Search for dissertations about: "subnational"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 16 swedish dissertations containing the word subnational.

2. 1. Forces of Destruction and Construction : Local Conflict Dynamics, Institutional Trust and Postwar Crime

   Author : Annekatrin Deglow; Kristine Höglund; Lisa Hultman; Alexander De Juan; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; internal armed conflict; civil war; organized violence; subnational; institutional trust; postwar crime; state institutions; police; Afghanistan; Northern Ireland; Kabul; Belfast; Peace and Conflict Research; Freds- och konfliktforskning;

   Abstract : In 2017 alone, an estimated 68,851 people lost their lives as a consequence of civil wars, that is, armed conflicts that take place within the borders of a state. Such violent conflicts not only lead to immense human suffering, but also leave social, economic and political imprints on the societies that experience them. READ MORE

4. 2. Essays on Debts and Constitutions

   Author : Emanuel Kohlscheen; Torsten Persson; Jonathan Eaton; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; debt; constitution; sovereign risk; federalism; credibility; political institutions; renegotiation; trade credit; international reserves; bailout; revenue sharing; soft budget; Business and economics; Ekonomi;

   Abstract : This thesis includes two essays on sovereign debt and one on subnational governments' debts within a federation. In the two first essays, simple constitutional rules - that define how economic interactions unfold - are found to influence the outcome in important ways. READ MORE

5. 3. Agents of change and policies of scale : A policy study of Entrepreneurship and Enterprise in Education

   Author : Ron Mahieu; Arja Virta; Sven-Erik Hansén; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Entrepreneurship; enterprise; Global-local nexus; structure agency; policy dissemination; policy network; policy scope; policy drive; education policy; multi-level governance; OECD; EU; Sweden; Pedgogical work; Pedagogiskt arbete;

   Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to describe and understand the introduction of entrepreneurship and enterprise projects in primary and secondary schools in the North of Sweden and to identify and analyse the driving forces and actors behind this process. In particular the influence and significance of education policy at supranational, national and subnational level for the introduction of entrepreneurship and enterprise in education are analysed. READ MORE

6. 4. Beyond Conflict and Conciliation : The Implications of different forms of Corporate-Community Relations in the Peruvian Mining Industry

   Author : Maria-Therese Gustafsson; Kristina Boreus; Anders Sjögren; Teivo Teivainen; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Corporations; natural resource governance; mobilization; social movements; Peru; extractive industries; Political Science; statsvetenskap;

   Abstract : In Peru, the rapid expansion of extractive activities has led to increased mobilization by peasant communities. In remote rural areas, the mediating efforts of the state between communities and corporations are often weak, and corporations have played an important role in dealing with communities’ demands and protests through different strategies. READ MORE

7. 5. Pursuing a Circular Economy in the Danish Waste Sector : Scale and Transition Dynamics in Transformative Innovation Policy

   Author : Stine Madsen; Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Transformative innovation policy; Scale; Transition dynamics; Waste management; Multi-scalar governance; Sustainability transition; circular economy;

   Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis is to advance the conceptual understanding of transformative innovation policy through empirical research focusing on the transition towards a circular economy in the Danish waste sector. Under this broad aim, the thesis is more specifically concerned with exploring issues relating to the geography of transformative innovation policy as well as transition dynamics and agency in socio-technical system change. READ MORE