Search for dissertations about: "brussels"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 26 swedish dissertations containing the word brussels.

  2. 1. Brussels : a reflexive world city

    Author : Camilla Elmhorn; Peter Taylor; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; world city cities; global city cities; Brussels; global-local interplay; economic reflexivity; neo-Marshallian nodes; agglomeration economies; European cities; economic restructuring; labour market transformations; informal economy; spatial segregation; Economic history; Ekonomisk historia; ekonomisk historia; Economic History;

    Abstract : This dissertation analyses the consequences of seemingly placeless processes like the European integration and the increasing economic globalisation on Brussels and the people living there. The study shows that Brussels has become one of our time's most important international political capitals and a leading business node in Europe. READ MORE

  4. 2. Brussels – the Emergence of a Political World City : Social and Economic Change in a New Historical Context

    Author : Camilla Elmhorn; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Brussels; political world city; Economic history; Ekonomisk historia; ekonomisk historia; Economic History;

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  5. 3. Moments of lobbying : an ethnographic study of meetings between lobbyists and politicians

    Author : Camilla Nothhaft; Göran Eriksson; Mats Eriksson; Øyvind Ihlen; Örebro universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; lobbying; Brussels; communication; interaction; shadowing; ethnography; strategies; organizing principles; impression management; relations; Media and Communication Studies; Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap;

    Abstract : The aim of this study is to define and further the understanding of the practice of lobbying as it manifests in the participants’ interactions with each other and to identify its specific conditions (rules, standards, traits).A research overview shows that lobbying as a political phenomenon is well researched, but that the action per se tends to been taken for granted as ‘talking’. READ MORE

  6. 4. Nutrient Dynamics and Exchanges Between a Mangrove Forest and a Coastal Embayment: Chwaka Bay, Zanzibar

    Author : Salim Mohammed; Frank Dehairs; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; zoologi; Zoology;

    Abstract : Nutrient dynamics and exchanges were studied in the Mapopwe Creek, a tidally dominated mangrove lined waterway, and a shallow lagoon in Chwaka Bay, Zanzibar, in order to assess whether there was any ecological coupling between the mangrove forest and adjacent ecosystems. In this study it was found that seasonal terrestrial input sources and benthic microalgal uptake strongly influenced the concentrations and distribution of dissolved nutrients in the system. READ MORE

  7. 5. Agents in Brussels: Delegation and democracy in the European Union

    Author : Thomas Larue; Torbjörn Bergman; Jonas Tallberg; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; accountability; bureaucracy; delegation; democracy; European Union EU ; France; national EU coordination; permanent representations; principal-agent; Sweden; Political science; Statsvetenskap;

    Abstract : This dissertation explores delegation and democracy within the European Union (EU). The EU now constitutes one of the cornerstones of the democratic systems of its member states. The most vital instrument of democracy is lawmaking, which increasingly occurs at the European level. Many different actors contribute to the shaping of EU legislation. READ MORE