Sökning: "Socioeconomic and Political Environment"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 8 avhandlingar innehållade orden Socioeconomic and Political Environment.

1. 1. Coastal Communities on the Move : House and Polity Interaction in Southern Ostrobothnia 1500 BC-AD 1

   Författare :Peter Holmblad; Karin Viklund; Henrik Asplund; Umeå universitet; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Community archaeology; Settlement archaeology; Landscape archaeology; Environmental archaeology; House society; Local polity; Bronze Age; Pre-Roman Iron Age; Subsistence practices; Habitation practices; Political economy; Ostrobothnia; Finland; Archaeology; North European; Arkeologi; nordeuropeisk; Archaeology; arkeologi;

   Sammanfattning : This work attempts to seek new insights in understanding the archeological phenomena traditionally labelled as the western Bronze Age and the coastal Pre-Roman cultures of Finland (1500 BC-AD 1), by studying the phenomena from a socioeconomic interaction and practice oriented community perspective. The basic line of thought is that it was the everyday life of the local agents and their interactions that constituted the local communities. LÄS MER

3. 2. Ghana in search of development : The challenge of governance, economic management and institution building

   Författare :Dan-Bright S. Dzorgbo; Uppsala universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Sociology; Ghana; State; Development; Governance; Economic Management; Institutions; Praetorianism; Neopatrimonialism; Socioeconomic and Political Environment; Sociologi; Sociology; Sociologi; Sociology; sociologi;

   Sammanfattning : Why did Ghana, a country that was favourably endowed in its economic and social life, and judged to have considerable head start over other countries in Sub-Saharan Africa in the 1950s, and for which all predictions pointed to a bright future, come to experience a classic socioeconomic decline and is now struggling to survive?This study endeavours to explain how and why this happened. Combining sociological, economic and political, as well as institutional perspectives at the methodological level, the study focuses on the interplay between state politics and socioeconomic development. LÄS MER

4. 3. Att fostra demokrater : Om skolan i demokratin och demokratin i skolan

   Författare :Ellen Almgren; Anders Westholm; Anders Lindbom; Olof Johansson; Uppsala universitet; []
   Nyckelord :Political science; educational policy; political knowledge; school democracy; school segregation; student influence; classroom climate; multi-level analysis; Statsvetenskap;

   Sammanfattning : A central task for the Swedish school is to foster democratic citizens. The purpose of this thesis is to evaluate some aspects of the fostering of democrats in Swedish schools, focusing on the political knowledge of young people. LÄS MER

5. 4. Bicycle trauma and it‘s consequences

   Författare :Evelyne Zibung Hofmann; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Sammanfattning : The popularity to ride a bicycle is increasing worldwide and significant political efforts are made to promote cycling. To bike to work is generally seen as a health-conscious and environment friendly way of commuting. Bicyclists, however, are vulnerable road users and in a crash, the risk of injury is substantial. LÄS MER

7. 5. On the Limits of Nonprofit Firms

   Författare :Manuel Echeverria; Nationalekonomiska institutionen; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Hierarchy; Nonprofits; Intrinsic Motivation; Culture;

   Sammanfattning : DescriptionThis thesis consists of two papers. The first gives a game-theoretical treatment of the institutional homogenization of value-oriented firms. It explains why intrinsically motivated, value-oriented firms like non-profits may become similar to for-profit firms in terms of organization and norms. LÄS MER