Search for dissertations about: "Public Safety"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 229 swedish dissertations containing the words Public Safety.
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1. In the name of safety : power, politics and the constitutive effects of local governing practices in Sweden
Abstract : In a time of uncertainty and risk, safety has become an increasingly significant concern. In Sweden, a powerful discourse around public safety has developed in recent years, moving it to the top of the political agenda. READ MORE
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2. Societal risk and safety management : Policy diffusion, management structures and perspectives at the municipal level in Sweden
Abstract : This compilation thesis investigates risk and safety management at the Swedish local governmentallevel. It sets special focus on municipal implementation of overall international and nationalstrategies and objectives regarding holistic, cross-sectorial and multi-strategic risk and safetywork, and the prevention of accidents and injuries. READ MORE
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3. Safety and decision-making
Abstract : Safety is an important topic for a wide range of disciplines, such as engineering, economics, sociology, psychology, political science and philosophy, and plays a central role in risk analysis and risk management. The aim of this thesis is to develop a concept of safety that is relevant for decision-making, and to elucidate its consequences for risk and safety research and practices. READ MORE
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4. The dynamics of policy formation : making sense of feelings of public unsafety
Abstract : Every policy problem has inherent value dimensions. It is on the basis of values that a state of affairs is perceived as undesirable, and thus acknowledged as a problem. This makes the process of defining and negotiating the meaning of a problem an essentially political process. READ MORE
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5. Raising the (roll)bar : exploring barriers and facilitators to research translation in US public health
Abstract : Background In public health, implementation science work is crucial to protecting the safety and health of populations. Despite this, such efforts have been extremely limited within the specific public health field of occupational safety and health. READ MORE