Search for dissertations about: "Knowledge-making"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 10 swedish dissertations containing the word Knowledge-making.

2. 1. Resources for scholarly documentation in professional service organizations : A study of Swedish development-led archaeology report writing

   Author : Lisa Börjesson; Isto Huvila; Åse Hedemark; Olof Sundin; Carsten Østerlund; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Archaeology; Extra-academic research; Knowledge-making; Scholarly communication; Documentation; Report writing; Science and technology studies; Practice theory; Biblioteks- och informationsvetenskap; Library and Information Science;

   Abstract : This information studies dissertation deals with the problem that results from research outside academia risk to receive little or no attention if communicated through reports, instead of in mainstream academic genres like research journal articles. The case in focus is Swedish development-led (DL) archaeology, i.e. READ MORE

4. 2. Paranormal Sweden? : Paranormal beliefs and practices in contemporary Sweden

   Author : Cristoffer Tidelius; Maria Klingenberg; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Paranormal; Paranormal beliefs; Paranormal practices; Mediumship; Ghost hunts; Cryptozoology; Parapsychology; Ufology; Occulture; Epistemic authority; Epistemic capital; Boundary-work; Sociology of Religion; Religionssociologi;

   Abstract : This dissertation aims to study the contemporary occurrence of paranormal beliefs, activities and experiences in Sweden as well as a paraculture of practices dedicated to these issues, with a particular focus on issues of knowledge and authority. The study is placed against the backdrop of academic and popular claims that paranormal beliefs, activities and experiences are not only common but are also on the rise. READ MORE

5. 3. The Old, the New and the Unknown : The continents and the making of geographical knowledge in seventeenth-century Sweden

   Author : Charlotta Forss; Mats Hallenberg; Henrik Ågren; Kristiina Savin; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; historical geography; Ottoman Empire; colonial America; conceptual history; history of knowledge; history of cartography; history of science; religious geography; early modern history; historisk geografi; kartografi; begreppshistoria; kunskapshistoria; Osmanska riket; vetenskapshistoria; religiös geografi; tidigmodern historia; det koloniala Amerika; History; historia;

   Abstract : This thesis investigates early modern ways of looking at the world through an analysis of what the continents meant in three settings of knowledge making in seventeenth-century Sweden. Combining text, maps and images, the thesis analyses the meaning of the continents in, first, early modern scholarly ‘geography’, second, accounts of journeys to the Ottoman Empire and, third, accounts of journeys to the colony New Sweden. READ MORE

6. 4. Knowledge diversification in public health through intersectionality

   Author : Nadja Trygg Fagrell; Anna Månsdotter; Per E Gustafsson; Anna-Karin Hurtig; Shai Mulinari; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; public health; intersectionality; feminism; health inequalities; health equity; knowledge diversification; decision making; Public health; folkhälsa;

   Abstract : BackgroundKnowledges about health inequalities and their causes are a central concern in public health. Generally, these relate to the social patterning of health and the forces that affect health conditions in daily life. However, public health decision making has been criticized for excluding knowledges of particular importance for health equity. READ MORE

7. 5. Transformational knowledge practices in social-ecological systems

   Author : Diego Galafassi; Victor Galaz; David Tàbara; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; transformations; knowledge coproduction; participatory processes; creativity; art-science; scenarios;

   Abstract : Climate change and poverty alleviation are examples of interconnected challenges propelling changes across environmental, social, cultural and political spheres. Interconnected challenges are characterized by multiple causality, feedback loops, non-linear dynamics. READ MORE