Search for dissertations about: "Latvia"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 44 swedish dissertations containing the word Latvia.

  2. 16. European Party Politics and Gender : Configuring Gender-Balanced Parliamentary Presence

    Author : Emelie Lilliefeldt; Nicholas Aylott; Drude Dahlerup; Richard Matland; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Women’s parliamentary representation; qualitative comparative analysis; political parties; candidate selection; Europe; Latvia; Kvinnors politiska representation; qualitative comparative analysis; politiska partier; kandidatval; Europa; Lettland; Political Science; statsvetenskap;

    Abstract : In the late 20th century, the proportions of women and men elected into European national parliaments became increasingly equal. Political parties shape these outcomes by selecting and fielding candidates in elections. READ MORE

  4. 17. Female employment, gender roles, and attitudes : The Baltic countries in a broader context

    Author : Akvilė Motiejūnaitė; Paavo Bergman; Sven EO Hort; Gillian Pascall; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; female employment; work; gender-role attitudes; family models; breadwinner; traditionalism; social change; cross-national comparisons; Estonia; Germany; Latvia; Lithuania; Russia; Sweden; Sociology; Sociologi; Sociology; sociologi; Östersjö- och Östeuropaforskning;

    Abstract : This thesis consists of four constituent studies exploring several common themes: female participation in employment, normative assumptions regarding the proper roles of males and females, and social change. The underlying focus is gendered division of work, which is explored through the concept of family models. READ MORE

  5. 18. Explaining Civil Society Core Activism in Post-Soviet Latvia

    Author : Tove Lindén; Anders Uhlin; Jonas Tallberg; Lars Johannsen; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Civil society activism; post-Soviet Latvia; NGO activism; women; Latvian citizenship; high education; empathy; civic literacy; role model s ; positive support; organizational competence; organizational leadership experience; Political science; Statsvetenskap; Political Science; statsvetenskap;

    Abstract : Civil society activism in traditional non-governmental organizations (NGOs) is seen as one of the cornerstones of a vibrant participatory liberal democracy in most Western democratic states. Whereas this issue has been explored from a variety of perspectives in a Western context, only limited research has been carried out in a post-Soviet context. READ MORE

  6. 19. Helicobacter pylori infection among children in Riga, Latvia

    Author : Ilva Daugule; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Helicobacter pylori children - risk factors - epidemiology - virulence factors - mixed infection - reflux oesophagitis;

    Abstract : Aims: To identify the prevalence of H.pylori among asymptomatic children and their parents in Riga, Latvia. To study the age of acquisition for H.pylori and the risk factors and symptoms associated with H. READ MORE

  7. 20. CONTAMINATION REMEDIATION WITH SOIL AMENDMENTS BY IMMOBILIZATION OF HEAVY METALS

    Author : Juris Burlakovs; Latvia University of Latvia; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Miljövetenskap; Environmental Science;

    Abstract : .... READ MORE