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2. 1. Punishment and Personal Responsibility

   Author : Göran Duus-Otterström; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; desert determinism excuses explanations free will puniahment responsibility retributivism retributive justice retributive penal regime;

   Abstract : What justifies punishment? What are the features of a justified penal regime? Answers to these questions often centre on punishment’s capacity to change unwanted behaviour, either by deterring would-be rule breakers or addressing their criminal motivations through various forms of rehabilitation. This book instead defends (a version of) the retributive theory of punishment, according to which punishment should aim to give rule breakers what they deserve. READ MORE

4. 2. Attitudes of responsibility for musculoskeletal disorders

   Author : Maria E H Larsson; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : responsibility; attitude; musculoskeletal disorders; cross-sectional study; qualitative content analysis; physiotherapy; outcome of treatment; psychometric properties; validity; reliability;

   Abstract : ABSTRACT Musculoskeletal disorders are common in the population and almost everyone will experience musculoskeletal discomfort at some point in life. Besides causing pain and disability, musculoskeletal disorders also involve economic burdens on individuals, health systems, and social care systems. READ MORE

5. 3. Designing for shared energy responsibility

   Author : Hanna Hasselqvist; Cristian M Bogdan; Elina Eriksson; Ylva Fernaeus; Mike Hazas; KTH; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; human-computer interaction; design; sustainability; practices; energy; mobility; Human-computer Interaction; Människa-datorinteraktion;

   Abstract : A significant part of the world’s carbon emissions is related to energy use for housing and personal transport, and there are many efforts to make this energy use more sustainable. In the field of Sustainable Human-Computer Interaction, there has been a great interest in exploring how interactive systems can be used to influence people’s energy use, often with a focus on providing information and encouraging energy users to change their behaviours. READ MORE

6. 4. Antibiotic Resistance: A Multimethod Investigation of Individual Responsibility and Behaviour

   Author : Mirko Ancillotti; Stefan Eriksson; Jessica Nihlén Fahlquist; Dan I. Andersson; Alberto Giubilini; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Antibiotic resistance; Behavior; Health Behavior; Health Belief Model; Discrete Choice Experiment; Preferences; Bioethics; Empirical bioethics; Moral responsibility; Justice; Policy demandingness; Virtue ethics; Bioetik; Bioethics;

   Abstract : The rapid development of antibiotic resistance is directly related to how antibiotics are used in society. The international effort to decrease and optimise the use of antibiotics should be sustained by the development of policies that are sensitive to social and cultural contexts. READ MORE

7. 5. Austerity Politics : Is the Electorate Responsible?

   Author : Pär Nyman; Karl-Oskar Lindgren; Kåre Vernby; Johannes Lindvall; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Deficit bias; Fiscal policy; Perceptions; Political economy; Responsibility; Retrospective voting; Statskunskap; Political Science;

   Abstract : This thesis contributes to the public finance literature concerned with fiscal sustainability, and consists of an introduction and four stand-alone essays. The first three essays analyse the reasons why governments accumulate large levels of debt. READ MORE