Search for dissertations about: "supporters"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 39 swedish dissertations containing the word supporters.

  2. 6. Contextualising a South African social innovation for maternal and child health to mothers with experiences of migration in Sweden

    Author : Per Kåks; Mats Målqvist; Sibylle Herzig van Wees; Anna Bergström; Jenny McLeish; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Social innovation; peer support; migration; parenting; parents; children; health promotion; trust; mistrust; implementation; empowerment;

    Abstract : Despite a universally accessible and high-quality welfare system, disparities in health and wellbeing persist between families who have migrated to Sweden and the native population. The South African Mentor Mother programme, a social innovation for maternal and child health among socially disadvantaged communities, was transferred and adapted to benefit mothers and pregnant women with experiences of migrating to Sweden. READ MORE

  4. 7. Politics on the net : NGO practices and experiences

    Author : Pia Brundin; Jan Olsson; Håkan Thörn; Peter Dahlgren; Örebro universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Internet; ICTs; politics; cyber politics; NGOs; political culture; national political context; online activism; advocacy; interactivity; social movements; political influence; globalisation; civil society; global civil society; Political science; Statsvetenskap; Political Science; Statskunskap;

    Abstract : This study investigates how different kinds of non-governmental organisations (NGOs), operating in different national political contexts, perceive and use the Internet as a political space. The political space concept, as defined here, encompasses two dimensions of Internet use: one external, where organisations use the Internet for online activism and campaigning, and one internal, signifying organisational use of the Internet to promote engagement and interactivity with members and/or supporters. READ MORE

  5. 8. The Soundtrack of Politics. A Case Study of Anashid in Hamas and Hezbollah

    Author : Carin Berg; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Hamas; Hizbullah; anashid; music; politics; Islam; organizations; political;

    Abstract : Music is commonly used as a tool in political organizations in general. Due to religious norms and interpretations, Islamist organizations use anashid as the main musical genre for political aims. READ MORE

  6. 9. Parties, Power and Patronage : Papers in Political Economy

    Author : Olle Folke; David Strömberg; Torsten Torsten Persson; Donald Green; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Economics; Nationalekonomi; Economics; nationalekonomi;

    Abstract : This thesis consists of three empirical essays in political economics."Shades of Brown and Green: Party Effects in Proportional Election Systems" is the first paper to develop a method for estimating the causal effect of party representation in proportional election systems. This method is applied to Swedish municipalities. READ MORE

  7. 10. Playing Activists and Dancing Anarchists : Men and Masculinities in Cultural Performances in Contemporary Sweden

    Author : Dirk Gindt; Tiina Rosenberg; David Savran; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Cultural performances; theatrical event; theatricality; gender; men; masculinities; hegemonic masculinity; political demonstrations; prime minister Göran Persson; Sweden; Theatre; Teatervetenskap; teatervetenskap; Theatre Studies;

    Abstract : Playing Activists and Dancing Anarchists is a Ph.D. dissertation that aims to analyse men and masculinities in political demonstrations and similar manifestations by conceptualising and analytically approaching such cultural performances as theatrical events. READ MORE