Search for dissertations about: "Political Leadership"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 75 swedish dissertations containing the words Political Leadership.

  2. 16. Global Governance of AIDS : Partnerships with Civil Soviety

    Author : Peter Söderholm; Statsvetenskapliga institutionen; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; AIDS; Global Governance; sovereignty; partnerships; Political and administrative sciences; nongovernmental organization; intergovernmental organization; Statsvetenskap; förvaltningskunskap;

    Abstract : The global governance of AIDS is dependent for its success on the concerted efforts of actors from both local and global levels, thus challenging the current international organization based on state sovereignty. The study seeks to understand the processes behind the creation of partnerships among the many different nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) active in AIDS politics and the intergovernmental organizations (IGOs) charged with combatting the epidemic. READ MORE

  4. 17. Identity politics and city planning : the case of Jerusalem

    Author : Ann-Catrin Andersson; Ingemar Elander; Karin Aggestam; Helena Lindholm Schultz; Örebro universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Jerusalem; territoriality; national identity; commemorations; identity discourse; identity politics; commemorative narratives; city planning; traditional Zionism; place-making; city policy; green Zionism; Political Science; Statskunskap;

    Abstract : Jerusalem is the declared capital of Israel, fundamental to Jewish tradition, and a contested city, part of the Israel–Palestine conflict. Departing from an analysis of mainly interviews and policy documents, this study aims to analyze the interplay between the Israeli identity politics of Jerusalem and city planning. READ MORE

  5. 18. Change and Progress in Disaster Risk Reduction

    Author : Maximilian S. T. Wanner; Daniel Nohrstedt; Charles F. Parker; Andreas Duit; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; public policy; sustainable development; disaster risk reduction; adaptation; international environmental agreements; soft law; regime effectiveness; Hyogo Framework for Action; Fiji; Nepal; Statskunskap; Political Science;

    Abstract : Human-induced climate change is projected to increase the frequency and magnitude of natural hazard events, posing a growing global threat to lives, livelihoods, and assets. Much past research on disaster risk reduction (DRR) has focused on failures of disaster management, while less attention has been devoted to how DRR has changed or improved over time. READ MORE

  6. 19. Blending Politics and New Media : Mediatized Practices of EU Digital Diplomacy

    Author : Elsa Hedling; Statsvetenskapliga institutionen; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; mediatization; public diplomacy; digital diplomacy; EU; EEAS;

    Abstract : This thesis explores the relationship between politics and new media in the context of digital diplomacy at the European External Action Service (EEAS) 2011-2017. In contrast to dominant approaches to the mediatization of politics that consider political logic to be dominated or even replaced by media logic, it gives greater emphasis to the role of the political context, its actors and their practices. READ MORE

  7. 20. Defence transformation in Sweden : The strategic governance of pivoting projects 2000-2010

    Author : Magnus Christiansson; Kjell Engelbrekt; Sten Rynning; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; strategy; governance; civil-military relations; Sweden; Nordic Battle Group; defence acquisition; Afghanistan; statsvetenskap; Political Science; Krigsvetenskap;

    Abstract : The thesis investigates the political control of the Swedish defence transformation in the second decade after the end of the Cold War. It focuses on high-level political and administrative processes and methods used in governing the Swedish Armed Forces. READ MORE