Search for dissertations about: "new institutionalism"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 34 swedish dissertations containing the words new institutionalism.

  2. 1. Contextualising Constructions of Corporate Social Responsibility : Social Embeddedness in Discourse and Institutional Contexts

    Author : Brita Backlund Rambaree; Barbara Hobson; Charlotta Stern; Dima Jamali; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; corporate social responsibility; CSR; institutional theory; Foucault; context; embeddedness; institutions; new institutionalism; institutional complementarity; discursive institutionalism; institutional work; responsible investment; SRI; social constructionism; discourse; power; qualitative content analysis; self-reporting; abductive approach; interpretative repertoires; Sociology; sociologi; corporate social responsibility; CSR; institutional theory; Foucault; context; embeddedness; institutions; new institutionalism; institutional complementarity; discursive institutionalism; institutional work; responsible investment; SRI; social constructionism; discourse; power; qualitative content analysis; self-reporting; abductive approach; interpretative repertoires;

    Abstract : ‘Corporate social responsibility’ (CSR) and ‘socially responsible investment’ (SRI) have become predominant frameworks connecting business to society that have spread across the globe. They comprise a shared set of ideas and practices, such as those promoted in global reporting standards and by international organisations such as the UN Global Compact. READ MORE

  4. 2. What logics drive the choices of public decision-makers?

    Author : Jens Nilsson; Carina Lundmark; Annica Sandström; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
    Keywords : SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; Decision-making; new institutionalism; rational choice; sociological institutionalism; values; public administration; wildlife management; local parliaments; collaborative management; Political Science; Statsvetenskap;

    Abstract : This thesis explores what logics drive the decisions of public decision-makers. More specifically, and drawing on new institutional theory, this topic is investigated from the perspective of how institutions, i.e. the formal and informal patterns of rules and practices, influence public decision-makers. READ MORE

  5. 3. Stakeholder Influence in Higher Education : Old Ideas in New Bottles?

    Author : Catharina Bjørkquist; Michele Micheletti; Göran Sundström; Karlstads universitet; []
    Keywords : SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; higher education; stakeholding; influence; policy; practice; university; university college; institutional change; continuity; historical institutionalism; institutional legacy; Statsvetenskap; Political Science;

    Abstract : This dissertation deals with how national higher education policy affects stakeholder influence in practice, i.e. how two selected higher education institutions, the University of Oslo and Telemark University College, have interpreted and adapted to national policy reforms. The aim of this dissertation is threefold. READ MORE

  6. 4. The Emergent Politics of Geoengineering

    Author : Ina Möller; BECC: Biodiversity and Ecosystem services in a Changing Climate; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Norms; Policy emergence; Agenda setting; Climate change; political community; sociological institutionalism; Science policy interface; vetenskap och politik; politisk process; politisk opinionsbildning; klimatförändring; nätverk; institutionalism; normer;

    Abstract : This thesis examines the role of science in the earliest stages of the political process. It does this by studying the emergence of ‘geoengineering’ on the political agenda. READ MORE

  7. 5. The power of framing : A new-institutional approach to interest group participation in the European Union

    Author : Johan Nylander; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; Sociology; European Union; lobbying; interest groups; new institutionalism; framing; social mechanisms; policy making; case study; energy; pharmaceuticals; alcohol; biotechnology; Sociologi; Sociology; Sociologi; Sociology; sociologi;

    Abstract : This dissertation develops a theory of interest group inclusion and exclusion in policy-making processes at the European level. The theory includes three major components: the European Union as a political opportunity structure for interest groups, the role of the European Commission as policy formulator, and patterns of inclusion and exclusionof interest groups in policymaking processes. READ MORE