Search for dissertations about: "Welfare Regimes"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 29 swedish dissertations containing the words Welfare Regimes.

2. 1. Evidence, Expertise and 'Other' Knowledge : Governing Welfare Collaboration

   Author : Josef Chaib; Gun Hedlund; Malmö universitet; []
   Keywords : collaboration; practices; knowledge; government; knowledge regimes;

   Abstract : I den här avhandlingen studeras styrning av välfärdssamverkan, med focus på betydelsen av kunskap i styrning. I offentlig verksamhet – och i välfärd i synnerhet – är samverkan mellan myndigheter, kommunala förvaltningar och välfärdsprofessionella ett återkommande sätt att hantera olika problem som de traditionella offentliga institutionerna anses oförmögna att lösa. READ MORE

4. 2. Why Work? : Comparative Studies on Welfare Regimes and Individuals' Work Orientations

   Author : Ingrid Esser; Joakim Palme; Stefan Svallfors; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; welfare state; production regime; work values; attitudes to work; employment commitment; retirement preferences; multi-level analysis; comparative; institutions; work motivation; Sociology; Sociologi;

   Abstract : The main purpose of this thesis is to examine how different welfare and production regimes may have structured individuals’ work orientations into cross-national patterns by the late 1990s and early 2000s. Three different aspects of work orientations are considered in the three studies. READ MORE

5. 3. Gender Regimes, Family Policies and Attitudes to Female Employment : A Comparison of Germany, Italy and Sweden

   Author : Eva Sundström; Stefan Svallfors; Vicki Johansson; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Sociology; gender regimes; welfare state; employment; care; citizenship; local policies; Sociologi; Sociology; Sociologi; sociologi; Sociology;

   Abstract : In this study, attitudes towards female employment and the division of labour between men and women in Germany, Italy and Sweden are explored. Using a quantitative approach, the first objective is to examine how political ideologies and welfare political models are reflected in or accompany attitudes towards female labour market participation among different groups in the three welfare states. READ MORE

6. 4. Everyday Clandestinity : Experiences on the Margins of Citizenship and Migration Policies

   Author : Maja Sager; Genusvetenskapliga institutionen; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; intersectionality; feminist methodology; migration regimes; undocumented migrants; clandestinity; citizenship; migration policy; asylum rights; migration; gender; welfare;

   Abstract : The overarching purpose of this study is to put the experiences of clandestine asylum seekers (rejected asylum seekers who, avoiding deportation, continue to stay in Sweden) at the centre of a critical re-reading of Swedish migration and gender regimes. Further, the study – in dialogue with feminist and postcolonial perspectives – aims to analyse the gendered experiences of migration and clandestinity in the context of a Nordic welfare model in transition towards a model more closely identified with neoliberal discourses and migration and welfare policies. READ MORE

7. 5. "Please Mind the Grey Digital Divide" : An Analysis of Digital Public Policies in Light of the Welfare State (Sweden and Greece)

   Author : Sofia Alexopoulou; Joachim Åström; Martin Karlsson; Elin Wihlborg; Örebro universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; grey digital divide; welfare regimes; digital public policies; digital technologies; older people;

   Abstract : This thesis examines the grey digital divide and digital policies in the divergent welfare regimes of Sweden and Greece. The grey digital divide is a serious problem not only for the individual but also for society. The grey digital divide signifies the inability of older people to utilize digital technology. READ MORE