Search for dissertations about: "values ​​of society"

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2. 1. The Government Used to Hide the Truth, But Now We Can Speak : Contemporary Esotericism in Ukraine 1986–2014

   Author : Kateryna Zorya; Per Faxneld; Simon Sorgenfrei; Oleg Yarosh; Södertörns högskola; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; esotericism; occultism; magic; Ukrainian history; Soviet history; transmission of esoteric ideas; intelligentsia; intellectuals; history of ideas.; Historical Studies; Historiska studier; Östersjö- och Östeuropaforskning; Baltic and East European studies;

   Abstract : The dissolution of the Soviet Union on December 26, 1991, marked the end of what has been called the most extensive sociological experiment in history. Newly formed post-Soviet states found themselves in a state of total anomie—a society-wide collapse of social norms. READ MORE

4. 2. The Power of Being : A Study of Poverty, Fertility and Sexuality among the Kuria in Kenya and Tanzania

   Author : Ann-Britt Bernhardsdotter; William E. Arens; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Ethnology; Kuria; Kenya and Tanzania; power; abuse of power; poverty; stratification mechanisms; sexuality; prostitution; woman marriage; justice; Etnologi; Ethnology; Etnologi; Kulturantropologi; Cultural Anthropology;

   Abstract : The study is concerned with power based on ‘being’, which is the thread running through the entire thesis. The extended family is the focal point and three themes, interrelated in Kuria society, are explored, namely, poverty, sexuality and fertility. READ MORE

5. 3. The Rule of Law and the European Union

   Author : Erik O. Wennerström; Niel MacCormick; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; rule of law; Rechtsstaat; Etat de Droit; European Union; values; conditionality enlargement; external relations; ESDP; separation of powers; fundamental rights; Jurisprudence; Allmän rättslära;

   Abstract : This is a thesis in legal jurisprudence, as it revolves around the use of one concept : the rule of law. It has relevance also for EU law, as it deals with the EU’s application of this concept, and for onstitutional law, as it is a concept belonging to that discipline. READ MORE

6. 4. Law in Progress? : A Contextual Study of Norm-Generating Processes - The Example of GMES

   Author : Anna-Karin Bergman; Rättssociologiska institutionen; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Sociology of Law; Law; Law in progress; GMES; norms; Norm-generating processes; Norm-model; Technology; Earth Observation; Systems analysis; Values; Environmental management; Business;

   Abstract : This PhD-thesis in Sociology of Law studies ”Law in Progress” by investigating norm-generating processes, which emerge through an interaction between actors over time. The thesis has an empirical approach, thus illustrates these processes through an empirical example, a European “Earth Observation” (EO) initiative: Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES). READ MORE

7. 5. Legal Ideals and Normative Realities : A case study of children's rights and child labor activity in Paraguay

   Author : Patrik Olsson; Rättssociologiska institutionen; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; deficient infrastructure.; exploitation; social injustice; social inequality; poverty; child soldiers; rural poverty; urban poverty; system conditions; will; values; norms; socio-legal; Paraguay; UNCRC; normative reality; legal ideals; Child labor; children s rights; Sociology of labour; sociology of enterprise; Juvenile law; Arbetslivssociologi; företagssociologi; Rätt rörande minderåriga;

   Abstract : The present study is composed of eight chapters relating to children's rights and child labor activity in the Republic of Paraguay. The problem of child labor in Paraguay is central for this study and the legal ideals that are intended to uphold and strengthen the rights of the child are described and contrasted with the present normative reality in which the children work and live. READ MORE