Search for dissertations about: "Socialhögskolan"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 39 swedish dissertations containing the word Socialhögskolan.
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1. Support for sustainable welfare? : A study of public attitudes related to an eco-social agenda among Swedish residents
Abstract : This thesis explores Swedish residents’ attitudes related to an eco-social agenda from a sustainable welfare perspective. It investigates public support for general policy goals related to an eco-social agenda as well as for specific eco-social policies. READ MORE
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2. Elusive Relations : A Phenomenology of Interpersonal Understanding in Social Work
Abstract : This thesis aims to explore how phenomenological philosophy may contribute to the conception of interpersonal understanding in the context of social work practice. The thesis consists of an extended introduction and four original papers, investigating modalities of interpersonal understanding in relation to three different subjects, namely empathy, stigmatization, and peer-support. READ MORE
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3. A potential for democratic emancipation? : Policy and discretionary practices in probation service
Abstract : How can offender supervision in the execution of state-sanctioned punishment integrate instances of democratic emancipation and thereby inspire participatory citizenship for disenfranchised clients?This project balances an interest in social work and its prospects for delivering emancipation through motivational agency, on the one hand, with an attentiveness to recent developments in Scandinavian criminal policy, on the other. In an attempt to “bridge” these interests, the research focuses on offender rehabilitation. READ MORE
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4. Unsettled City: Neoliberal redevelopment, state crisis, slum resettlement & biopolitical struggle in Mumbai
Abstract : This dissertation concerns capitalist urban redevelopment and the government of urban housing poverty. It examines the ways urban redevelopment regimes shape resettlements and governance of urban populations in Mumbai. READ MORE
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5. Quality of life among disability pensioners with musculoskeletal disorders : Studies in a geographically defined population in Sweden
Abstract : The starting-point of this thesis was the high rate of disability pensioners in Sweden and the lack of knowledge about what a disability pension entails for quality of life (QL). The aim of the study was to gain knowledge about QL among disability retirees with musculoskeletal disorders (ERPs). READ MORE