Sökning: "Local politics"

Visar resultat 11 - 15 av 277 avhandlingar innehållade orden Local politics.

1. 11. Local Politics of Renewable Energy: Project Planning, Siting Conflicts and Citizen Participation

   Författare :Jamil Khan; Miljö- och energisystem; []
   Nyckelord :TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; lokal politik; kommuner; Energy research; Energiforskning; projektplanering; lokaliseringskonflikt; medborgardeltagande; implementering; vindkraft; förnybar energi; municipalities; local politics; project planning; siting conflict; citizen participation; implementation; biogas; renewable energy; wind power;

   Sammanfattning : Renewable energy will play an important role in the transition to a sustainable energy system. With an increased maturity of renewable energy technologies, issues concerning implementation are becoming more important. LÄS MER

3. 12. From feminism to class politics : the rise and decline of women's politics in Reykjavík 1908-1922

   Författare :Auður Styrkársdóttir; Umeå universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; women; women s movements; women s lists; women in local governments; structured policy approach; neo-institutionalism; patriarchal theories; parties; Reykjavik; Iceland;

   Sammanfattning : The main objective of this dissertation is to seek answers to three questions: 1) Why did it take so much longer for women than men to win the vote? 2) Why did it take women so long to be elected in any numbers to national legislatures?, and 3) What has been the political significance of women's entry into national legislatures? The answers are sought by examining an aspect of the development of parties ignored by most political scientists, namely the relationship between women's suffrage, party politics and patriarchal power. An empirical study on Iceland is used to examine this aspect in detail. LÄS MER

4. 13. Essays on Politics and Health Economics

   Författare :Linuz Aggeborn; Eva Mörk; Mikael Elinder; Kaisa Kotakorpi; Uppsala universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Fluoride; Cognitive ability; Non-cognitive ability; Income; Education; Employment; Dental health; Political Leadership; American politics; Regression discontinuity; Voter turnout; Local public finance; Sweden; Finland; Right-wing populism; welfare chauvinism; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

   Sammanfattning : Essay I (with Mattias Öhman): Fluoridation of the drinking water is a public policy whose aim is to improve dental health. Although the evidence is clear that fluoride is good for dental health, concerns have been raised regarding potential negative effects on cognitive development. LÄS MER

5. 14. Everyday Politics of Forced Migration: Refugees, Host Community Members, and the Local Context

   Författare :Ezgi Irgil; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Everyday politics; Forced migration; Host community members; Refugees; Turkey;

   Sammanfattning : This dissertation adds to and broadens the literature on forced migration by explaining how everyday politics influence new social dynamics in cities of arrival. Most of the existing research focuses on the Western context and highlights the cultural differences between the host community members and the refugees who arrive from outside of Europe and North America. LÄS MER

7. 15. Towards sustainable development : Indicators as a tool of local governance

   Författare :Eva Mineur; Katarina Eckerberg; Neil Carter; Umeå universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; sustainability indicators; policy discourse; sustainable development; public participation; institutional arrangements; indicator design; local governance; Swedish environmental politics; implementation; Political science; Statsvetenskap;

   Sammanfattning : Beginning in the 1990s, sustainability indicators have rapidly been developed in different political contexts to measure progress towards reaching sustainable development. Previous research has largely focused on developing models and criteria for defining indicators in order to identify scientifically sound systems. LÄS MER