Search for dissertations about: "Research ethics"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 350 swedish dissertations containing the words Research ethics.

2. 1. Human Dignity : A Study in Medical Ethics

   Author : Sofia Morberg Jämterud; Elena Namli; Hille Haker; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Human dignity; Medical Ethics; Empirical Ethics; Narrative Analysis; Christian Ethics; Vulnerability; Autonomy; Responsibility; Mikhail Bakhtin; Palliative Care; Neonatal Care; Etik; Ethics;

   Abstract : Human dignity is an enunciated ethical principle in many societies, and it has elicited a great deal of interest, not least because it is central in health care. However, it has also been the subject of criticism. READ MORE

4. 2. On the Ethics of External States in Peacebuilding : A Critical Study of Justification

   Author : Johanna Ohlsson; Elena Namli; Kjell-Åke Nordquist; Pamela Slotte; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; justification; peacebuilding; ethics; justification strategies; South African foreign policy; Russian foreign policy; Etik; Ethics;

   Abstract : Even the most obvious actions require justification. The need for justification of peacebuilding involvements is always present. This thesis argues that justification is particularly needed when there is a prevalent power asymmetry between an external state and a host community. READ MORE

5. 3. Too Enabling to Fail – Ethics and Practices in the Legitimation of Nanotechnology

   Author : Nicholas Surber; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; enabling technology; responsible research and innovation; legitimation crisis; applied ethics; risk sociology; political economy of research and innovation; research and innovation policy; nanotechnology; technoscientific capitalism; emerging technology;

   Abstract : This thesis reads Beck’s Risk Society in the context of nanotechnology and the politicization of failure in the promise of enabling technologies. It aims to investigate how researchers and innovators legitimate nanotechnology in society. READ MORE

6. 4. Biobank Research : Individual Rights and Public Benefit

   Author : Joanna Stjernschantz Forsberg; Stefan Eriksson; Mats G. Hansson; Angus Dawson; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Biobank; Ethics; Consent; Returning results; Individual rights; Public good; Medicinsk vetenskap; Medical Science;

   Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to investigate the relationship between individuals and society in the context of healthcare and medical research, more specifically concerning the rights and duties of individuals in regard to biobank-based research. My starting point is that we all have a strong vested interest in improved healthcare, and therefore the possibilities to conduct important research should be optimized. READ MORE

7. 5. Child–Robot Interaction in Education

   Author : Sofia Serholt; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; child–robot interaction; education; robotics; ethics; responsible research and innovation; stakeholders; ethics;

   Abstract : Advances in the field of robotics in recent years have enabled the deployment of robots in a multitude of settings, and it is predicted that this will continue to increase, leading to a profound impact on society in the future. This thesis takes its starting point in educational robots; specifically the kind of robots that are designed to interact socially with children. READ MORE