Search for dissertations about: "State Public Policy"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 174 swedish dissertations containing the words State Public Policy.

2. 1. The dynamics of policy formation : making sense of feelings of public unsafety

   Author : Monika Persson; Jan Olsson; Erik Amnå; Rolf Lidskog; Elin Wihlborg; Örebro universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Policy formation; wicked problems; sensemaking; safety; unsafety; fear of crime; policy change; discourse; ideas; interpretive; policy transfer; Political Science; Statskunskap;

   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

4. 2. Enabling disability rights in practise : Understanding how the governance of state-funded personal assistance is fulfilling the Swedish LSS Act

   Author : Heléne von Granitz; Ulrika Winblad; Karin Sonnander; Ieva Reine; Urban Markström; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Activities of daily living; disability policy; LSS Act; governance; ICF; participation in society; personal assistance; policy refinement; policy tool; public policy; social security; Sweden; UNCRPD; Hälso- och sjukvårdsforskning; Health Care Research;

   Abstract : Personal assistance (PA) is stated in Article 19 of the UNCRPD as an internationally recognised disability right and is operationalised as a measure in the Swedish Act concerning Support and Service for Persons with Certain Functional Impairments (the LSS Act). The Act’s overall policy goal is to promote good living conditions for the eligible persons by enabling participation in society on equal terms with others. READ MORE

5. 3. Governing towards sustainability : environmental governance and policy change in Swedish forestry and transport

   Author : Erik Hysing; Ingemar Elander; Jan Olsson; Sverker Jagers; Örebro universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; governance; government; modes of governing; public policy; policy change; sustainable development; environmental politics; Swedish forestry; forest policy; Swedish transport; transport policy; politicisation; governing towards sustainability; Political science; Statsvetenskap; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; Political Science; Statskunskap;

   Abstract : Faced with environmental problems such as climate change and biodiversity loss, the dominant political response has been sustainable development, balancing environmental protection against economic prosperity and social justice. While political action is increasingly being called for, the role and capacity of the state is questioned – as captured neatly in the story from government to governance that implies a relocation of authority and power between policy levels and in public-private relations, as well as a radical restructuring within public administration. READ MORE

6. 4. Attitudes towards the Market and the Welfare State : Incorporating attitudes towards the market into welfare state research

   Author : Arvid Lindh; Jonas Edlund; Anne Grönlund; Staffan Kumlin; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Market; welfare state; social policy; political attitudes; public opinion; trust; class; marketization; Sociology; sociologi;

   Abstract : Social policy and its associated institutions are central political arenas for societal compromise and conflict. The capacity to attract strong support from a wide constituency of citizens is, therefore, a defining feature of welfare policy legitimacy. READ MORE

7. 5. Activation Policy in Action : A Street-Level Study of Social Assistance in the Swedish Welfare State

   Author : Katarina H. Thorén; Sydney Hans; Tapio Salonen; Jennifer Mosley; Jeanne Marsh; Växjö universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Activation policy; social assistance; street-level bureaucracy theory; front-line workers; implementation; welfare state; coping strategy; discretion; Social work; Socialt arbete; Socialt arbete; Social Work;

   Abstract : Work-related activation policies are currently developing in most western welfare states. Sweden is no exception and activation policies were introduced in the 1990s in many municipal social services organizations in Sweden. READ MORE