Advanced search

Showing result 1 - 5 of 161 swedish dissertations matching the above criteria.

  2. 1. The liberal state and the politics of virtue

    Author : Ludvig Beckman; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Political science; virtue; the good life; rights; the neutral state; equality; scepticism; doubt; liberalism; Statsvetenskap; Political science; Statsvetenskap; statskunskap; Political Science;

    Abstract : A common belief, shared by liberals and anti-liberals alike, is that the liberalstate should not teach the citizen how to live. Similarly, it is frequently arguedthat liberal theory does not encompass a vision of the virtuous life. READ MORE

  4. 2. The Knowledgeable Parent : Ideologies of Communication in Swedish Health Discourse

    Author : Linnea Hanell; Mona Blåsjö; Anders Björkvall; Rodney H. Jones; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; child care; health communication; knowledge; language ideology; linguistic anthropology; mediated discourse analysis; parenting; sociolinguistics; the welfare state; föräldraskap; hälsokommunikation; kunskap; lingvistisk antropologi; medierad diskursanalys; sociolingvistik; språkideologi; välfärdsstaten; Scandinavian Languages; nordiska språk;

    Abstract : This thesis explores the communication of health knowledge among new parents in Sweden. Based on three separate studies, the thesis employs a selection of theoretical concepts and methodological approaches, mainly originating from mediated discourse analysis and linguistic anthropology. READ MORE

  5. 3. The Burden of Responsibility : Predicaments of Environmental Life in the Caraballo Mountains, Northern Philippines

    Author : Macario Lacbawan; Don Kulick; Claudia Merli; Deborah Gewertz; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; LANTBRUKSVETENSKAPER; AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Indigeneity; Indigenous People; Environment; Conservation; Legal Recognition; Swidden Agriculture; Ikalahan People; Philippines; Kulturantropologi; Cultural Anthropology;

    Abstract : Indigenous people are not obviously, or naturally, stewards of the environment. But when the idea that they are such custodians gains legal traction, and when indigenous land-use practices are codified to reflect environmental principles, they become a burden of responsibility that has significant consequences for the lives and the livelihoods of indigenous communities. READ MORE

  6. 4. Tomographic studies of the 21-cm signal during reionization : Going beyond the power spectrum

    Author : Sambit K. Giri; Garrelt Mellema; Benoît Semelin; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; reionization; non-gaussianity; first stars; image processing; Astronomy; astronomi;

    Abstract : The formation of the first luminous sources in the Universe, such as the first generation of stars and accreting black holes, led to the ionization of hydrogen gas present in the intergalactic medium (IGM). This period in which the Universe transitioned from a cold and neutral state to a predominantly hot and ionized state is known as the Epoch of Reionization (EoR). READ MORE

  7. 5. "near friendly or neutral shores" : the deployment of the fleet ballistic missile submarines and US policy towrads Scandinavia, 1957-1963

    Author : Nils Bruzelius; Hans Weinberger; Kjell Engelbrekt; KTH; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; History of technology; Teknikhistoria;

    Abstract : The Polaris submarine, USS George Washington, went on her first deterrent patrol in November 1960. By that, the US Navy had acquired the capability to deliver a retaliatory attack upon Moscow and other cities in the Soviet Union by means of submarine launched ballistic missiles. READ MORE