Search for dissertations about: "Samhällsvetenskap Statsvetenskap Globaliseringsstudier"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 40 swedish dissertations containing the words Samhällsvetenskap Statsvetenskap Globaliseringsstudier.
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1. Reconstruction planning in post-conflict zones : Bosnia and Herzegovina and the international community
Abstract : The history of mankind has been plagued by an almost continuous chain of various armed conflicts - local, regional, national and global - that have caused horrendous damage to the social and physical fabric of cities. The tragedy of millions deprived by war still continues. READ MORE
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2. Reassembling Local E-Government : A study of actors’ translations of digitalisation in public administration
Abstract : The digitalisation of society decidedly affects public administration. Swedish public administration has long worked with information technologies for an effective and improved management of public services. But new and increased use of information technologies in society poses new challenges. READ MORE
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3. National Appropriateness of International Climate Policy Frameworks in India, Brazil, and South Africa
Abstract : How does the international climate policy frameworks influence the domestic institutional responses to climate mitigation in emerging economies? And how, in turn, do domestic institutions and politics in emerging economies influence the fate of international climate policy frameworks? The thesis provides answers to these questions by studying domestic engagements with Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions in three emerging economies – India, Brazil, and South Africa. The thesis specifically studies how these engagements were influenced by the domestic institutional context provided by national climate policy, norms, and institutional capacity in the three countries. READ MORE
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4. The political economy of adaptation pathways to climate change : An historical institutional approach
Abstract : While there is a growing recognition of the need for societies to adapt to climate change, adaptation governance often falls short and can even worsen existing vulnerabilities. This problem is exacerbated by the deep connection between climate change and economic system governance. READ MORE
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5. Explaining Early Adoption : National Action Plans on Business and Human Rights
Abstract : Diffusion of innovations theory concerns the process by which innovations are communicated through the members of a social system. Previous research has shed significant light on how public policies diffuse across governments over time, but there is little understanding of why they diffuse. The answer may lie in the motivations of early adopters. READ MORE
