Search for dissertations about: "Malin Rönnblom"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 swedish dissertations containing the words Malin Rönnblom.

2. 1. 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

4. 2. Digital transformation : the material roles of IT resources and their political uses

   Author : Viktor Arvidsson; Jonny Holmström; Malin Rönnblom; Suprateek Sarker; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

   Abstract : As IT became ubiquitous, we recognized that IT was everywhere but in our theories. Despite significant efforts, Information System (IS) research is still in desperate search for the IT artifact. Recent reviews show that IS research first and foremost considers IT resources as a socio-technical and managerial concern. READ MORE

5. 3. In the name of safety : power, politics and the constitutive effects of local governing practices in Sweden

   Author : Jennie Brandén; Malin Rönnblom; Linda Sandberg; Christine Hudson; Emilia Palonen; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Safety; unsafety; governmentality; political ethnography; public space; safety walks; participation; community; certification; security guards; private security; patrolling; Sweden; statskunskap; political science; genusvetenskap; gender studies;

   Abstract : In a time of uncertainty and risk, safety has become an increasingly significant concern. In Sweden, a powerful discourse around public safety has developed in recent years, moving it to the top of the political agenda. READ MORE

6. 4. Fear of violence and gendered power relations : Responses to threat in public space in Sweden

   Author : Linda Sandberg; Aina Tollefsen; Malin Rönnblom; Rachel Pain; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : The geography of fear; gender relations; fear of violence; whiteness; gender equality; masculinity; femininity; narrative analysis; Sweden; Social and Economic Geography; kulturgeografi;

   Abstract : Several cases of single repeat offenders in urban space have raised public concern in Sweden during recent decades. Few studies have been conducted on consequences of the kind of ‘hostage situations’ that emerge when one individual offender causes fear and affects a larger group of people in a specific place. READ MORE

7. 5. (Dis)assembling Development : Organizing Swedish Development Aid through Projectification

   Author : David Scott; Malin Rönnblom; Tomas Mitander; Paul Stubbs; Karlstads universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Assemblage; Projectification; Development Aid; Power; Politics; Statsvetenskap; Political Science;

   Abstract : The rolling out of governing arrangements related to marketization and managerialization has characterized contemporary societies over the last decades, signaling a radical change in how governance is organized. A particular form of governing that has been given impetus during this transformation is the project. READ MORE