Search for dissertations about: "Sweden"

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2. 1. Corruption in Sweden Exploring Danger Zones and Change

   University dissertation from Umeå : Department of political science, Umeå university

   Author : Staffan Andersson; Umeå universitet.; [2002]
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SOCIAL SCIENCES Social sciences Political science; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP Socialvetenskap Statsvetenskap; SOCIAL SCIENCES Other social sciences Public sector research; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP Övrig samhällsvetenskap Forskning om offentlig sektor; statskunskap; statskunskap; Corruption; danger zones; delegation; institutional and contextual changes; least corrupt cases; multi-method approach; principal-agent relations; public sector; Sweden;

   Abstract : In this dissertation I study corruption in the public sector in Sweden, a country which the literature regards as having few corruption problems. Sweden is therefore classified as a “least corrupt” case, and such countries are seldom studied in corruption research. My work is thus an effort to fill a gap in the literature. READ MORE

4. 2. Architectures of Life-Building in the Twentieth Century Russia, Germany, Sweden

   University dissertation from Huddinge : Södertörns högskola

   Author : Irina Seits; Södertörns högskola.; Södertörns högskola.; [2018]
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; architecture of the twentieth century; modernism; Soviet avantgarde; functionalism; constructivism; life-building; Russia; Germany; Sweden; urban theory; IKEA; living space; everyday life; home; Архитектура двадцатого века; жизнестроение; авангард; модернизм; функционализм; ИКЕЯ; Kritisk kulturteori; Critical and Cultural Theory; Östersjö- och Östeuropaforskning; Baltic and East European studies;

   Abstract : 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

5. 3. Spatial diffusion of telemedicine in Sweden

   University dissertation from Umeå : Umeå universitet

   Author : Magnus Strömgren; Umeå universitet.; [2003]
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Telemedicine; Spatial diffusion; Sweden; Northern Sweden; Information technology; Networks; Health care delivery;

   Abstract : “Telemedicine” denotes medicine at a distance using telecommunications and information technologies. The aim of the thesis is to reveal determinants and outcomes of telemedicine diffusion—that is, the spread of telemedicine in time and space. Telemedicine is examined both at the national level and in a regional case study. READ MORE

6. 4. Teenage childbearing in Sweden support from social network and midwife

   University dissertation from Karolinska Institutet

   Author : Elisabeth Hertfelt Wahn; Högskolan i Skövde.; Karolinska Institutet.; Karolinska Institutet.; [2007]
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AREAS Caring sciences; TVÄRVETENSKAPLIGA FORSKNINGSOMRÅDEN Vårdvetenskap; Medical sciences; Medicin; Teenage pregnancy; Health risk behaviours; self-esteem; depressive symptoms; social support; physical psychocological violence; midwifery care; sweden; Teenage pregnancy; health risk behaviours; self-esteem; depressive symptoms; social support; physical psychological violence; midwifery care; Sweden;

   Abstract : The aim of this thesis was to contribute to the knowledge and understanding of Swedish- speaking pregnant and parenting teenage girls’ situation and experiences of becoming mothers in the Swedish context as well as midwives’ reflections on their experiences of caring for teenage girls during pregnancy and childbirth.Specific aims were to describe Swedish teenage girls’ perspectives, experiences and thoughts about becoming and being a teenage mother (I); to describe Swedish midwives’ reflections on their experiences of caring for teenage girls during pregnancy and childbirth (II); to describe and compare a group of Swedish-speaking teenage mothers, aged 15-19, with adult mothers, aged 25-29, all of whom gave birth in hospital, in terms of sociodemographic background, perception of health during pregnancy, and social support (III); to describe and compare the perception of received social support, self-esteem and different background factors among teenage mothers, aged15-19, with and without depressive symptoms (IV). READ MORE

7. 5. Citizens and taxation Sweden in comparative perspective

   University dissertation from Umeå : Umeå universitet

   Author : Jonas Edlund; Umeå universitet.; [1999]
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; taxation; tax policy; welfare state; Sweden; attitudes; class; comparative research;

   Abstract : In the contemporary critique of the welfare state a common target is taxation. The consequences of the high levels of taxes collected by the modern state, the critics argue, are slowdown in economic growth, high unemployment, and declining public legitimacy for taxes and state provided welfare. READ MORE