Search for dissertations about: "epistemic action"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 24 swedish dissertations containing the words epistemic action.

  2. 16. Anti-paternalism and Public Health Policy

    Author : Kalle Grill; Sven Ove Hansson; Martin Peterson; David Archard; KTH; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Alcohol Interlocks; Altruism; Anti-paternalism; Epistemic paternalism; Group consent; Harm principle; Interference; Invalidation of reasons; Liberalism; Limiting liberty; Private sphere; Product safety regulation; Public health policy; Reason-actions; Self-regarding; Social responsibility; Uncertain information; Withholding of information.; Practical philosophy; Praktisk filosofi;

    Abstract : This thesis is an attempt to constructively interpret and critically evaluate the liberal doctrine that we may not limit a person’s liberty for her own good, and to discuss its implications and alternatives in some concrete areas of public health policy. The thesis starts theoretical and goes ever more practical. READ MORE

  4. 17. Need for speed : towards urban planning for rapid transitioning to sustainable personal mobility

    Author : Varvara Nikulina; Henrik Ny; David Simon; Henrikke Baumann; Göran Broman; Ulf Ranhagen; Blekinge Tekniska Högskola; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; personal mobility; urban planning; rapid transition; sustainability;

    Abstract : The Paris Agreement, the recent Special Report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, and the Sustainable Development Goals are examples of United Nation’s facilitated calls for urgent climate action and more generally for a rapid transition of society towards sustainability. Since urban personal mobility is a significant contributor to society’s current sustainability challenges, and considering current trends of population growth and urbanisation, there is a strong need to develop enhanced support for urban planning for rapid transitioning to sustainable personal mobility. READ MORE

  5. 18. Negotiating social-ecological fit through knowledge practice

    Author : Simon West; Lisen Schultz; Emily Boyd; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Knowledge practice; adaptive governance; adaptive management; social-ecological systems; problem of fit; performative; narrative; Natural Resources Management; naturresurshushållning;

    Abstract : Adaptive governance and management (AG and AM) have been proposed to address the “problem of fit” between ecosystems and governance systems. AG and AM are intended to reconfigure the relations between knowledge and action through, for instance, experimentation, collaboration and monitoring, to enhance social-ecological feedbacks. READ MORE

  6. 19. The Future that is my Present : Temporariness and Insecurity in Swedish Academia

    Author : Petya Burneva; Linda Wedlin; Caroline Waks; Noomi Weinryb; Sverre Spoelstra; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; academic work; temporariness; temporary employment; insecurity; job insecurity; professional insecurity; anticipatory insecurity; job field insecurity; precarious professional work;

    Abstract : This thesis explores the question of what it means to be a temporary academic worker in the business studies discipline in Sweden. It presents how academics’ temporariness translates into insecurity and how they respond to it. The research is conducted using an open design, reflexive framework, and an abductive approach. READ MORE

  7. 20. Deterrence Games for the 21st Century : Representation, Theory and Evidence

    Author : Karl Sörenson; Till Grüne-Yanoff; Jan Ångström; Damon Coletta; KTH; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Deterrence Theory; Game Theory; Theory of Science; Philosophy; Filosofi; Krigsvetenskap;

    Abstract : Deterrence is the backbone of military strategy. Dissuading an opponent from taking a specific action by threat of violence is the definition of deterrence. From the outset of the Cold War there has been a strong link between the study of deterrence and game theoretic analysis. READ MORE