Search for dissertations about: "public"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 4106 swedish dissertations containing the word public.

  2. 21. Picturing the Public : Advertising Self-Regulation in Sweden and the UK

    Author : Caroline Dahlberg; Göran Ahrne; Laurent Thévenot; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; advertising self-regulation; images; decision-making; reflexive cognition; interpretation; evaluation; justification; worlds of worth; moral conventions; moral conflicts; gender; the public; the unknown other; viewers; offence; Sociology; Sociologi; Sociology; sociologi;

    Abstract : Across the globe, people are everyday audiences of advertising images, which have become integrated in our life worlds. Advertising images are entangled with interesting moral conflicts. READ MORE

  4. 22. Reconceiving Public Reason : Neutrality, Civility, and the Self-Defeat Objection

    Author : Johan Elfström; Elena Namli; Lars Lindblom; Dan-Erik Andersson; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; John Rawls; Jeffrey Stout; Cécile Laborde; Steven Wall; public reason; social cooperation; neutrality; civility; political legitimacy; Etik; Ethics;

    Abstract : How should we live together? The question is at the heart of social ethics and it is an as urgent political question as ever. In this thesis, one particularly attractive reply to this central issue is analysed—John Rawls’s theory of public reason, and three different objections that have been put against it. READ MORE

  5. 23. Public Sector Open Innovation: Exploring Barriers and How Intermediaries Can Mitigate Them

    Author : Göran Smith; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Public Transport; Public Sector Open Innovation; Open Innovation Intermediaries; Outbound Open Innovation;

    Abstract : Public organizations are increasingly embracing open innovation (OI) practices. Still, little is known about how the challenges they face when doing so compare to the barriers that have been identified for OI in the private sector. READ MORE

  6. 24. Changing practices for public facilities management

    Author : Ingrid Svensson; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; public facilities management; sociomateriality.; institutional logics; institutional work; changing practices;

    Abstract : Public facilities management organizations are currently facing several challenges both external and internal. New regulations regarding sustainability (including energy efficiency targets), a transition to a business-like approach/form of governance and changing demographical conditions are examples of outer challenges. READ MORE

  7. 25. Knowledge diversification in public health through intersectionality

    Author : Nadja Trygg Fagrell; Anna Månsdotter; Per E Gustafsson; Anna-Karin Hurtig; Shai Mulinari; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; public health; intersectionality; feminism; health inequalities; health equity; knowledge diversification; decision making; Public health; folkhälsa;

    Abstract : BackgroundKnowledges about health inequalities and their causes are a central concern in public health. Generally, these relate to the social patterning of health and the forces that affect health conditions in daily life. However, public health decision making has been criticized for excluding knowledges of particular importance for health equity. READ MORE