Search for dissertations about: "political rationality"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 46 swedish dissertations containing the words political rationality.

2. 11. Justice and Society : Problems of Reformist Politics

   Author : Mikael Spång; Statsvetenskapliga institutionen; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; communication; good; right; ethics; morality; social unfreedom; equality; freedom; democracy; social justice; capitalism; reformism; social democracy; Management of enterprises; management; Företagsledning;

   Abstract : The subject of the dissertation is a theoretical discussion of the possibilities and limitations of reformist politics. Theories of social justice and democracy are discussed and assessed in relation to the argument that reformist politics, which underlie the welfare state program, is a contradictory politics. READ MORE

4. 12. After Inclusion : Intellectual Disability as Biopolitics

   Author : Niklas Altermark; Statsvetenskapliga institutionen; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; intellectual disability; disability studies; biopolitics; Foucault; Butler; crip theory; inclusion; inclusion exclusion;

   Abstract : This dissertation examines contemporary politics targeting people with intellectual disabilities. Since this group first emerged, under labels such as ‘idiocy’ and ‘mental deficiency’, around the turn of the 20th century, its members have been seen as lacking the capacities necessary for citizenship and full societal belonging. READ MORE

5. 13. Governing Global Migration

   Author : Sara Kalm; Statsvetenskapliga institutionen; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; migration management; migration policy; Foucault; governmentality; global governmentality; migration politics; migration;

   Abstract : This study explores the global regulative function of migration politics. Its main aim is to rethink migration politics through an engagement with the Foucauldian governmentality perspective, which focuses on the relation between government and thought. READ MORE

6. 14. Poland under pressure 1980-81 : crisis management in state-society conflict

   Author : Witold Patoka; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Crisis management; Solidarity; State authorities; Super Powers; Polish Crisis 1980-81; Cold War; Political Decision-making;

   Abstract : The primary purpose of this study is to describe and analyze the crisis management strategies used by Solidarity and state authorities during the Polish Crisis 1980-81. These key domestic actors adjusted their actions in response to the international context of the crisis. READ MORE

7. 15. The comfort of alignment: Mining, green steel, and killjoy desires in Sweden/Sápmi

   Author : Georgia de Leeuw; Statsvetenskapliga institutionen; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; extractivism; mining; green steel; iron ore; comfort; alignment; Sweden; Sápmi;

   Abstract : This dissertation deals with Swedish extractivism in Sápmi through the examples of a planned iron ore mine in Gállok/Kallak and the hydrogen-based steel transition. The main aim is to understand the trust that is placed in extraction as a means to arrive at a happy, prosperous, green future. READ MORE