Sökning: "Elitism"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 9 avhandlingar innehållade ordet Elitism.
1. Some Basic Issues in Neo-Aristotelian Virtue Ethics
Sammanfattning : During the last three or four decades, a number of moral philosophers have moved in the direction of virtue ethics (VE). In this essay we begin by providing an outline of the main features of VE. It is argued that the basic normative requirement of VE is to aspire towards developing a morally virtuous character. LÄS MER
2. Elitism and Equality in Chinese Higher Education : Studies of Student Socio-economic Background, Investment in Education, and Career Aspirations
Sammanfattning : The purpose of this study is to present an empirical pattern of social equity in Chinese higher education by investigating university students. Student socio-economic background influences access to, and socio-economic conditions in, higher education, and this, in turn, influences student career aspirations. LÄS MER
3. Organising the academic career: Organisational inconsistencies as problems and solutions
Sammanfattning : The work of this thesis is sprung from a reflection I had in my daily work at a funder of research and education: How can the academic career be so problematic? Difficulties concerning the academic career in Sweden have been discussed for a long time with several problems discussed continually over time. Among these difficulties are the lack of a coherent career system, too many temporary employments and time-consuming recruitment procedures. LÄS MER
4. Performing and Re/Defining Democracy in Post-austerity Spain : Political Communication and Discursive Practices of the 'Podemos' Party-Movement
Sammanfattning : This thesis looks at the Spanish Podemos party-movement in its attempt to both undertake and to a large extent ‘live’ a certain political experiment in the context following the 2007–2008 economic crisis. Podemos is thus perceived as performing and re/defining democracy as part of undertaking political action and building a political identity. LÄS MER
5. Dis(re)membering Spaces: Swedish Modernism in Law Courts Controversy
Sammanfattning : The dissertation addresses the public controversy, as reflected in newspaper coverage, over the 1936 Law Courts Annex in Göteborg, Sweden. The controversy is conceived as a tension-filled, multi-layered conjuncture of urban rivalry within the nation-state. LÄS MER