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Showing result 6 - 10 of 451 swedish dissertations containing the word participatory.

  2. 6. Steering sustainability transitions? Modular participatory backcasting for strategic planning in the heating and cooling sector

    Author : Kateryna Pereverza; Maria Malmström; Olga Kordas; David Lazarevic; Karel Mulder; Lars Coenen; KTH; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Sustainability transitions; strategic planning; participatory backcasting; scenarios; modularity; participatory modelling; transdisciplinarity; organisational changes; heating and cooling sector; Omställningsprocesser; strategisk planering; deltagande backcasting; modularitet; deltagandemodellering; tvärvetenskap; organisationsförändringar; uppvärmning och kylning; Industrial Ecology; Industriell ekologi;

    Abstract : Fostering sustainability transitions in the heating and cooling sector is a necessary and urgent issue. Steering mechanisms can enable coordination of actions by different actors towards common sustainability goals. READ MORE

  4. 7. Realizing the Principle of Participatory Democracy in the EU : The Role of Law-making Consultation

    Author : Gloria Golmohammadi; Antonina Bakardjieva-Engelbrekt; Mauro Zamboni; Deirdre Curtin; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; principle of participatory democracy; EU law; consultation; participatory democracy; Commission consultation; Legal Science; specialisation European Law; rättsvetenskap med inriktning mot europarätt;

    Abstract : This thesis sheds light on an EU foundational principle, the principle of participatory democracy and assesses its implications for EU multi-level law-making, focusing on how the principle can be given expression through consultation. It is clear from the primary Treaty article giving shape to the principle of participatory democracy, that consultation is a key duty. READ MORE

  5. 8. Exploring pitfalls of participation and ways towards just practices through a participatory design project in Kisumu, Kenya

    Author : Helena Kraff; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Participation; participatory design; participatory research; pitfalls; just participation; Kenya;

    Abstract : It is my belief that participatory processes can lead to positive transforma- tions for the people involved. However, I do at the same time recognize that participation is inherently ambiguous and complex, and that this makes it vulnerable to unjust practices. READ MORE

  6. 9. Beyond the Participatory Project : Practices of Organising, Planning and Doing Participation in Museums

    Author : Inge Zwart; Isto Huvila; Inga-Lill Aronsson; Pille Pruulmann-Vengerfeldt; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Participation; Memory institutions; Museum studies; Museum practice; Work practices; Organisational ethnography; Practice theory; Information studies; Democratisation; Biblioteks- och informationsvetenskap; Library and Information Science;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates practices that constitute participation in museums, building on information studies’ tradition of exploring work of professionals in memory institutions. In an effort to democratise, memory institutions have been increasingly interested in working with external stakeholders and audiences through various collaborative, participatory and engagement projects. READ MORE

  7. 10. Voices in design : argumentation in participatory development

    Author : Cecilia Sjöberg; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : The focus in this thesis lies on methods used to support the early phases in the information system design process. The main perspective emanates from the ”Scandinavian” approach to systems development and Participatory Design. READ MORE