Search for dissertations about: "Camilla Eriksson"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 swedish dissertations containing the words Camilla Eriksson.

2. 1. 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

4. 2. Cyclic peptides as biological tools : Applications for diagnosis and therapeutics in rheumatoid arthritis and COVID-19

   Author : Camilla Eriksson; Ulf Göransson; Sunithi Gunasekera; Christian Becker; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Scaffold peptides; peptide grafting; rheumatoid arthritis; SARS-CoV-2; autoantibodies; peptide synthesis; pharmacognosy;

   Abstract : The overall aims of the projects included in this thesis were to design, synthesize and evaluate cyclic peptide scaffolds grafted with biological epitopes for their ability to bind antibodies in rheumatoid arthritis and COVID-19 sera. One of the main outcomes of this thesis was the observation that scaffold peptides grafted with target epitopes efficiently neutralized anti-citrullinated protein autoantibodies (ACPA) from rheumatoid arthritis patients. READ MORE

5. 3. Changing attitudes to Swedish wolf policy : wolf return, rural areas, and political alienation

   Author : Max Eriksson; Camilla Sandström; Göran Ericsson; Katarina Roos; Simon Matti; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; attitude change; political alienation; urban-rural conflict; governance; wolf policy; statskunskap; political science;

   Abstract : In 1966, the grey wolf was listed as a protected species in Sweden. Since then, the Swedish wolf population has increased in size, making human-wolf encounters more common, particularly in rural areas. Previous qualitative research has shown that segments of the rural population perceive the wolf to be incompatible with traditional rural life. READ MORE

6. 4. Resisting feminised precarity : Farm workers in post-strike Western Cape, South Africa

   Author : Åsa Eriksson; Lena Gemzöe; Camilla Elmhorn; Irene Molina; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; gender; race ethnicity; precarity; feminisation of labour; resistance; intersectionality; farm work; South Africa; Sweden; genusvetenskap; Gender Studies;

   Abstract : This dissertation seeks to contribute to the body of research on gender, neoliberal globalisation and work, and on the forms of resistance people engage in within a deeply unequal global order. It was devised in relation to developments during and after widespread, unprecedented labour and social protests among farm workers in export-oriented agriculture in the Western Cape, South Africa, 2012–2013. READ MORE

7. 5. Parents' possibility to prevent underage drinking : studies of parents, a parental support program, and adolescents in the context of a national program to support NGOs

   Author : Camilla Pettersson; Charli Eriksson; Margareta Lindén-Broström; Bente Wold; Örebro universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Non-governmental organizations; alcohol; adolescents; underage drinking; prevention; parents; parental support; MEDICINE; MEDICIN; Public health science; Folkhälsovetenskap; Caring sciences; Vårdvetenskap; Vårdvetenskap; Nursing Science;

   Abstract : Underage drinking is common among Swedish adolescents and is related to problems for individuals, families, and society. From a public health perspective, it is of great importance that knowledge be gained about alcohol prevention. READ MORE