Search for dissertations about: "US"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 3268 swedish dissertations containing the word US.

  2. 1. Justice among Us : A Philosophical Analysis of Michael Walzer’s Theory of Justice

    Author : Marcus Agnafors; Bo Petersson; Lena Halldenius; Kasper Lippert Rasmussen; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : Walzer; distributive justice; equality; community; universal morality; social meaning; complex equality; social criticism; interpretation; reflective equilibrium; Walzer; distributiv rättvisa; jämlikhet; social gemenskap; universell moral; social mening; komplex jämlikhet; social kritik; tolkning; reflektivt ekvilibrium; HUMANITIES and RELIGION; HUMANIORA och RELIGIONSVETENSKAP;

    Abstract : The American philosopher Michael Walzer has been regarded as one of the most influential theorists in the field of distributive justice since the publication of Spheres of Justice in 1983. However, despite the popularity, his theory is often misunderstood or said to suffer from serious shortcomings. READ MORE

  4. 2. Military technology and US-Japan security relations : A study of three cases of military R&D collaboration, 1983-1998

    Author : Masako Ikegami-Andersson; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Peace and conflict research; Military technology; Military R D; US-Japan Relations; US-Japan securitycooperation; Science; technology and society ST S ; SDI; FS-X; TMD; Freds- och konfliktforskning; Peace and conflict research; Freds- och konfliktforskning; Peace and Conflict Research; freds- och konfliktforskning;

    Abstract : Since the end of the Cold War, the same clear threats do not exist, and the reduction of military spending has become a world-wide trend in the 1990s. Military technology, which used to be perceived as a crucial national security concern, is now subject to severe financial constraints and more strict assessment. READ MORE

  5. 3. Remaking Iraq: Neoliberalism and a System of Violence after the US invasion​, 2003-2011

    Author : Thomas Sommer-Houdeville; Vanessa Barker; Jens Rydgren; Derek Gregory; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Iraq; US; Civil War; Neoliberalism; Neoliberal Rationality; Muhasasah; Sectarian Cleansing; Culturalisation of Politics; Depoliticisation; Space; Market State; Sectarianism; Identity Politics; Essentialisation; Ritualised Violence; State Building; Sociology; sociologi;

    Abstract : After the invasion of Iraq and the destruction of Saddam regime in 2003, the US administration undertook the complete remaking of Iraq as a national-state. The initial steps of the US administration were the quasi eradication of the old Iraqi State. READ MORE

  6. 4. Continuity and Change in post-Cold War Maritime Security : A Study of the Strategies Pursued by the US, Sweden and Finland 1991-2016

    Author : Stefan Lundqvist; Göran Djupsund; Steve Lindberg; Jerker Widén; Joachim Krause; Försvarshögskolan; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Maritime; security; power; influence; cooperation; Baltic Sea; East China Sea; South China Sea; Finland; Sweden; US; Krigsvetenskap; Krigsvetenskap;

    Abstract : What explains continuity and change in post-Cold War maritime security strategies? What lessons can we learn from the employment of such comprehensive grand strategies in maritime regions where traditional and non-traditional threats converge? While many scholars have addressed particular maritime security issues, this author joins the few who engage themselves in the study of the conceptual development of maritime security.Through the lens of structural realism, this thesis examines the logic of the maritime security strategies employed in two distinguished regions by the US and EU member states Finland and Sweden. READ MORE

  7. 5. Learning and memory in moths - plasticity in behaviour and neurophysiology

    Author : Ruey-Jane Fan; Biologiska institutionen; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; proboscis extension reflex PER ; LTM; MTM; STM; memory; inter-trial-interval ITI ; inter-stimulus interval ISI ; US; CS; olfaction; Associative learning; classical conditioning; discrimination; the US pathway; Ecology; Ekologi; Animal physiology; Djurfysiologi;

    Abstract : The moth, Spodoptera littoralis, was demonstrated to be a new model system for studying mechanisms underlying odour conditioning. In the experiments a restrained moth was trained to learn an association between a conditioned stimulus (CS) and an unconditioned stimulus (US). READ MORE