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Showing result 21 - 25 of 6500 swedish dissertations containing the word local.

2. 21. Political conflicts - Dissent and antagonism among political parties in local government

   Author : Louise Skoog; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; democracy; political conflict; party conflict; political dissent; antagonistic behaviour; multi-methods; local government; local politics; political parties; causes of conflict; effects of conflicts;

   Abstract : Political conflicts arise out of, or are at least nourished by, divisions and tensions in society over how resources are distributed between citizens and social groups. In the parliamentary arena, these conflicts are manifested by political parties representing the interests of their voters. READ MORE

4. 22. Enacting "the local" in culinary tourism : A study of culinary actors and their practices

   Author : Josefine Östrup Backe; Institutionen för tjänstevetenskap; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; culinary tourism; food experiences; the local; local food; tourism production; practice theory; social practices; destination branding; culinary actors; rural food experiences; ethnography;

   Abstract : As the competition between destinations grows, the need to stand out and offer memorable and unique experiences also grows. Culinary experiences and activities with elements of “the local” are a growing niche, which mirrors the trend of knowing where the food originates, and that it has been grown, produced, and transported in an ecologically, socially and culturally sustainable way. READ MORE

5. 23. The use of standardised environmental management systems in Swedish local authorities

   Author : Sara Gustafsson; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Environmental Management Systems; EMS; ISO 14001; EMAS; local authorities; Local Agenda 21; Local Investment Programme LIP ; mapping;

   Abstract : This thesis focuses on one of many tools that can be used for enhancing  environmental management in local authorities; standardised environmental management systems (EMSs). EMS is a strategic environmental management tool that originally was designed for and mainly used by industrial organisations. READ MORE

6. 24. Enforcing Legitimacy : Perspectives on the Relationship between Intervening Armed Forces and the Local Population in Afghanistan

   Author : Lisa Karlborg; Jan Ångström; Louise Olsson; Chiara Ruffa; Mimmi Söderberg Kovacs; Robert Egnell; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : armed intervention; local legitimacy; Afghanistan; intervening armed forces; military; local population; perceptions; soldiers; ISAF; noncombat contact; peace operations; peacekeeping; military doctrine; contact theory; fieldwork; Peace and Conflict Research; Freds- och konfliktforskning;

   Abstract : Bolstering local perceptions of legitimacy in armed intervention has emerged as an important feature of increasingly complex international peace and statebuilding efforts. Yet, previous research has only begun to explore what local legitimacy entails to those involved in, and affected by, armed intervention. READ MORE

7. 25. From Declarative Models to Local Search

   Author : Gustav Björdal; Pierre Flener; Justin Pearson; Laurent Michel; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; discrete optimisation; combinatorial optimisation; local search; large-neighbourhood search; MiniZinc; constraint programming; declarative modelling; declarative neighbourhoods; Computer Science; Datavetenskap;

   Abstract : A solver is a general-purpose software for solving optimisation problems. It takes as input a description of a problem, called a model, and uses a collection of algorithms, called its solving technology, to ideally produce an optimal solution as output. Most solvers have a modelling language that cannot be processed by other solvers. READ MORE