Search for dissertations about: "cultural municipality"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 18 swedish dissertations containing the words cultural municipality.

2. 1. In Search of the State : An Ethnography of Public Service Provision in Urban Niger

   Author : Gabriella Körling; Sten Hagberg; Christian Lund; Mathieu Hilgers; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; anthropology; the state; public services; healthcare; education; development; Niamey; Niger; Cultural anthropology; Kulturantropologi; Kulturantropologi; Cultural Anthropology;

   Abstract : This study explores public health and education provision in Niamey, the capital of Niger, by merging the ethnographic study of public services with an anthropological analysis of the state and of local politics. Based on anthropological fieldwork carried out in a group of neighbourhoods in the periphery of Niamey, the study highlights the political dimensions of public service provision in a local arena where international development interventions and national plans meet local realities and where a wide range of actors and institutions, dis-courses, meanings, and practices are mobilized in the offering of and the regulation of access to public services. READ MORE

4. 2. The economics of sickness absence : social interactions, local cultures and working conditions

   Author : Kristin Ekblad; Mikael Svensson; Lars Hultkrantz; Mats Persson; Örebro universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Peer effect; absence; sickness absence; social norms; gender; age; municipality; domestic migration; working conditions; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

   Abstract : The focus of this thesis is the study of social and psychosocial aspects of sickness absence. In Essay 1, Sickness Absence and Peer Effects – Evidence from a Swedish Municipality, detailed employment records from a Swedish public employer are used to investigate whether sick leave among work group colleagues influences individual sick leave. READ MORE

5. 3. Reaching For Equality : Essays in Education and Gender Economics

   Author : Sanna Ericsson; Centrum för ekonomisk demografi; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Preschool; Education; Sub-Saharan Africa; Cultural Gender Norms; Math Gender Gap; Epidemiological Approach; Refugee Placement Policy; Sibling Fixed Effects; Domestic Violence; Household Bargaining; Male Backlash; Local Labour Demand; Preschool; Education; Sub-Saharan Africa; Cultural Gender Norms; Math Gender Gap; Epidemiological Approach; Refugee Placement Policy; Sibling Fixed Effects; Domestic Violence; Household Bargaining; Male Backlash; Local Labour Demand;

   Abstract : This thesis consists of three self-contained papers that all relate to the understanding of equality. The first chapter investigates the effects of preschool attendance on children in Kenya and Tanzania. READ MORE

6. 4. 'The Emperor's New Clothes' Recordkeeping in a New Context

   Author : Maria Kallberg; Karen Anderson; Göran Samuelsson; Elizabeth Shepherd; Mittuniversitetet; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; recordkeeping; e-government; recordkeeping awareness; information management; continuum; public archive; archivists; registrars; local government; Sweden;

   Abstract : This thesis examines if and how information capture and documentation practices and the function of the public archive are changing in relation to archival concepts in contemporary administrative settings, as a result of e-government strategic development. The study aims for a holistic approach from the beginning of the life of the records to their long-term preservation. READ MORE

7. 5. Implementing a Vision : Studying Leaders’ Strategic Use of an Intranet while Exploring Ethnography within HCI

   Author : Anette Löfström; Mats Edenius; Sara Eriksén; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; HCI; Ethnography; Culture; Organisation; Intranet; Sensemaking; Trust; MDI; Etnografi; Kultur; Organisation; Intranät; Meningsskapande; tillit; Datavetenskap med inriktning mot människa-datorinteraktion; Computer Science with specialization in Human-Computer Interaction;

   Abstract : This thesis investigates an Intranet based leadership strategy. The aims are to follow, describe and analyse an Intranet based leadership strategy through a broad, dynamic and cultural perspective, and to carry out an ethnography-based research process and thereby explore the potential uses of ethnography within human-computer interaction (HCI). READ MORE