Search for dissertations about: "Public opinions"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 60 swedish dissertations containing the words Public opinions.

2. 1. Ages of liberty : social upheaval, history writing, and the new public sphere in Sweden, 1740-1792

   Author : Peter Hallberg; Peter Burke; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; historiography; civil society; public sphere; public opinion; diffusion; collective; Political science; Statsvetenskap; Political Science; statsvetenskap;

   Abstract : This dissertation investigates how different social groups used history as a political instrument in Sweden during the second half of the eighteenth century (1740-1792). More specifically, it analyzes how representations of the past were used to influence behavior, legitimize claims to power, mould opinion and forge collective identities. READ MORE

4. 2. Beds in acute somatic wards. Patient and staff perspectives.A study of activities, functions, opinions, problems and requirements

   Author : Kerstin Petzäll; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; hospital beds; purchasing routines; patients opinions; staff s experience; ergonomics.; hospital beds; Nursing Science;

   Abstract : Hospital beds have to fulfil many demands from both patients and staff. During the last decade, treatment of patients in hospitals has undergone great changes in technical, medical and nursing methods. However, the design and basic functions of the standard hospital beds have not been changed since the 1960s. READ MORE

5. 3. Creating organisational capacity for priority setting in health care : using a bottom-up approach to implement a top-down policy decision

   Author : Susanne Waldau; Lars Lindholm; Urban Janlert; Olle Svensson; Finn Kamper Jörgensen; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Health care; priority setting; implementation; management systems; Public health medicine research areas; Folkhälsomedicinska forskningsområden; folkhälsa; Public health;

   Abstract : In this thesis, priority setting to the form of the Swedish parliamental decision on priority setting, 1997, is considered an innovation for implementation in health care. The features of this innovation are investigated. READ MORE

6. 4. Fractures in the Fabric of Democracy? : Change and Continuity in Public Opinion in Contemporary Europe

   Author : Oskar Hultin Bäckersten; Sven Oskarsson; Gina Gustavsson; Jonathan Polk; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Public Opinion; Representative Democracy; Political Polarization; Political Attitudes; Intra-Party Opinion; Statskunskap; Political Science;

   Abstract : Is representative democracy in Europe becoming undermined by developments in public opinion? This dissertation addresses this overarching question, by studying the development over time of (i) ideological polarization; (ii) the degree to which vote choices are structured by political attitudes; and (iii) the degree to which parties are internally congruent in political opinion across levels. Public opinion is understood as the metaphorical ‘fabric’ of representative democracy, where conjectures to the fact of a fracturing dynamic are plausible and recurrent in academic and public debate. READ MORE

7. 5. Predation and shorebirds: predation management, habitat effects and public opinions

   Author : Daniel Isaksson; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Conservation; waders; predation; coastal pastures; redshank; lapwing; attitudes; human dimensions;

   Abstract : Many shorebird populations are rapidly declining and a high nest predation rate is one of the threats facing these populations. Thus, factors that affect predation and how to manage it in an effective way are receiving increased attention. READ MORE