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  1. 21. Negotiating Tensions : Designers’ responsibilities in democratic entanglements

    Författare :Maja Frögård; Bo Westerlund; Jonathan Metzger; Moa Matthis; Erling Björgvinsson; KTH; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; design; workshop; co-design; democracy; entanglements; tensions; responsibilities; framing; negotiation; proposals; participatory design; urban planning; Art; Technology and Design; Konst; teknik och design;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis concerns the roles and responsibilities of designers when we design workshops with democratic ambitions. Reflecting on my experiences from making co-design workshops for citizen participation to support sustainable urban development in municipal planning processes, I inquire into designers’ societal entanglements and explore these from democratic, social, political and designerly perspectives. LÄS MER

  3. 22. A sustainable home? Reconceptualizing home in a low-impact society

    Författare :Pernilla Hagbert; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; social practices; transition; low-impact; home; housing; sustainability;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis addresses the environmental and socio-economic impact of modern ways of living, focusing on home-related concepts and practices for transitions to a less environmentally harmful and more socially just society. Exploring diverse conceptualizations of a sustainable home, the aim is to broaden discourses on less resource-intensive ways of living and residing. LÄS MER

  4. 23. Ointressets rationalitet : om svårigheter att rekrytera arbetslösa till vuxenstudier

    Författare :Sam Paldanius; Linköpings universitet; []
    Nyckelord :rekrytering; vuxenstudier; arbetslöshet; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP;

    Sammanfattning : This dissertiation's main purpose is to study the rationality of reluctance and indifference to adult education. Research in the field of adult education has shown that the people who are most difficult to recruit are also those who need education the most, namely adult individuals who lack upper secondary qualifications. LÄS MER

  5. 24. Organisational Self-understanding and the Strategy Process : Strategy Dynamics in Scania and Handelsbanken

    Författare :Olof Brunninge; Jönköping University; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; strategy; organizational identity; history; change management; organizational self-understanding; continuity; scania; handelsbanken;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis investigates the role of organisational self-understanding in strategy processes. The concept of organisational self-understanding denotes members’ understanding of their organisation’s identity. The study illustrates that strategy processes in companies are processes of self-understanding. LÄS MER

  7. 25. Overcoming organizational lock-in in decision-making : Construction clients facing innovation

    Författare :Erika Hedgren; Suvi Nenonen; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
    Nyckelord :TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Träbyggnad; Timber Structures;

    Sammanfattning : The role of clients in construction innovation is receiving increasingresearch attention due to their perceived tendencies to adhere to conventional practices preserving the status-quo. The aim of this thesis is to improve understanding of construction client organizations’ behaviour that affects their ability to overcome organizational lock-in in their new-build decision-making processes, and thus their ability to adopt innovation. LÄS MER