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  1. 1. Crossing to the Mainstream: : Information Challenges and Possibilities for Female Legislators in the Ugandan Parliament

    Detta är en avhandling från University of Gothenburg

    Författare :Ruth Nalumaga; Göteborgs universitet.; University of Gothenburg.; University of Borås.; [2009]
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; affirmativ action; information access; information acquisition; social transformation; legislators; insiders; outsiders; Uganda; Information access; Information acquisition; Affirmative action; Social transformation;

    Sammanfattning : Just like in other national legislatures in recent years, women have increased in numbers in Uganda, owing mostly to the introduction of affirmative action policies. These measures are regarded as fast track approaches to counter previous historical injustices and imbalances. LÄS MER

  2. 2. Information Demand and Use : Improving Information Flow within Small-scale Business Contexts

    Detta är en avhandling från Linköping : Linköping University Electronic Press

    Författare :Magnus Lundqvist; Linköpings universitet.; Linköpings universitet.; Högskolan i Jönköping.; Högskolan i Jönköping.; [2007]
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; TEKNIKVETENSKAP; TECHNOLOGY; Information Use; Information Demand; Information Logistics; Information Flow; Context; Patterns; Enterprise Modelling; Information Modelling;

    Sammanfattning : Whilst the amount of information readily available to workers in information- and knowledge intensive business- and industrial contexts only seem to increase with every day, those workers still have difficulties in finding relevant and needed information as well as storing, distributing, and aggregating such information. Yet, whilst there exist numerous technical, organisational, and practical approaches to remedy the situation, the problems seem to prevail. LÄS MER

  3. 3. 'Getting' it Together In Joint Directed Action

    Detta är en avhandling från Chalmers University of Technology

    Författare :Christina Mauléon; Chalmers tekniska högskola.; Chalmers University of Technology.; [2009]
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA och RELIGIONSVETENSKAP; HUMANITIES and RELIGION; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; TEKNIKVETENSKAP; TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIKVETENSKAP; TECHNOLOGY; TVÄRVETENSKAPLIGA FORSKNINGSOMRÅDEN; INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AREAS; TVÄRVETENSKAPLIGA FORSKNINGSOMRÅDEN; INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AREAS; quality sciences; meaning making sensemaking; Joint Directed Action; interpretational-relational; relational landscape; language discourse; identity; emotion; action.;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis is focused upon investigating how come activities in organizations are sometimes not aligned with an objective at hand, be it a project goal, safety, quality or other. When something goes wrong, where are the answers to be found? In the pursuit to examine these questions further, the aim of the thesis has been to investigate meaning making in action as this can increase an understanding of how actors may continuously align their actions, collective and/or individual, with a common goal – this process here being called Joint Directed Action (JDA). LÄS MER

  4. 4. Connected Practice: The Dynamics of Social Interaction in Shared Virtual Environment

    Detta är en avhandling från Chalmers University of Technology

    Författare :Maria Spante; Chalmers tekniska högskola.; Chalmers University of Technology.; [2009]
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; TEKNIKVETENSKAP; TECHNOLOGY; TVÄRVETENSKAPLIGA FORSKNINGSOMRÅDEN; INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AREAS; TVÄRVETENSKAPLIGA FORSKNINGSOMRÅDEN; INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AREAS; Shared virtual environments; virtual reality technology; social interaction; practice; dynamics; time; connected practice.;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis investigates the phenomenon of social interaction in shared virtual environments (SVEs), supported by virtual reality (VR) systems over time. SVEs are computer generated 3D graphical spaces where geographically distributed people can meet and interact with each other in a graphical space. LÄS MER

  5. 5. A society With or Without Drugs. Continuity and change in Drug Policies in Sweden and the Netherlands

    Detta är en avhandling från School of Social Work

    Författare :Dolf Tops; Lunds universitet.; Lund University.; [2001]
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN; MEDICINE; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Sociala förändringar; teorier om socialt arbete; theory of social work; Social changes; Context.; Social Control; Social problems; Drug Policy; Institutions; Sweden; the Netherlands; Social problems and welfare; national insurance; Sociala problem; social välfärd; socialförsäkring; Social medicine; Socialmedicin; samhällsmedicin;

    Sammanfattning : In debates about the Swedish and Dutch drug policies are usually positioned as opposites. The goal for the Swedish drug policy is to create a 'drug-free society'; while in the Netherlands a harm reduction approach prevails. LÄS MER