Search for dissertations about: "European Social Fund"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 swedish dissertations containing the words European Social Fund.

2. 1. Ethnicizing Employability : Governing the Unemployed in Labour Market Projects in Sweden

   Author : Viktor Vesterberg; Magnus Dahlstedt; Åsa-Karin Engstrand; Oscar Pripp; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Employability; unemployment; social inclusion; social exclusion; ethnicity; governmentality; Anställningsbarhet; arbetslöshet; social inkludering; social exkludering; etnicitet; governmentality;

   Abstract : The dissertation analyzes labour market projects co-financed by the European Social Fund (ESF) targeting unemployed migrants and ethnicized groups. The analysis is qualitative, discourse-oriented and based on Foucault’s concept of governmentality. READ MORE

4. 2. Crumbs from the Rich Man's Table? : Municipal Labour Market Policies and Recognition of Welfare Recipients in Sweden

   Author : Lagunathan Govender; Rickard Ulmestig; Iréne Josephson; Ulrika Vikman; Dahlstedt Magnus; Linnéuniversitetet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; labour market policy; activation; social assistance; recognition; inclusion; poverty; arbetsmarknadspolitik; aktivering; ekonomiskt bistånd; erkännande; inkludering; fattigdom; Socialt arbete; Social Work;

   Abstract : Labour market policies, also known as activation, are common responses to poverty, unemployment and social exclusion. Activation is characterised by increased individual responsibility, requiring welfare recipients to strive for financial self-sufficiency, be it through job-seeking, training or coaching. READ MORE

5. 3. The New Role of the European Commission in the EU’s Security and Defence Architecture : entrepreneurship, crisis and integration

   Author : Calle Håkansson; Astrid Hedin; Mark Rhinard; Ana Juncos; Malmö universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; EU security and defence policy; European Commission; European integration; integration theory; Crisis; Geopolitical Commission; Global politik; Global politics;

   Abstract : In recent years, the European Union (EU) has strengthened its foreign, security and defence policy in a remarkable way. Several new supranational security and defence initiatives have been launched and implemented, which have given the European Commission a new and central role in European security and defence policy. READ MORE

6. 4. Translating Neoliberalism : The European Social Fund and the Governing of Unemployment and Social Exclusion in Malmö, Sweden

   Author : Malin Mc Glinn; Malin Rönnblom; Malmö universitet; []
   Keywords : The European Social Fund; Malmö; Sweden; Neoliberalism; Translation; Governmentality;

   Abstract : This thesis is concerned with how the governing of unemployment and social exclusion is accomplished through labor market projects that are initiated, tailored, and co- financed by the European Social Fund. The aim is to map and problematize how such projects, as examples of neoliberal programs of government that promote social cohesion and combat unemployment amongst identified “ethnic others,” become operational and legitimized in the Swedish context through multiple acts of translation. READ MORE

7. 5. The uniqueness of knowledge management in small companies : Managing knowledge as an employer strategy for lifelong learning

   Author : Ernesto Villalba; Ingemar Fägerlind; Robert Höghielm; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Knowledge management; lifelong learning; European Social Fund; SME; adult education; training; knowledge; Sweden; International education; Internationell pedagogik;

   Abstract : The present study explores the relationship between the ‘knowledge-enabling environment’ and the demand for training using a sample of 18 small private companies providing educational and consultancy services in Sweden. In this way, the dissertation is an exploration of the ways Swedish knowledge-intensive companies manage their knowledge. READ MORE