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Found 4 swedish dissertations matching the above criteria.

2. 1. Navigating in the Midst of Uncertainties : Challenges in Disaster Risk Governance in Mozambique

   Author : Jenni Koivisto; Lars Nyberg; Mikael Granberg; Daniel Nohrstedt; Per Becker; Karlstads universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; disaster risk governance; Mozambique; disaster risk reduction; Risk and Environmental Studies; Risk- och Miljöstudier;

   Abstract : Disasters cause heavy losses for societies and may quickly erode any development efforts. Consequently, disaster risk reduction (DRR) is an integral part of development work that should be addressed at multiple levels. READ MORE

4. 2. Conditions of ‘Sustainability’ : The Case of Climate Change Adaptation in Sweden

   Author : David Olsson; Mikael Granberg; Line Säll; Stig Montin; Karlstads universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; climate change adaptation; resilience; vulnerability; sustainability; transformation; governing; policy analysis; Bacchi; WPR; discourse analysis; governmentality; political ecology; climate justice; phronesis; climate change; environmental politics; sustainable development; Statsvetenskap; Political Science;

   Abstract : By describing climate change as one of the greatest challenges of our time, the Swedish government has expressed a commitment to climate change adaptation as an integral part of the country’s sustainable development efforts. Sweden has also been portrayed as a frontrunner of climate policy and sustainable development. READ MORE

5. 3. The weakest link : Governing the risk of floods and dam failure in Sweden

   Author : Erik Persson Pavlović; Lars Nyberg; Mikael Granberg; Inge Svedung; Charles Parker; Pär Olausson; Karlstads universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; risk governance; early warning systems; flood risk; risk of dam failure; natural hazards; disaster risk reduction; preparedness; crisis management; systems theory; collaboration; participation; resilience; riskstyrning; varningssystem; översvämningsrisk; dammbrottsrisk; naturolycka; katastrofriskreducering; beredskap; krishantering; systemteori; samverkan; deltagande; resiliens; Risk and Environmental Studies; Risk- och miljöstudier;

   Abstract : The effects of climate change are already being felt today, and future effects, which will be determined by the readiness and resolve of today’s world leaders, are fraught with high levels of complexity, uncertainty, ambiguity, and transboundary effects – characteristics of systemic risk. Since climate change is seen as a threat multiplier, the risks that might be impacted by climate change, such as floods and dam failure, will be affected by systemic risk characteristics as well. READ MORE

6. 4. Space Craft : Globalization and Governmentality in Regional Development

   Author : Andreas Öjehag-Pettersson; Mikael Granberg; Hans Lödén; Malin Rönnblom; Wendy Larner; Karlstads universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Assemblage; Space; Territory; Multimodal Discourse Analysis; Innovation; Competitiveness; Statsvetenskap; Political Science;

   Abstract : This thesis explores two related purposes. First, it theoretically investigates how the broad literature on globalization is nested in debates concerning the nature of concepts such as space and territory. READ MORE