Sökning: "Elfar Loftsson"

Hittade 4 avhandlingar innehållade orden Elfar Loftsson.

  1. 1. Views of Nature and Environmental Concern in Iceland

    Författare :Þorvardur Árnason; Elfar Loftsson; Linköpings universitet; []
    Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Views; Nature; Environmental; Concern; Ethics; Iceland; Miljöhistoria; Island; Naturuppfattning; Naturskydd; Historia; Water in nature and society; Vatten i natur och samhälle;

    Sammanfattning : Environmental concern in contemporary societies is a complex phenomenon which is shaped and influenced by a host of different factors. One of the most important of these is the interplay between culture and nature that has taken place during the course of a nation’s history and the various ‛views of nature’ that such interplay has generated. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Dissenting Democrats : Nation and Democracy in the Republic of Moldova

    Författare :Andreas Johansson; Elfar Loftsson; Lars Lindström; Bo Petersson; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Moldova; Moldavia; MSSR; transition; ethnic group; nation; national division; nation-building; democracy; democratization; polyarchy; political support; correspondence analysis; Moldovanism; Romanianism; Gagauz Yeri; Transnistria; Political Science; statsvetenskap;

    Sammanfattning : The Republic of Moldova was one of fifteen states to emerge from the dissolution of the Soviet Union. With weak historical legacy of statehood, deteriorating economy and serious national divisions, the young state lacked many of the prerequisites deemed necessary for successful democratization. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Towards International Chemical Safety : Taking Action on Persistent Organic Pollutants

    Författare :Henrik Selin; Loftsson Elfar; Linköpings universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution CLRTAP ; persistent organic pollutants POPs ; regime analysis; social learning; Miljö; Föroreningar; INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AREAS; TVÄRVETENSKAPLIGA FORSKNINGSOMRÅDEN;

    Sammanfattning : Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) have been subject to increased international ro-operation over that past decade. The first international effort to address POPs collectively as a distinet class of pollutants was made under the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) and within the framework of the Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution (CLRTAP), which geographically covers North America, Europe and the region of the former Soviet Union. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Empowering The State : Support for State Intervention in The Baltic States and Poland

    Författare :Wojciech Szrubka; Elfar Loftsson; Marie-Louise Bergmann-Winberg; Linköpings universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Legitimacy; democratic transition; institutions; political capacity; state trust; Legitimitet; demokratisering; institutioner; politisk kapacitet; förtroende för staten; Political science; Statsvetenskap;

    Sammanfattning : The central question for this study is the popular perception of the state in four Eastern European countries. The democratic transition in this part of Europe has often been marked by deep mistrust towards politicians and sometimes towards the new political system as such. LÄS MER