Search for dissertations about: "actor network"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 141 swedish dissertations containing the words actor network.

  1. 16. A Changing Arctic Climate : Science and Policy in the Arctic Climate Impact Assessment

    Author : Annika E. Nilsson; Björn-Ola Linnér; Sofie Storbjörk; Oran R. Young; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Arctic; climate; framing; knowledge production; regime; institution; actor network; co-production; indigenous knowledge; Arktis; klimat; kunskapsproduktion; regim; institution; aktörsnätverk; traditionell kunskap; INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AREAS; TVÄRVETENSKAPLIGA FORSKNINGSOMRÅDEN;

    Abstract : Climate change has often been framed as a global issue but slow progress in the global climate negotiations and an increasing need to plan for local adaptation have made it increasingly salient to also discuss the potential of other arenas for climate policy and knowledge production. This dissertation analyzes the interplay between science and policy at the international regional level based on a study of an assessment of the impacts of climate change in the Arctic. READ MORE

  2. 17. In Rhizomia : Actors, Networks and Resilience in Urban Landscapes

    Author : Henrik Ernstson; Thomas Elmqvist; Sverker Sörlin; Erik Swyngedouw; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; urban ecosystem services; green space; social network analysis; social movements; actor-networks; transformation; ecosystem management; scale mismatch; co-management; governance; broker; conservation; Stockholm; Human ecology; Humanekologi; Natural Resources Management; naturresurshushållning;

    Abstract : With accelerating urbanization it is crucial to understand how urban ecosystems play a part in generating ecosystem services for urban dwellers, such as clean water, spaces for recreation, stress relief and improved air quality. An equally important question relate to who gets to enjoy these benefits, i.e. READ MORE

  3. 18. Angels in Unstable Sociomaterial Relations : Stories of Information Technology

    Author : Pirjo Elovaara; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Information Technology IT ; Actor-Network Theory ANT ; Actor-Network Theory and After ANTa ; Feminist technology; Technoscience studies;

    Abstract : I have explored spaces, where negotiations of border transgressions take place and where issues of technology and politics mingle. We meet a diversity of actors in the world of information technology (IT): political texts, people and technology participating in numerous sociomaterial relations. READ MORE

  4. 19. Ultra-Reliable and Resilient Communication Service for Cyber-Physical Systems

    Author : Milad Ganjalizadeh; Marina Petrova; Jens Zander; Petar Popovski; KTH; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; 5G; availability; cyber-physical systems CPSs ; deep Q-networks DQN ; deep reinforcement learning; distributed learning; machine learning; network slicing; reliability; soft actor-critic SAC ; ultra-reliable low-latency communications URLLC ; wireless communications.; Informations- och kommunikationsteknik; Information and Communication Technology; Datalogi; Computer Science;

    Abstract : Cyber-Physical Systems (CPSs) are becoming ubiquitous in modern society, enabling new applications that rely on the seamless interaction between computing, communication, and physical processes. In this context, ultra-reliable low-latency communications (URLLC) emerges as a crucial element, reliably allowing the real-time exchange of critical data. READ MORE

  5. 20. The Internationalization of SMEs: An Interactive Perspective of Firm-Level Entrepreneurship and Network Structure

    Author : Mojtaba Hosseini; Hossein Dadfar; Steffan Brege; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Small and medium sized enterprises SMEs ; Firm-level entrepreneurship; entrepreneurial orientation; corporate entrepreneurship; internationalization; and business network;

    Abstract : The positive relationship of firm-level entrepreneurship and performance has received much attention in recent years and has become an attractive title in the entrepreneurship literature. This popularity encourages researchers to study the role played by the phenomenon on other organizational outputs such as internationalization. READ MORE