Search for dissertations about: "Societal change"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 253 swedish dissertations containing the words Societal change.

  2. 1. Voices for Change : Hopes and costs for empowerment - a study on women's claims in the Egyptian revolution

    Author : Christine Bendixen; Klas Roth; Margareta Aspan; Mina O'Dowd; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Women; empowerment; agency; structure; functionings; capability; social conversion factors; narrative imagination; opportunity costs; societal change; Egypt; pedagogik; Education;

    Abstract : This study investigates women’s possibilities to actively participate in societal change in Egypt. It aims at enhancing the understanding of structural conditions for women’s agency and how these enables and/or restrains women’s participation in the aspiration for societal change as well as their aspiration to live a ‘full life’. READ MORE

  4. 2. A profession in change : a development ecology perspective

    Author : Jonas Christensen; Malmö högskola; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; change; professions; development ecology; professional autonomy; social work; economics; social entrepreneurship; knowledge acquisition; Germany; Lithuania; SUSA; changement; professions; écologie développement; autonomie professionnelle; travail social; économie; entrepreneuriat social; acquisition de connaissances; Allemagne; Lituanie; economics; social entrepreneurship; social work; professional autonomy; professions; development ecology; change; knowledge acquisition; Lithuania; Germany;

    Abstract : A welfare state consists of a variety of client organisations within which, among other professions, academics and social workers are active. Social work as a profession has developed in a welfare context where changes at the different levels of the individual, organisation and society constantly pose new challenges to the profession. READ MORE

  5. 3. Climate change adaptation processes : Regional and sectoral stakeholder perspectives

    Author : Karin André; Björn-Ola Linnér; Louise Simonsson; Anna Jonsson; Kate Lonsdale; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : Adaptation processes; adaptive capacity; climate change; forestry; participatory methods; perceptions; private and public organizations; risks; roles; stakeholder dialogues; stakeholders; Sweden; transdisciplinarity; urban regions; Anpassningskapacitet; anpassningsprocesser; deltagandemetoder; intressenter; intressentdialoger; klimatförändringar; privata och offentliga organisationer; risker; roller; skogsbruk; Sverige; transdisciplinaritet; uppfattningar; urbana regioner;

    Abstract : This thesis analyses how societal adaptation processes in public and private sectors at the regional to local level in Sweden are enacted. The thesis pays particular attention to critical factors that constrain or enable adaptation by focussing on: who are the stakeholders, how do different stakeholders perceive their capacity to adapt, and the role of stakeholder interaction in facilitating adaptation processes A combination of two analytical perspectives is used where one is based on key concepts within adaptation literature, and the other draws on boundary crossing and transdisciplinary knowledge production (stakeholders, adaptive capacity, and science-based stakeholder dialogues). READ MORE

  6. 4. Wood We Change? : Business Model Innovation Towards Sustainability Transitions: Studying the Wood Construction Industry

    Author : Andrey Abadzhiev; Mikael Johnson; Alexandre Sukhov; Martin Löfgren; Per Carlborg; Karlstads universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Business model; Innovation types; Sustainability transitions; Sustainable technology; Construction industry; Business Administration; Företagsekonomi;

    Abstract : Innovations based on sustainable technologies have been widely considered as a remedy for addressing societal and environmental problems in many industries. However, the large-scale adoption of such innovations goes beyond technology and requires organizing the business in a way that drive industrial transformations across actors and system layers, such as market structures, institutional frames, consumer behavior, and business values. READ MORE

  7. 5. Narratives of Change : Youth Participation in Vietnamese Development Programs

    Author : Yên T. Mai; Tora Holmberg; Suruchi Thapar-Björkert; Elina Oinas; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; participation; development; capacity-building; civil society; Vietnam; civic engagement; public sphere; narratives; frames; boundary; youth; collective action; Confucianism; authoritarianism; Sociologi; Sociology;

    Abstract : In development studies, the definition of what good "development" entails remains a contentious topic. In particular, the "participatory turn" in development practices has faced criticism due to its vague conceptualization, underlying assumptions, and often paradoxical outcomes. READ MORE