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1. 16. The social ecology of alcohol and drug treatment : Client experiences in context

   Författare :Jessica Storbjörk; Robin Room; Constance Weisner; Stockholms universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; alcohol; drugs; treatment system; clients; marginalization; social ecology; context; Sweden; Sociology; Sociologi;

   Sammanfattning : The purpose of this thesis is to study how individuals with alcohol and drug problems come to treatment – who is in treatment and who is not? It further studies the goal and role of treatment according to different groups – clients, staff and politicians. How can we understand clients’ experiences in a context?The main data is from the Women and men in Swedish alcohol and drug treatment-study, with a representative sample of clients as well as complementary data on the views of staff and the general population. LÄS MER

3. 17. Smartphone security : The smartphone as a security device and the public/private production of security

   Författare :Håvard Rustad Markussen; Charlotte Wagnsson; Stefan Borg; Niklas Bremberg; Försvarshögskolan; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Smartphone; security devices; appropriation; public private security; Critical Security Studies; Science and Technology Studies; Political Science; Statsvetenskap;

   Sammanfattning : This thesis examines the smartphone as a security device through a comprehensive summary and four independent papers. The thesis starts from the observation that a central and yet underexplored characteristic of contemporary security politics is that the smartphone, as one especially important piece of consumer technology, is increasingly being transformed into a security device. LÄS MER

4. 18. Car distribution organization : strategic issues in four configurations

   Författare :Anders Parment; Björn Axelsson; Linköpings universitet; []
   Nyckelord :car industry; distribution; competition; brands; coordination; strategic issues; distribution chains; lean distribution; retail geography; market knowledge; bilmarknaden; distribution; personbilar; marknadsföring; köpbeteende; varumärke; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP;

   Sammanfattning : This study is concerned with car distribution organization, a context characterized by overcapacity, intense competition, and manufacturers heavily focusing on brands. In the study, different distribution solutions are investigated through applying a framework of four strategic issues. LÄS MER

5. 19. Unravelling Sustainability : The complex dynamics of emergent environmental governance and management systems at multiple scales

   Författare :Lucas Dawson; Ingrid Stjernquist; Marine Elbakidze; Raimonds Ernsteins; Stockholms universitet; []
   Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Integrated adaptive environmental governance and management; Social-ecological system dynamics; Complex systems; Sustainability transitions; Sustainability strategies; Multi-level governance; Causal loop diagrams; Green Infrastructure; Landscape restoration; Habitat restoration; Biodiversity conservation; Comprehensive planning; Stakeholder participation; System thinking; Water Framework Directive; Sustainable water governance; Collaborative learning; Communities of practice; Knowledge management; Physical Geography; naturgeografi;

   Sammanfattning : This thesis adopts a complex systems approach to investigate the dynamic emergence of sustainable environmental governance and management systems in multiple contexts in Europe. Accelerating rates of environmental degradation across the world have called the legitimacy of previous environmental governance and management arrangements into question. LÄS MER

7. 20. Beskyttelse af barndommen : Socialforvaltningers risikovurdering og indgreb

   Författare :Tine Egelund; Socialhögskolan; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; history of child protection; power practices; family deviance; institutional expectations; Child protection; national insurance; organizational forms; professionalism; Social problems and welfare; theory of social work; child perspective; Social changes; child abuse and neglect research; teorier om socialt arbete; social välfärd; socialförsäkring; Sociala problem; Sociala förändringar;

   Sammanfattning : The objectives of this dissertation are 1) to describe what child protection services actually do when assessing risk and deciding on interventions, and 2) to analyze this practice in the light of institutional expectations, organizational demands and professional technology. The field work was carried out in two Danish municipal social service agencies. LÄS MER