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2. 1. Evaluations that matter in social work

   Author : Anna Petersén; Jan Olsson; Anders Bruhn; Per-Åke Karlsson; Örebro universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; evaluation; evaluation use; knowledge use; phronesis; scientific knowledge; praxis-based knowledge; Social Work; Socialt arbete;

   Abstract : A great deal of evaluations are commissioned and conducted every year in social work, but research reports a lack of use of the evaluation results. This may depend on how the evaluations are conducted, but it may also depend on how social workers use evaluation results. READ MORE

4. 2. Interaction between rider, horse and equestrian trainer : a challenging puzzle

   Author : Mari Zetterqvist Blokhuis; Jonna Bornemark; Lynda Birke; Södertörns högskola; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; equestrian sport; equestrian cultures; practical knowledge; interspecies relationships; ethics; equestrian teaching; equestrian feel; tacit knowledge; phronesis; ridsport; ridundervisning; praktisk kunskap; etik; ryttarkänsla; fronesis; Kritisk kulturteori; Critical and Cultural Theory;

   Abstract : This thesis examines the complex and challenging relationships between rider, horse and equestrian trainer in the context of teaching horse riding. What strategies and methods do equestrian trainers use to support the riders’ understanding of, and performance with, their horses? What role is the horse assigned in this form of interaction? Operating at the intersection between practical knowledge and human-animal studies, the thesis adopts an ethnographic approach, and seeks to develop theories of practical knowledge in the practice of teaching riding. READ MORE

5. 3. Planning in Interplace? On Time, Power and Learning in Local Activities Aiming at Social Inclusion and Sustainable Development

   Author : Jenny Stenberg; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; sustainable development; triggers for learning; suburban; phronesis; time; communicative planning; double-loop; social exclusion; interplace; power;

   Abstract : SUBURBAN METROPOLITAN areas in Sweden built in the sixties and seventies are often considered exposed areas and are consequently involved in interventions aimed at dealing with problems such as unemployment, poverty and social exclusion. This thesis focusses on how urban planning is related to this social problem. READ MORE

6. 4. Rethinking power in participatory planning : Towards reflective practice

   Author : Martin Westin; Kaisa Raitio; Tim Richardson; Camilo Calderon; Jonna Bornemark; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Power; participation; frame theory; planning; planners; facilitation; reflective practice; phronesis; Makt; deltagande; dialog; ramteori; planering; planerare; facilitering; process design; reflekterande praktik;

   Abstract : High hopes for democracy and sustainability are placed on participatory planning. Policy makers and scholars argue that broad participation can revitalise democracy and tackle sustainability challenges. Yet, critics claim that power asymmetries stand in the way of realising the potential of participatory planning. READ MORE

7. 5. From Green Image to Green Practice : Normative action and self-regulation

   Author : Minna Gillberg; Rättssociologiska institutionen; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; IPPC Directive; ISO 14001; EMAS; sustainability; norm world; ethical deliberation; phronesis; environmental management system; self-regulation; advanced practice; normative action; Environmental Protection Act; sociology of law; Sociology; Sociologi;

   Abstract : Ever since environmental issues appeared on the agenda of modern industrial society, through the work of whistle blowers such as Rachel Carson, Georg Borgström, Björn Gillberg and Hans Palmstierna, the Swedish state has exerted itself to project a green image. In practice this image has merely functioned as a defence for the legitimacy of industrial development. READ MORE