Search for dissertations about: "justification strategies"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 12 swedish dissertations containing the words justification strategies.
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1. On the Ethics of External States in Peacebuilding : A Critical Study of Justification
Abstract : Even the most obvious actions require justification. The need for justification of peacebuilding involvements is always present. This thesis argues that justification is particularly needed when there is a prevalent power asymmetry between an external state and a host community. READ MORE
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2. A Two-Front Battle. On the Justification of Empirical Beliefs
Abstract : The question of what justifies empirical beliefs is traditionally answered either by reference to basic empirical beliefs that receive justification from something outside of the epistemic subject’s conceptual sphere or by reference to justification through coherence, in the sense that empirical beliefs are justified through their semantic relations to other beliefs. Typical of both kinds of answers is that they aim at a general notion of belief justification. READ MORE
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3. Coherence : Studies in epistemology and belief revision
Abstract : This thesis consists of seven papers and a comprehensive summary. The subject matter is so-calledcoherence theories of justification, according to which epistemic justification, and ultimately knowledge,is essentially a matter of relations between beliefs, of how well they hang together. READ MORE
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4. From Oligarch to Benefactor? : Legitimation Strategies among the Wealthy Elite in Post-Soviet Ukraine
Abstract : This thesis explores how wealthy actors in post-Soviet Ukraine seek to legitimize their extraordinary positions in society. It argues that they attempt to create legitimacy by setting up private philanthropic foundations, in this thesis also termed giving organizations. READ MORE
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5. Staying alive! : The restructuring process in two Swedish steel and metal companies
Abstract : The thesis is based on a research project called Learning-in-partnership, abbreviated to “Learnpartner”. The work was organized as a joint research project between Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Spain, and Germany, and managed by Leeds University Business School in the UK. READ MORE