Search for dissertations about: "Katrin Uba"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 swedish dissertations containing the words Katrin Uba.

  2. 1. Do Protests Make a Difference? : The impact of anti-privatisation mobilisation in India and Peru

    Author : Katrin Uba; Hans Blomkvist; Li Bennick-Björkman; Per Strömblad; Anirudh Krishna; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Political science; social movements; trade unions; protests; privatisation; India; Peru; Statsvetenskap;

    Abstract : The mobilisation of protests has become more visible during the last few decades and the amount of literature focusing on the links between protest and policy has significantly increased. Nevertheless, scholars acknowledge that there is a lack of theoretical advancements, careful empirical analysis and attention to developing countries regarding these links. READ MORE

  4. 2. The Social and Political Impact of Natural Disasters : Investigating Attitudes and Media Coverage in the Wake of Disasters

    Author : Frederike Albrecht; Charles Parker; Katrin Uba; Susanne Wallman-Lundåsen; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Natural disasters in Europe; social capital; social trust; sociology of disasters; politics of disasters; political trust; satisfaction with the government; government accountability; media coverage of disasters; media framing; claims-making; political claims; Statskunskap; Political Science;

    Abstract : Natural disasters are social and political phenomena. Social structures create vulnerability to natural hazards and governments are often seen as responsible for the effects of disasters. READ MORE

  5. 3. What is Politics? Perspectives on the variations, origins, and consequences of citizens' conceptions of politics

    Author : Carl Görtz; Katrin Uba; Örebro universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

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  6. 4. Field Notes on Deliberative Democracy : Power and Recognition in Participatory Budgeting

    Author : Markus Holdo; Bo Bengtsson; Katrin Uba; Kristina Boreus; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Statskunskap; Political Science;

    Abstract : The theory of deliberative democracy suggests that public discourse should be guided by reasonable arguments. In real life, power relations not only obstruct free exchanges of reasons but also shape our understandings and expectations of what it means to provide reasons and to speak with authority. READ MORE

  7. 5. Power from Below? : The Impact of Protests and Lobbying on School Closures in Sweden

    Author : Jonas Larsson Taghizadeh; Katrin Uba; Anders Lindbom; Peter Esaiasson; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; school closure; protest; lobbying; interest groups; social movements; welfare retrenchment; political parties; skolnedläggning; protest; lobbying; lokalpolitik; intressegrupper; sociala rörelser; välfärdsstat; Statskunskap; Political Science;

    Abstract : In recent decades, there has been a considerable expansion of citizen participation in protests and voluntary advocacy groups. To analyze this development, the social movement literature and the interest group literature have emerged. READ MORE