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Visar resultat 11 - 15 av 320 avhandlingar innehållade orden comparative perspective.

  1. 11. Political institutions and government performance : Central and Eastern Europe in a comparative perspective

    Författare :Sebastian Stålfors; Sten Berglund; Torbjörn Bergman; Örebro universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Political institutions; institutional arrangements; government performance; political system; majoritarian democracy; consensus democracy; quality of democracy; macroeconomic management; kinder and gentler democracy; Central and Eastern Europe; post-communist countries.; Political science; Statsvetenskap; Political Science; Statskunskap;

    Sammanfattning : Central and Eastern Europe was strongly affected by the most recent wave of democratisation. Here, successful transition to democracy and market economy was sometimes perceived as a matter of choosing the ‘right’ institutional framework, presumably institutions employed in mature democracies. LÄS MER

  2. 12. Enabling employment? : Drivers and outcomes of active labour market policies in comparative perspective

    Författare :Daniel Fredriksson; Tomas Korpi; Kenneth Nelson; Marie Evertsson; Ive Marx; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; active labour market policy; unemployment; employment; comparative welfare state research; social policy; Sociology; sociologi;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis includes three empirical studies that analyse driving forces and outcomes of active labour market policies (ALMP) in comparative perspective. Whereas previous comparative research has largely relied on broad conceptualisations of ALMP, often considering policies such as public employment services and training programs as one single type of intervention, the studies in this thesis instead analyse more fine-grained categories and classifications of ALMP. LÄS MER

  3. 13. The way we conform to paid labour : Commitment to employment and organization from a comparative perspective

    Författare :Carl Hult; Stefan Svallfors; Arne Kalleberg; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Sociology; Employment Commitment; Job Satisfaction; Organizational Commitment; Person-Environment Fit; Political Values; Production Regimes; Work Rewards; Work Values; Sociologi; Sociology; Sociologi; sociologi; Sociology;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis compares work orientations in six Western countries (the USA, Great Britain, New Zealand, Germany, Norway, and Sweden), using data from the 1997 International Social Survey Program (ISSP). The main issue examined is whether different ‘production regimes’ correspond to levels and patterns of employment and organizational commitment among the working population. LÄS MER

  4. 14. Future School Management : Do Plans and Needs Match? A Comparative Study with Examples from Four OECD-Countries

    Författare :Kah Slenning; Arild Tjeldvoll; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Education; Future studies; Scenario; Comparative study; Local Management of Schools; Competence; OECD; School Development; Interviews; Curriculum; National Educational Policy; Decentralization; Devolution; internationell pedagogik; International Education;

    Sammanfattning : The overriding aim of this study is to focus a factor affecting the readiness of the education systems of four OECD countries (or, to be quite correct, three countries and one state in the U.S.) to meet and adapt to changing demands and expectations on educational outcome. LÄS MER

  5. 15. My people right or wrong? : a comparative analysis of national sentiments and their meaning

    Författare :Mikael Hjerm; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; national sentiment; national identity; nationalism; attitudes; multiculturalism; nation; xenophobia; comparative research;

    Sammanfattning : In a world of presumed nation-states, nation has been, and still is, an intrinsic part of political legitimization and identity formation. Thus, it is clear that the understanding of nationality and people's relationship too it is of great importance for our understanding of how a stable society, partly built on nationality, can prevail in a world of migration consisting of individuals with diverging moral, religious and cultural conceptions. LÄS MER