Search for dissertations about: "Volunteering"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 20 swedish dissertations containing the word Volunteering.

2. 1. Work in voluntary welfare organizations : A sociological study of voluntary welfare organizations in Sweden

   Author : Sébastien Chartrand; Göran Ahrne; Apostolis Papakostas; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; volunteering; work; voluntary organization; Sweden; employee; volunteer; organization; public sector; professionalization; folkrörelser; Sociology; Sociologi;

   Abstract : Since Sweden has one of the most comprehensive welfare states, the role of voluntary organizations active in the field of welfare is often neglected. The unique Swedish nonprofit sector is characterized by 1) the tradition of popular mass movements in which members are central and the real owners of the organization, 2) large membership and volunteering, but low employment levels, 3) dominance in the fields of culture and recreation, but the relative marginalization in welfare. READ MORE

4. 2. Social capital and well-being in the transitional setting of Ukraine

   Author : Kateryna Karhina; Malin Eriksson; Nawi Ng; Mehdi Ghazinour; Mikael Rostila; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; social capital; social support; volunteering; transformation; crisis; military conflict; transitional; well-being; health; inequality; Ukraine; socialt kapital; socialt stöd; volontärarbete; omvandling; kris; militär konflikt; övergångssamhälle; Ukraina; välbefinnande; hälsa; ojämlikhet; folkhälsa; Public health;

   Abstract : Background: The military conflict in Ukraine that started in 2014 was accompanied with many changes in the political, economic and social spheres. It brought informal volunteering activities (i.e. one form of social capital) to emerge, function and later to be formalized, in order to support soldiers and their families. READ MORE

5. 3. Walking on the Pages of the Word of God : Self, Land, and Text Among Evangelical Volunteers in Jerusalem

   Author : ARON ENGBERG; Mika Vähäkangas; James S. Bielo; Simon Coleman; Kyrko- och missionsstudier; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Agency; Anthropology of Christianity; Christian ZIonism; Evangelicalism; Identity; Israel; Language Ideology; Literalism; Materiality; Mediation; Narrative; Sacred Space; Volunteering;

   Abstract : During the last thirty years, the Evangelical relationship with the State of Israel has drawn much academic and popular attention, particularly from historical, theological, and political perspectives. This dissertation engages with this literature but also complements it with an ethnographic account of the discursive practices of Evangelical Zionists through which, it is suggested, much of the religious significance of the contemporary state is being produced. READ MORE

6. 4. Users' agencies : juxtaposing public portrayals and users' accounts of app-mediated cardiac arrest volunteer work in Sweden

   Author : Malgorzata Ryczer-Dumas; Catherine Le Galès; Alf Westelius; Anita Mirijamdotter; Nathalie Pelletier-Fleury; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Health and medical mobile app; Cardiac-Arrest assistance app; Lifesaving app; CPR cardiopulmonary resuscitation ; Pre-Hospital emergency; Out-Of-Hospital cardiac arrest; On-Call volunteering work; Use; Users; Discourse; Co-Construction; Practices; Affective engagement; Emotion work; App dependency; App demands;

   Abstract : This thesis embraces a social science research perspective to examine uses of the app SMSlivräddare (eng. SMSlifesaving), now Heartrunner, dedicated to alert volunteers nearby to assist people suspected to suffer from a cardiac arrest outside hospital. READ MORE

7. 5. A postmodern saint? - on motives for voluntarism

   Author : Ulla Habermann; Socialhögskolan; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; integration and sustainability.; identity; female care; narratives; altruism; Voluntarism; motives; Sociology; Social changes; theory of social work; teorier om socialt arbete; Sociala förändringar; Sociologi; altruism;

   Abstract : The theme of this thesis is motives for voluntarism - with particular focus on volunteering in social work compared to voluntary work in sports clubs and patient associations. It is based on a combination of different data sources and methodological approaches: surveys, analyses of letters from volunteers and literature studies. READ MORE