Search for dissertations about: "legitimation"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 43 swedish dissertations containing the word legitimation.

  2. 11. Religion, rock och pluralism : En religionssociologisk studie av kristen diskurs om rockmusik

    Author : Andreas Häger; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Religion; discourse; institutional Christianity; legitimation; pluralism; popular culture; popular music; qualitative analysis; religion; religious symbols; rock music; symbolic universe; Religionsvetenskap Teologi; Religion Theology; Religionsvetenskap Teologi; religionssociologi; The Sociology of Religion;

    Abstract : Rock music has during all of its almost 50 years of existence been the subject of criticism and debate. Much of this criticism has risen from religious circles. But also in these circles, rock music has its advocates. This thesis studies the reactions to rock music by spokespersons for institutional Christianity. READ MORE

  4. 12. 'Dior without Dior' : Tradition and Succession in a Paris Couture House, 1957-2015

    Author : Sara Skillen; Andrea Kollnitz; Caroline Evans; Christopher Breward; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Christian Dior; Paris Fashion; Fashion Designer; Couturier; French Haute Couture; Luxury brands; Savoir-Faire; Couture; Tradition; Succession; Royalty; Heritage; Myth; Codes; Legitimation; Symbolic Production; Legacy; modevetenskap; Fashion Studies;

    Abstract : This study explores how the French luxury fashion house, Dior has mobilised its power over a 70 year period through the constructed persona of the designer, who functions as a figurehead, together with the brand’s heritage. It investigates how the house of Dior reinvented itself after the death of its founder in 1957 through the charismatic succession of a series of designers; Yves Saint Laurent, Marc Bohan, Gianfranco Ferré, John Galliano, and finishes in 2015 with the departure of Raf Simons. READ MORE

  5. 13. Legitimacy for Sale : Constructing a Market for PR Consultancy

    Author : Anna Tyllström; Linda Wedlin; Nils Brunsson; Lars Strannegård; Roy Suddaby; Klaus Weber; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; PR consultancy; Legitimization; Legitimation; Social Construction of Markets; Public Opinion; Organization Theory; Market Categorization; Business Studies; Företagsekonomi;

    Abstract : Categories are semantic objects that create order in markets. By categorization, market actors and products become comparable and understandable to various audiences. READ MORE

  6. 14. Too Enabling to Fail – Ethics and Practices in the Legitimation of Nanotechnology

    Author : Nicholas Surber; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; enabling technology; responsible research and innovation; legitimation crisis; applied ethics; risk sociology; political economy of research and innovation; research and innovation policy; nanotechnology; technoscientific capitalism; emerging technology;

    Abstract : This thesis reads Beck’s Risk Society in the context of nanotechnology and the politicization of failure in the promise of enabling technologies. It aims to investigate how researchers and innovators legitimate nanotechnology in society. READ MORE

  7. 15. The Legitimation of Non-State Regulatory Organisations : The Case of GLOBALGAP’s Management of Legitimacy

    Author : Donal Casey; Colin Scott; Errol Meidinger; Eoin Carolan; Ireland. University College Dublin UCD Law School; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

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