Sökning: "safety politics"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 8 avhandlingar innehållade orden safety politics.
1. In the name of safety : power, politics and the constitutive effects of local governing practices in Sweden
Sammanfattning : In a time of uncertainty and risk, safety has become an increasingly significant concern. In Sweden, a powerful discourse around public safety has developed in recent years, moving it to the top of the political agenda. LÄS MER
2. Safety Politics and Risk Perceptions in Malaysian Industry
Sammanfattning : The thesis concerns risk and safety in manufacturing companies in a developing country. Risk and safety is viewed as integral to the social relations between management and labour. The Malaysian case presents a historical conjuncture of this conflict theme, which is very different from that of its Western genesis. LÄS MER
3. Environmental politics and the enchantment of modernity : mercury and radioactive waste disposal in Sweden
Sammanfattning : Current Swedish environmental policy embraces the notion of sustainable development and the discourse of ecological modernisation, both of which stress the role of modern institutions in environmental protection work. In pursuing ecological sustainability, the Swedish Government assigns importance to the issue of domestic, safe, final disposal of mercury and radioactive waste; responsibility for mercury and radioactive waste management must not be passed to future generations. LÄS MER
4. Organizing for efficiency : Essays on merger policies, independence of authorities, and technology diffusion
Sammanfattning : Institutions are fundamentally sets of rules in a society that help create stability. Organizations are groups of people who may share the same goal. Changes in organizations and institutions will have large effects on the performance of economies. LÄS MER
5. Do I look white? : Creating community in online safe spaces for racialized youth
Sammanfattning : This dissertation examines identity performances amongst racialized youth in online ‘safe spaces’. Using a netnography-inspired approach to study communities online, the study employs decolonial and narrative theories to analyse identity performances through everyday interaction. LÄS MER