Search for dissertations about: "Russia"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 177 swedish dissertations containing the word Russia.
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1. Suicide in Russia A macro-sociological study
University dissertation from Uppsala : Acta Universitatis UpsaliensisAbstract : This work constitutes a macro-sociological study of suicide. The empirical focus is on suicide mortality in Russia, which is among the highest in the world and has, moreover, developed in a dramatic manner over the second half of the 20th century. READ MORE
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2. Architectures of Life-Building in the Twentieth Century Russia, Germany, Sweden
University dissertation from Huddinge : Södertörns högskolaAbstract : The modernist concept of life-building as an architectural method for improving the conditions of everyday life originated in Europe during the 1920s. This book explores three modes of functionalism by way of a comparative analysis of both the theoretical discourses and architectural practices associated with functionalism in Russia, Germany, and Sweden. READ MORE
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3. Drug Discourses in Contemporary Russia : A Study of the National Press, NGOs and the Government
University dissertation from Stockholm : Kriminologiska institutionenAbstract : In Western Europe and the United States drugs have, since the 1960s, been one of the most discussed social problems. However, in the Soviet Union it was not until perestroika in the mid-1980s that a public debate on this issue began. READ MORE
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4. Gendering in political journalism a comparative study of Russia and Sweden
University dissertation from Örebro : Örebro universityAbstract : The news media are expected to provide equal space to female and male political actors, promoting the idea of equal access to political power, since they are recognized as a holder of power with a social responsibility to respect gender equality. However, as previous research shows, political news coverage is characterized by so-called “gendered mediation” (Gidengil and Everitt 1999), i. READ MORE
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5. Judicial Review and Individual Legal Activism The Case of Russia in Theoretical Perspective
University dissertation from Uppsala : Faculty of Law & Department of East European Studies, Uppsala UniversityAbstract : This dissertation deals with judicial review of governmental action and individual legal activism. It investigates whether judicial protection of individual rights and individual legal activism, within the field of public law, can be seen as an alternative or complement to electoral control of political and administrative powers. READ MORE
