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1. Traditionens estetik : Spelet mellan inhemsk och internationell hemslöjd
Sammanfattning : The aim of this dissertation is to show how a handicraft-aesthetics are shaped and reshaped, with a particular focus on the interplay between domestic and international handicraft. This is studied in a number of forums, and the negotiations often revolve around what it is that characterises good craft. LÄS MER
2. Entreprenöriell förvaltning : Om den lokala utvecklingspolitikens förvaltningslogik
Sammanfattning : This thesis aims to deepen the understanding of entrepreneurship as an ideal and practice in local government administration. Organization, practices and the roles of civil servants in public administration are all grounded in certain ideals of what a modern public administration should look like. LÄS MER
3. From Good Work to Sustainable Development - Human Resources Consumption and Regeneration in the Post-Bureaucratic Working Life
Sammanfattning : The thesis concentrates on the psychological consequences ofthe contemporary work. Two focal question of the thesis are,first, why do employeespsychological resources becomeconsumed in the contemporary working life? Second, how tocreate regenerative work enabling employeesdevelopmentin the present situation? The latter question aims todistinguish the conditions for sustainable individual andcollective development at work. LÄS MER
4. Threat Construction inside Bureaucracy : A Bourdieusian Study of the European Commission and the Framing of Irregular Immigration 1974-2009
Sammanfattning : This dissertation examines how we construct security threats. Theoretically, it contributes to the literature on securitization and threat construction, which has hitherto overlooked how influential bureaucracies that – in contrast to the police and the military – have little to gain from widened threat perceptions, may still contribute to threat construction. LÄS MER
5. The Logics of Healthcare - In Quality Improvement Work
Sammanfattning : Quality improvement (QI) has become a cornerstone in contemporary healthcare organizations with the aim of enabling management that facilitates efficiency and effectiveness, while providing a consistent correlation between health spending and indicators of access to and quality of care. However, despite years of reform which have attempted to change healthcare professionals’ practice, traditional professional modes of working remain relatively stable and entrenched. LÄS MER