Search for dissertations about: "hypothetical scenarios"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 21 swedish dissertations containing the words hypothetical scenarios.

2. 1. Technocracy within Representative Democracy. Technocratic Reasoning and Justification among Bureaucrats and Politicians

   Author : Christina Ribbhagen; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; de-politicisation; politicisation; attitudes; political communication; expertise; knowledge utilization; policy type; institutional context; Government Offices; parliamentary debate; survey; hypothetical scenarios; content analysis; risk; values; interests; economic and social steering;

   Abstract : The terms ‘technocracy’ and ‘technocrat’ are becoming part of common usage and it is frequently argued that technocratic decision-making is increasing due to the growing complexity of political matters. However, there is a lack of research into this matter and the concept is underdeveloped. READ MORE

4. 2. Excess of Mandate in International Commercial Arbitration Law : A Comparison of the US Federal Arbitration Act and the Swedish Arbitration Act

   Author : Jeremy L. Zell; Patricia Shaughnessy; Patrik Schöldström; Catherine Rogers; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Rättsvetenskap med inriktning mot processrätt; Legal Science; specialisation in Procedural Law;

   Abstract : This study analyzes the concept of “excess of mandate” as a ground for set-aside in International Commercial Arbitration Law. In particular, it compares the US courts’ application of the concept in US law with Swedish courts’ application under Swedish law.The study employs a standard comparative model. READ MORE

5. 3. The monetary value of marine environmental change

   Author : Linus Hasselström; Cecilia Håkansson; Göran Finnveden; Tore Söderqvist; Carl-Johan Lagerkvist; KTH; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Contingent valuation; choice experiment; benefits transfer; cost-benefit analysis; ecosystem services; eutrophication; oil spills; Baltic Sea; Arctic; Planering och beslutsanalys; Planning and Decision Analysis;

   Abstract : The marine ecosystems are fundamental for human welfare. A number of current environmental pressures need attention, and the formulation of management strategies requires information from a variety of analytical dimensions. The linkage between environmental change and resulting implications for human welfare is one such dimension. READ MORE

6. 4. Cognitively inspired design : Rethink the wheel for self-driving cars

   Author : Sara Mahmoud; Serge Thill; Henrik Svensson; Erik Billing; Alessandro Di Nuovo; Högskolan i Skövde; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Artificial cognitive systems; AI; self-driving cars; cognitive paradigms; emergent paradigm; curriculum learning; embodiment; enaction; Interaction Lab ILAB ; Interaction Lab ILAB ;

   Abstract : This thesis examines Cognitively Inspired Design (CID), which is the process of transferring cognitive science frameworks and theories to intelligent systems in an application context. The thesis studies the relation between cognitive science and the traditional approach to developing systems. READ MORE

7. 5. Rights at Risk : Ethical Issues in Risk Management

   Author : Hélène Hermansson; Sven Ove Hansson; Jonathan Wolff; KTH; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Risk; risk management; consistency; ethics; rights; cost-benefit; interpersonal weighing; Philosophy subjects; Filosofiämnen;

   Abstract : he subject of this thesis is ethical aspects of decision-making concerning social risks. It is argued that a model for risk management must acknowledge several ethical aspects and, most crucial among these, the individual’s right not to be unfairly exposed to risks. READ MORE