Search for dissertations about: "political economy"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 302 swedish dissertations containing the words political economy.

  2. 6. Essays in Political Economy

    Author : Kåre Vernby; Per-Ola Öberg; Torsten Persson; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : Political science; Statsvetenskap; Economic Openness; Electoral Systems; Employers Associations; Labor Market Regulations; Labor Unions; Political Economy; Strikes;

    Abstract : This thesis consists of an introduction and three stand-alone essays. In the introduction I discuss the commonalities between the three essays. Essay I charts the the main political cleavages among 59 Swedish unions and business organizations. READ MORE

  4. 7. After Space Utopia : Post-Soviet Russia and Futures in Space

    Author : Roman Privalov; Johan Eriksson; Mats Braun; Arita Holmberg; Södertörns högskola; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; space; Russia; utopia; postcolonialism; assemblage; Politics; Economy and the Organization of Society; Politik; ekonomi och samhällets organisering; Östersjö- och Östeuropaforskning; Baltic and East European studies;

    Abstract : Since the early 2000s, new projects of space expansionism have emerged, including the commercial-, military-driven and scientific projects to colonize the Moon and Mars. The new space expansionism followed a period of comparatively lower attention to space in international politics, and it is sometimes called the New Space Race by analogy to the 20th century Space Race between the USSR and the US. READ MORE

  5. 8. A Nationalism of Good Intentions : Dilemmas of inclusion and exclusion

    Author : Ellinor Hamrén; Karin Borevi; Johan Eriksson; Jenny Gunnarsson Payne; Jouni Reinikainen; Södertörns högskola; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Politics; Economy and the Organization of Society; Politik; ekonomi och samhällets organisering; Östersjö- och Östeuropaforskning; Baltic and East European studies;

    Abstract : The dissertation analyses ethical aspects of nationalism and criticizes the nation-state paradigm. Based on theories that concern various forms of 'benign' nationalism, the dissertation explores fantasies of inclusion with the help of various 'positions'. READ MORE

  6. 9. Isolating the Radical Right : Coalition Formation and Policy Adaptation in Sweden

    Author : Anders Backlund; Ann-Cathrine Jungar; Hanna Bäck; Kaare Strøm; Södertörns högskola; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; radical right; mainstream parties; pariah parties; anti-system parties; cordon sanitaire; party strategy; government formation; anti-pacts; coalition theory; spatial theories of party competition; policy co-optation; policy dimensionality; Sweden Democrats; Sweden; Sverigedemokraterna; högerradikala partier; pariapartier; anti-systempartier; partistrategi; regeringsbildning; koalitionsteori; Politics; Economy and the Organization of Society; Politik; ekonomi och samhällets organisering;

    Abstract : In recent decades, established political parties across Europe have become increasingly challenged by a new party family: the radical right. In terms of how mainstream parties respond to this challenge, Sweden has been a puzzling case both in a comparative European perspective and in light of established theories of party competition. READ MORE

  7. 10. The University and the Demand for Knowledge-based Growth : The hegemonic struggle for the future of Higher Education Institutions in Finland and Estonia

    Author : Adrià Alcoverro; Fredrika Björklund; Hans Andersson; Kristina Boréus; Södertörns högskola; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Totalising; Post-Fordist capitalism; KBE; Gramsci; Bourdieu; solutionism; debauched meritocracy; science; market orientation; relational; hierarchy; autonomy; de-antagonise; competitiveness; legitimation.; Totalisering; post-fordistisk kapitalism; KBE; Gramsci; Bourdieu; lösningsorientering; tygellös meritokrati; vetenskap; marknadsorientering; relation; hierarki; autonomi; av-antagonisera; konkurrenskraft; legitimering.; Politics; Economy and the Organization of Society; Politik; ekonomi och samhällets organisering; Östersjö- och Östeuropaforskning; Baltic and East European studies;

    Abstract : In recent decades, Higher Education Institutions have been reformed worldwide so that they may exert a greater influence in the production of knowledge within Knowledge-based Economies (KBEs). This transformation is often explained in terms of how advanced capitalist economies need to secure a prosperous future within post-Fordist capitalism. READ MORE