Search for dissertations about: "restructure"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 14 swedish dissertations containing the word restructure.

  2. 1. The Politics of Foreign Policy Change : Explaining the Swedish Reorientation on EC Membership

    Author : Jakob Gustavsson; Statsvetenskapliga institutionen; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Ingvar Carlsson; European integration; explanation; decision-making; EC membership; Sweden; foreign policy; change; Political and administrative sciences; Statsvetenskap; förvaltningskunskap;

    Abstract : This study addresses the problem of foreign policy change. While the 1990s has been characterized by remarkable changes in world affairs, political scientists have been slow to study the processes through which such changes take place. READ MORE

  4. 2. Social and cognitive biases in large group decision settings

    Author : Emma A. Bäck; Torun Lindholm; Ola Svenson; Vincent Yzerbyt; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; large group decision-making; social identity; procedural justice; intergroup biases; attitudes; status quo position; cognitive restructuring; post-decision consolidation; Psychology; psykologi;

    Abstract : The present thesis consists of three studies on the effects of group membership in large group decisions. The overall aim was to contribute to understanding how individuals react when decisions are made in large groups. We explored consequences of procedural justice concerns within such groups. READ MORE

  5. 3. Process Optimization of UV-Based Advanced Oxidation Processes in VOC Removal Applications

    Author : Francesco Montecchio; Klas Engvall; Roberto Lanza; Ernest Blatchley III; KTH; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; AOP; UV; photocatalysis; ozone; air pollution; VOC abatement; reactor design; reactor modelling; photocatalyst support; electrochemical treatment; electrochemical etching; irradiation modelling; kinetics modelling; fluid dynamics simulation; prototype; full-scale; CFD simulation; Chemical Engineering; Kemiteknik;

    Abstract : Air pollution is a major concern in developed countries due to its hazardous health effects. Recent studies by the WHO (World Health Organization) estimate that urban air pollution causes a number of diseases of the respiratory tract and is associated with 150,000 deaths each year. READ MORE

  6. 4. Patronage, Politics and Pollution : precarious NGO-state relationships : urban environmental issues in south India

    Author : Håkan Tropp; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AREAS; TVÄRVETENSKAPLIGA FORSKNINGSOMRÅDEN;

    Abstract : Rapid urban population growth is a striking feature for most cities in developing countries. Such demographic change, compounded by political power structures, industrialisation and culture, pose big institutional challenges in coping with urban environments. READ MORE

  7. 5. From Common Market to Social Europe? : Paradigm Shift and Institutional Change in European Union Policy on Food, Asbestos & Chemicals, and Gender Equality

    Author : Marcus Carson; Barbara Hobson; Neil Fligstein; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Policy paradigm; public policy; European Union; new institutionalism; food safety; BSE; chemicals policy; gender equality; domestic violence; Sociology; Sociologi;

    Abstract : This dissertation takes up developments in European Union policymaking that indicate important shifts from an emphasis on prioritizing markets and economic arrangements to a greater recognition and competing prioritization of what can be broadly characterized as "social" concerns. Potentially sweeping changes are taking place in EU policy in the areas of food safety, chemicals, and gender equality. READ MORE