Search for dissertations about: "Political Activities"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 237 swedish dissertations containing the words Political Activities.

  2. 6. Growth without Democracy : Challenges to Authoritarianism in Vietnam

    Author : Eva Hansson; Björn Beckman; Olle Törnquist; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; party-state; economic liberalisation; authoritarianism; democratisation; civil society; labour strikes; trade unions and democratisation; industrial zones; Foreign Direct Investment; Vietnam; Political science; Statsvetenskap; Political Science; statsvetenskap;

    Abstract : Vietnam today can clearly be counted as a case of economic success. At a party congress in the mid-1980s, the formal decisions were made on a reform program under the name of Doi Moi (renovation), which aimed at liberalising and reforming the economy. READ MORE

  4. 7. Politics and business in the Barents Region

    Author : Bo Svensson; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Regionalisation; inter-regional co-operation; transnational business; firms; public-private partnerships; interdependence; territoriality; policy networks; multi-level governance; foreign direct investment; the Barents Region; East-West integration; Russia; Politik; Internationellt ekonomiskt samarbete; Multinationella företag; Regionalt samarbete - Barentsregionen; Ekonomi - Barentsregionen; Barentsregionen; Political science;

    Abstract : Since the end of the Cold War, co-operation across the former Iron Curtain has been considered a key issue for future prosperity both in the East and West of Europe. Public and private actors of all kinds have developed relations in this complicated cross-border setting and certain qualitatively new aspects of this development inspired this research effort. READ MORE

  5. 8. Just Distribution : Rawlsian Liberalism and the Politics of Basic Income

    Author : Simon Birnbaum; Bo Lindensjö; Jouni Reinikainen; Stuart White; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; John Rawls; Philippe Van Parijs; radical liberalism; real libertarianism; basic income; reciprocity; welfare universalism; Political science; Statsvetenskap; Political Science; statsvetenskap;

    Abstract : Should liberal egalitarians endorse the idea of an unconditional basic income for all? This thesis defends a politics of unconditional universalism, offering a liberty-respecting and non-perfectionist basis for maximin-guided policies. The argument starts off from a Rawlsian justification of basic income in the context of institutional ideal theory. READ MORE

  6. 9. Redistributive regionalism : Narratives on regionalisation in the Nordic periphery

    Author : Lisa Hörnström; Anders Lidström; Marie-Louise von Bergmann-Winberg; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; regional governance; regional policy; new regionalism; peripheral regions; redistributive regionalism; Nordic regionalism; Political science; Statsvetenskap; statskunskap; political science;

    Abstract : During the last decades a stronger role for the regions has developed in many West European countries. To a significant degree this regionalisation trend has coincided with European integration. The key change in the role of the regional level has been with regard to its status as an agent of regional development. READ MORE

  7. 10. The Europeanization of Swedish Alcohol Policy

    Author : Jenny Cisneros Örnberg; Ulrika Mörth; Robin Room; Malena Britz; Bengt Jacobsson; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Alcohol policy; Sweden; EU; Europeanization; public health; new modes of governance; framing; narrative; Political science; Statsvetenskap; Political Science; statsvetenskap;

    Abstract : The purpose of this dissertation is to study the Europeanization of Swedish alcohol policy from 1995-2006. It analyses the development of Swedish and European alcohol policy and answers the following research questions: How has alcohol policy developed on the national and the EU level during this period? What are the Swedish alcohol policy initiatives on the EU level? What does the interplay between Swedish and European policy processes look like? Of interest for this dissertation is also how the Swedish view on alcohol policy has been received on EU level. READ MORE