Search for dissertations about: "bureaucratic politics"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 20 swedish dissertations containing the words bureaucratic politics.

  2. 11. Necessary but not Sustainable? The Limits of Democracy in Achieving Environmental Sustainability

    Author : Marina Povitkina; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; democracy; environmental sustainability; quality of government; corruption;

    Abstract : The world today faces a number of environmental problems that are both severe and urgent. Finding effective solutions is one of the top priorities for the international community, with at least half of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals relating either directly or indirectly to reaching environmental sustainability. READ MORE

  4. 12. Voices from the welfare state. Dissatisfaction and political action in Sweden

    Author : Maria Solevid; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; political action; dissatisfaction; welfare state; policy feedback; institutions; empowerment; political participation; Sweden;

    Abstract : The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between citizens’ dissatisfaction with the welfare state and political action on welfare state issues, and to what extent institutional arrangements affects this relationship. The point of departure for this study is the policy feedback perspective, which acknowledges that the design of institutions shape and constrain citizens’ political preferences and behaviors. READ MORE

  5. 13. University and Culture: a Phenomenological Analysis of Formal and Informal Discourse on Education and Research at Universities in Sweden and China

    Author : Josef Mörnerud; Företagsekonomiska institutionen; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; University; Culture; Science and Technology Studies; Phenomenology; Research; Education; Meaning-Constitution-Analysis; formal and informal discourse; Sweden; China;

    Abstract : In this research, science and its political appearance are studied through an empirical exploration of their representations in narrative expressions. The field of investigation is allocated to formal and informal discourse on university, education and research in Sweden and China. READ MORE

  6. 14. Ghana in search of development : The challenge of governance, economic management and institution building

    Author : Dan-Bright S. Dzorgbo; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Sociology; Ghana; State; Development; Governance; Economic Management; Institutions; Praetorianism; Neopatrimonialism; Socioeconomic and Political Environment; Sociologi; Sociology; Sociologi; Sociology; sociologi;

    Abstract : Why did Ghana, a country that was favourably endowed in its economic and social life, and judged to have considerable head start over other countries in Sub-Saharan Africa in the 1950s, and for which all predictions pointed to a bright future, come to experience a classic socioeconomic decline and is now struggling to survive?This study endeavours to explain how and why this happened. Combining sociological, economic and political, as well as institutional perspectives at the methodological level, the study focuses on the interplay between state politics and socioeconomic development. READ MORE

  7. 15. Market Bureaucracy : Neoliberalism, Competition, and EU State Aid Policy

    Author : Linda Nyberg; Statsvetenskapliga institutionen; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; nyliberalism; konkurrens; statligt stöd; EU; styrning; governmentality; avpolitisering; neoliberalism; competition; state aid; European Union; government; governmentality; depoliticisation;

    Abstract : According to a predominant way of thinking, competition is believed to be what drives society forward. It is believed to lead to economic growth through lower prices, higher quality and a more efficient distribution of resources. Competition is also believed to stimulate progress by creating incentives for creativity and innovation. READ MORE