Search for dissertations about: "Political and administrative sciences"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 94 swedish dissertations containing the words Political and administrative sciences.
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1. Promoting Air Quality Policy Adoption and Change
Abstract : Air pollution is a localised issue but negatively influences health and finance globally. Conurbations and regional governments struggle to find the best policy solutions to meet air quality limit levels while competing over resources and attempting to secure growth. READ MORE
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2. Participation and Legitimacy : Actor Involvement for Nature Conservation
Abstract : This PhD thesis in environmental science aims to contribute to the theoretical and empirical understanding of the relation between participation and legitimacy in multi-level environmental governance.It is widely assumed that actor involvement has great potential to improve the legitimacy of nature conservation through long-term acceptance and target achievement. READ MORE
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3. Contested Landscapes : social-ecological interactions between forestry and reindeer husbandry
Abstract : Throughout northern Fennoscandia, reindeer husbandry is a central part in the cultural heritage of the Sámi people. In its history, Sámi culture and reindeer husbandry have undergone significant adaptations to environmental, social and political challenges. READ MORE
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4. Gatekeepers of democracy? : a comparative study of elite support for democracy in Russia and the Baltic States
Abstract : This study deals with the consolidation of democracy in general and with political support for democracy, in particular. The theoretical reason for observing support for democracy rests on the assumption that this kind of support is a vital factor that will foster (or its absence will obstruct) the development of democracy in the countries analysed in this study, i. READ MORE
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5. The Governance Gap : Central–local steering & mental health reform in Britain and Sweden
Abstract : Why do governments choose certain types of governance strategies to steer the lower level agencies such as municipalities, health services and other welfare agencies? This is a problem facing many governments in the era of public management reforms, where policies are decided at national level while service responsibilities are decentralised and implemented by lower levels. Thus the main mechanism for governments to influence the implementation of these national reforms is through its choice of strategies and instruments to fill the governance gap between national policy-making and local government. READ MORE
