Search for dissertations about: "democratic approach"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 119 swedish dissertations containing the words democratic approach.

2. 6. Aporia of Equality: A Historico-Political Approach to Swedish Educational Politics 1946-2000

   Author : Tomas Wedin; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Equality; politico-temporal problem; education; post-war period; Sweden; political thought; regime of historicity; Arendt; democratic paradox; imaginary equality; the social; Tocqueville; world;

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4. 7. Teaching as Attention Formation : A Relational Approach to Teaching and Attention

   Author : Johannes Rytzler; Carl Anders Säfström; Gert Biesta; Niclas Månsson; Christiane Thompson; Mälardalens högskola; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Teaching; Attention; Didaktik; Rancière; Philosophy of Education; Didactics; didaktik;

   Abstract : The purpose of the thesis is to put forth and explore a notion of teaching as a practice of attention formation. Drawing on educational philosophy and the Didaktik/Pädagogik-traditions, teaching is explored as a relational and lived-though practice that can promote, form, and share attention. READ MORE

5. 8. Rethinking Social Impact Assessment through Urban Design: Towards designerly evaluation with a socio-form approach

   Author : Joanna Gregorowicz-Kipszak; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; SIA; analysis; transversality; SOCIO-FORM approach; research through design; built form; the social; urban design; space of possibilities; assessment; social impact; knowledge hub;

   Abstract : Tools for assessing the social impact of urban designs are being developed internationally and in Swedish municipalities. While methodological development is underway, a theoretical discussion about the implications of urban design on social impact assessment (SIA) and its critical potential is rare, leading to the situation whereby much SIA is instrumental and might act against reinforcing and improved integration of the social dimension into the practice of urban planning and design. READ MORE

6. 9. Union mergers in times of restructuring: A psychological approach

   Author : Stephan Baraldi; Magnus Sverke; Victor M. Catano; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Organizational change; representation restructuring; union merger; change-related attitudes; commitment; communication; democracy; Psychology; Psykologi; psykologi; Psychology;

   Abstract : With globalization and economic competition on the rise, the very nature of work has been changing, and many organizations are turning to restructuring as a means of facing the developing external and internal demands for change. Unions, being no exception, are often ready to undergo fundamental restructuring in order to meet challenges, such as an increasingly heterogeneous work force and membership declines. READ MORE

7. 10. Co-creating democracy : Conceptualizing co-creative media to facilitate democratic engagement in society

   Author : Montathar Faraon; Mauri Kaipainen; Robert Ramberg; Bert Mulder; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; co-creative media; democracy; concept-driven design research; socio-technical systems; consensus-seeking; internet voting; mobilization; open so; Information Society; informationssamhället;

   Abstract : Internet-based information and communication technology (ICT) have increasingly been used to facilitate and support democratic engagement in society. A growing body of research has demonstrated that the Internet and, in particular, social media have given citizens the opportunity to participate, interact, network, collaborate, and mobilize themselves within communities. READ MORE