Search for dissertations about: "Paul Heywood"

Found 2 swedish dissertations containing the words Paul Heywood.

  2. 1. Corruption in Sweden : Exploring Danger Zones and Change

    Author : Staffan Andersson; Gullan Gidlund; Torbjörn Bergman; Paul Heywood; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Corruption; danger zones; delegation; institutional and contextual changes; least corrupt cases; multi-method approach; principal-agent relations; public sector; Sweden; Public sector research; Forskning om offentlig sektor; statskunskap; political science; Political science;

    Abstract : In this dissertation I study corruption in the public sector in Sweden, a country which the literature regards as having few corruption problems. Sweden is therefore classified as a “least corrupt” case, and such countries are seldom studied in corruption research. My work is thus an effort to fill a gap in the literature. READ MORE

  4. 2. The agencification of Europe: explaining the establishment of European Community agencies

    Author : Helena Ekelund; Jan-Hinrik Meyer-Sahling; Paul Heywood; University of Nottingham; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; european union; eu; agency; agencies; administrative; governance; public management;

    Abstract : Governance in the European Union is being transformed through the increased use of agencies to perform a range of functions in a variety of policy areas. The European Commission believes that agencies can add value but admits that their establishment has not been accompanied with a “common understanding” of their roles and purposes. READ MORE