Search for dissertations about: "Mats Edenius"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 13 swedish dissertations containing the words Mats Edenius.

  1. 1. The Performance of Participation in Russian Alternative Media : Discourse, Materiality and Affect in Grassroots Media Production in Contemporary Russia

    Author : Kirill Filimonov; Nico Carpentier; Jakob Svensson; Mats Edenius; Bart Cammaerts; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; discourse theory; performativity; participation; alternative media; journalism; state; materiality; affect;

    Abstract : This doctoral dissertation analyzes participation in alternative media, taking the reader to the Russia of the late 2010s. Bringing together discourse theory, media and communication studies and political theory, it approaches participation in media production through the lens of performativity. READ MORE

  2. 2. Beyond IT and Productivity : Effects of Digitized Information Flows in Health Care

    Author : Pontus Fryk; Thomas Falk; Nils-Göran Olve; Mats Edenius; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Health Care; Productivity Paradox; Information Technology; Productivity; Process; Information; Communication; Economy; Business and economics; Ekonomi; Economic Information Systems; Ekonomiska informationssystem;

    Abstract : Denna avhandling undersöker hur investeringar i IT, och digitaliseringen av informationsflöden, har påverkat produktiviteten inom sjukvården. Genom empiriska undersökningar av avgränsade sjukvårdsprocesser – samt diskussioner baserade på idéer och teorier relaterade till ekonomi, ”produktivitetsparadoxen”, så kallade General Purpose Technologies (GPTs), och medicinsk informatik – detekteras och analyseras effekter av digitaliseringen. READ MORE

  3. 3. Technology in Absentia : A New Materialist Study of Digital Disengagement

    Author : Cristina Ghita; Claes Thorén; Mats Edenius; Jenny Eriksson Lundström; Magnus Mähring; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; digital disengagement; diffractive digital use; ethnography; new materialism; technology non-use; digital disconnection; digital detox; Information Systems; Informationssystem;

    Abstract : The rhetoric associated with society-wide digitalisation promises benefits such as increased quality of life, democracy, or sustainability, which point towards normative trajectories of increased automation and digitalisation of nearly all aspects of society. Meanwhile, there is evidence of a disenchantment with digital use, forming a movement that challenges the pervasiveness of digital artefacts such as the smartphone. READ MORE

  4. 4. Technology Encounters : Exploring the essence of ordinary computing

    Author : Mareike Glöss; Annika Waern; Mats Edenius; Paul Dourish; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Everyday life; ICT; phenomenology; ethnography; cultural analysis;

    Abstract : As computing technology has become a vital part of everyday life, studies have increasingly scrutinized the underlying meaning of computational things. As different devices become interwoven with daily practices and routines, there is a growing interest in understanding not only their functional meaning in computational terms but also their meaning in relation to other non-computation artefacts. READ MORE

  5. 5. Attempts to Bridge the Gaps : Opportunities and Challenges in the Communicative Constitution of Organizations

    Author : Therese Hedman Monstad; Mats Edenius; Amelie Hössjer; Josef Pallas; Peder Hård af Segerstad; Linda L. Putnam; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Organizational Communication; Communicative Constitution of Organizations CCO ; Empowerment Process; Coorientation; Ventriloqual Approach; Tension-Centered Approach; Tensions; Communication-Power Relationships; Participation; Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap; Media and Communication Studies;

    Abstract : Globalization and technological advancements continue to challenge contemporary organizations’ aims to balance stability and change. As a response to this challenge, organizations often turn to empowerment and participatory processes. Current research emphasizes the need for enhanced communication in these processes. READ MORE