Sökning: "political knowledge"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 702 avhandlingar innehållade orden political knowledge.
1. Youths' political efficacy : sources, effects and potentials for political equality
Sammanfattning : The aim of this dissertation is to increase knowledge of political efficacy,both theoretically and empirically. A thorough theoretical discussion iscombined with empirical studies of the development of political efficacy and of its effects on political participation. The results are also discussed in the light of political equality. LÄS MER
2. Stressing Knowledge : Organisational closed-ness and knowledge acquisition under pressure
Sammanfattning : Organisations have been analytically conceptualised as being somewhat analogous to individuals for a long time. They have culture; they can learn; and they can behave in various odd ways. LÄS MER
3. Cross-Pressure and Political Representation in Europe : A comparative study of MEPs and the intra-party arena
Sammanfattning : This dissertation explores political representation and its manifestation within the European Union (EU). The main purpose is to examine the representative roles of Members of the European Parliament (MEP) in the context of cross–pressure between the national level and the EU level. LÄS MER
4. Evidence, Expertise and 'Other' Knowledge : Governing Welfare Collaboration
Sammanfattning : This dissertation analyses how welfare collaboration is governed, focusing on the role of knowledge in government. In the public sector – and in welfare especially – collaboration between agencies, municipal departments and welfare professions is a recurring response to various problems where the traditional public-sector institutions are considered inapt to provide solutions. LÄS MER
5. The University and the Demand for Knowledge-based Growth : The hegemonic struggle for the future of Higher Education Institutions in Finland and Estonia
Sammanfattning : In recent decades, Higher Education Institutions have been reformed worldwide so that they may exert a greater influence in the production of knowledge within Knowledge-based Economies (KBEs). This transformation is often explained in terms of how advanced capitalist economies need to secure a prosperous future within post-Fordist capitalism. LÄS MER