Sökning: "Sociology of translation"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 31 avhandlingar innehållade orden Sociology of translation.
1. Letters & Bytes : Sociotechnical Studies of Distance Education
Sammanfattning : This dissertation studies the social aspects of technology in distance education trough the lens of history – in the form of correspondence education – and a possible future – in the form of a project of technical standardization, Learning Objects. The studied cases form a reflexive tool that allows the present of distance education to be seen in perspective. LÄS MER
2. "e" i retorik och praktik. : Elektronisk förvaltning i översättning
Sammanfattning : The overall purpose of this study is to contribute to the discussion of eGovernment implementation by making the implicit organisational micro dynamic processes involved in the framing and implementation of eGovernment explicit. I want to highlight the important process trough which eGovernment is framed and translated by organisational members and in what way it effects different divisions of practice. LÄS MER
3. Translating grand challenges into municipal organizing : Prevention of terrorism, extremism, and radicalization in Scandinavia
Sammanfattning : This thesis investigates why and how municipalities organize to address grand challenges. Previous research shows that municipalities have increased their policymaking and organizing in relation to grand challenges, often without any national regulations forcing them to do so. LÄS MER
4. Governing citizens in the age of financialization: A study of Swedish financial education
Sammanfattning : In contemporary Western capitalist societies, the state has increasingly withdrawn from its role as welfare provider, while financial institutions, actors, products, and narratives play an increasingly important part not only in global and national economies, but also in everyday life and thus for societies as a whole. This development is described by scholars as financialization and the financialization of everyday life. LÄS MER
5. Making Meteorology : Social Relations and Scientific Practice
Sammanfattning : This thesis is about the production of knowledge in meteorological research. Meteorology is an interesting case because of its crucial role in defining the climate change problem, but also because of its reliance on simulation modeling, a comparatively little studied scientific practice. LÄS MER