Search for dissertations about: "policy actors"
Showing result 21 - 25 of 468 swedish dissertations containing the words policy actors.
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21. Small science on big machines: Politics and practices of synchrotron radiation laboratories
Abstract : Synchrotron radiation laboratories are large scientific facilities where various scientific experiments are carried out by the use of radiation produced by particle accelerators. Research with synchrotron radiation emerged in the 1960s and 1970s as a peripheral activity at particle physics laboratories. READ MORE
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22. Investments, system dynamics, energy management and policy : a solution to the metric problem of bottom-up supply curves
Abstract : Today, issues such as climate change and increased competition for scarce resources puts pressure on society and firms to transform. Change is not easily managed though, especially not when relating to production or consumption of energy carriers such as district heating or electric power. READ MORE
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23. Innovative policy networks : the relation between structure and performance
Abstract : The central undertaking in this thesis is to explore the explanatory power of the concept of policy networks. The main question is whether there is a relation between the structural features of policy networks and their performance? Does network structure matter for network performance, and in that case, in what sense? In order to investigate the relationship between structure and performance, five implementation networks, engaged in inter-organizational collaboration with the task to create multidisciplinary units, at Luleå University of Technology (LTU), are studied. READ MORE
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24. Bringing actors together : ICT, disabillity and pupils in special school
Abstract : Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is part of everyday life in various ways. This thesis focuses on the connection between disability and ICT among pupils with intellectual disabilities and on ways for researcher to study human and technology. READ MORE
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25. Unpacking Rational Use of Antibiotics : Policy in Medical Practice and the Medical Debate
Abstract : Rational use of antibiotics–using antibiotics only when needed and in the right way–is a prioritized goal in policy aimed at preventing antimicrobial resistance. A vast body of research is devoted to understanding why unnecessary antibiotics are prescribed. READ MORE