voting behavior in the Justice and Home Affairs configuration of the Council of the European Union. The results from fixed effect...Show moreThis research attempts to fill the gap in the literature regarding voting behavior in the Justice and Home Affairs configuration of the Council of the European Union. The results from fixed effect logistic regressions of various models are that the state of the national budget was the most important factor in explaining voting behavior in this configuration. While there are a multitude of research limitations that limit the generability of these results, it does provide a solid starting point for further research.Show less
The Latino population in the United States has greatly increased in recent years, which consequently led to an influence on U.S. politics as the American electorate has experienced significant...Show moreThe Latino population in the United States has greatly increased in recent years, which consequently led to an influence on U.S. politics as the American electorate has experienced significant change. However, though Latinos share a common language and a cultural heritage, they cannot be considered a homogenous group. By using a pan-ethnic approach, that “assumes that members of a racial and ethnic group share political attitudes and patterns of behavior”, many scholars do not recognize the differences that exists between Latino sub-groups (Bishin and Klofstad, “Intra-ethnic diversity” 572). Yet, this is particularly necessary when considering that some sub-groups grow more rapidly than others and may differ considerably from each other when it comes to their political participation and the influences they have on the outcome of an election. The cases of Puerto Ricans and Cubans in the United States demonstrate how important it is to recognize these differences as both sub-groups differ significantly in their voting behavior. Puerto Ricans have always had a very low voter turnout compared to other sub-groups, while Cubans on the other hand have participated extensively in U.S. politics at all times. Besides that, Cubans affiliate with the Republican Party to a large extent, which is in contrast to the majority of other Latinos. The following research question therefore arises: “How can the different voting behavior of Cubans and Puerto Ricans in the United States be explained?”.Show less
