Search for dissertations about: "On Islam"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 95 swedish dissertations containing the words On Islam.
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1. Inscription on Stone : Islam, State and Education in Iran and Turkey
Abstract : This study explores the role of education as means of creation and maintenance of religious hegemony in Iran and Turkey. In the context of this study, state-sponsored systems of mass education aim to socialize generations of children into accepting the ideology and values of the dominant groups as the normal state of affairs. READ MORE
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2. The politics of Islam, non-violence, and peace : the thought of Maulana Wahiduddin Khan in context
Abstract : This is a study of the multifaceted thought of Maulana Wahiduddin Khan (b.1925–), Indian writer, public intellectual, and Muslim religious leader. Khan has been a prolific writer since at least the 1970s and is also an ālim, a Muslim scholar learned in religion. READ MORE
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3. Economic Experiments on Behavior, Beliefs and Preferences
Abstract : This dissertation consists of four independent papers, which share the use of experimental methods. Using different settings – the field, the lab, an online platform, and telephone interviews – I study economic behavior and its underpinning beliefs and preferences. READ MORE
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4. Essays on Labor Supply and Poverty: A microeconometric application
Abstract : This thesis consists of four papers in applied micro econometrics. The first paper evaluates the discrete choice labor supply Model by Monte Carlo experiment. The 2nd paper investigates the relationships between participation decisions and both the fertility decision and women's non-labor income. READ MORE
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5. Essays on Social Capital, Health and Socioeconomic Inequalities in Health A Health Economic Study
Abstract : The thesis comprises four independent research papers and a summary that focus on two related dimensions. The first dimension focuses on the understanding of the production of health. Particularly, the question is asked whether community's stock of social capital influence individual's health. READ MORE