Search for dissertations about: "Eric Stern"

Found 2 swedish dissertations containing the words Eric Stern.

2. 1. Crisis Decisionmaking : A Cognitive-Institutional Approach

   Author : Eric K. Stern; Tom Bryder; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; statsvetenskap; Political Science;

   Abstract : This dissertation, which is part of a research program on Crisis Management in the Baltic Sea Region (CM Baltic), probes the plausibility of integrating convergent elements of cognitive and neo-institutional theory to develop systematic research strategies suitable for use in dissecting, analyzing, and comparing historical cases of crisis decisionmaking. Particular emphasis is placed on the structure and dynamics of the small groups which figure prominently in crisis decisionmaking in a wide variety of cultures and institutional settings. READ MORE

4. 2. Crisis and Policy Reformcraft : Advocacy Coalitions and Crisis-induced Change in Swedish Nuclear Energy Policy

   Author : Daniel Nohrstedt; Barry Holmström; Eric Stern; Bertjan Verbeek; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Political science; Crisis; policy change; advocacy coalitions; Swedish nuclear energy policy; learning; strategic action; Statsvetenskap;

   Abstract : This dissertation consists of three interrelated essays examining the role of crisis events in Swedish nuclear energy policymaking. The study takes stock of the idea of ‘crisis exceptionalism’ raised in the literature, which postulates that crisis events provide openings for major policy change. READ MORE