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  2. 6. In the service of the European Union : The role of the presidency in negotiating the Amsterdam Treaty 1995-97

    Author : Anna-Carin Svensson; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Political science; European Union; Presidency of the Council of Ministers; negotiation; leadership; managing; setting agendas; building consensus; advancing national priorities; Statsvetenskap; Political science; Statsvetenskap; statskunskap; Political Science;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates the role and influence of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers in European Union negotiations - to what extent the Presidency can actually exert leadership and to what extent the office-holder can advance national priorities. The study addresses these questions by examining the activities and achievements of the Spanish, Italian, Irish and Dutch presidencies in the prenegotiation and negotiation processes in the intergovernmental conference (IGC) 1996-97, which resulted in the Amsterdam Treaty. READ MORE

  4. 7. In the middle : on sourcing from China and the role of the intermediary

    Author : Jenny Balkow; Högskolan i Borås; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; international sourcing; low cost country sourcing; intermediary; intermediary roles; people s republic of china; smes; supply chains; quality; Företagsekonomi; Handel och IT; Bussiness and IT;

    Abstract : In the past three decades China’s rapid transition from a closed economy to become the factory of the world has astonished economists all over the world. Surveys among sourcing practitioners show that China is the most interesting market for sourcing and research points to lower costs as the main reason. READ MORE

  5. 8. Ecologies of the Imagination : Theorizing the participatory aesthetics of the fantastic

    Author : Per Israelson; Anders Cullhed; Marcel O'Gorman; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Media theory; genre theory; media ecology; posthumanism; ecocriticism; neocybernetics; sympoiesis; ontogenesis; fantasy; the fantastic; comic books; William Blake; Alan Moore; J. R. R. Tolkien; Literature; litteraturvetenskap;

    Abstract : This book is about the participatory aesthetics of the fantastic. In it, the author argues that the definition of the fantastic presented by Tzvetan Todorov in 1970 can be used, provided it is first adapted to a media-ecological framework, to theorize the role of aesthetic participation in the creation of secondary worlds. READ MORE

  6. 9. The Role of History in the Modern Company : Ericsson and the Past

    Author : Brita Lundström; KTH; []
    Keywords : industrial history; history of technology; cultural history; use of history; business history; corporate identity; factory buildings; modernism; telecommunication; Ericsson; Telefonplan Midsommarkransen ; Kista; Stockholm; National Museum of Science;

    Abstract : The overall purpose of the thesis is to discuss the presenceand influence of the commercial use of history in modernindustrial companies and history's role in creating andchanging corporate identity. More specifically the aim is toanalyse the way the Swedish telecom company Ericsson has madeuse of its history at three different occasions. READ MORE

  7. 10. Studies on the etiology of endemic goiter in the Sudan : The role of pearl millet

    Author : Abdelsalam Elnour; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : Medical sciences; Pearl millet; endemic goiter; thyroid hormones; thyroiditis; traditional fermentation; heattreatment; flavonoid; MEDICIN OCH VÅRD; MEDICINE; MEDICIN; Nutrition; näringslära;

    Abstract : Endemic thyroid disorders (ETD) are major health problems worldwide. Although the major role of iodine deficiency in the etiology of ETD is well founded, other factors have been shown to contribute to its etiology as well. READ MORE