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1. There and back again? : Dutch lifestyle migrants moving to rural Sweden in the early 21st century
Sammanfattning : This thesis has a twofold aim. First, it studies motivations and decision processes of Dutch families moving to rural Sweden, with a focus on Hällefors municipality in the Bergslagen area. Second, it explores how this migration flow can be conceptualised within migration theory. The results of the study are presented in four papers. LÄS MER
2. Bilder av lokal näringslivsutveckling : exemplet Värnamo
Sammanfattning : The main aim of this licentiate thesis is to examine how local actors in a medium-sized Swedish municipality, Värnamo, in their role as decision-makers at the local arena, describe and explain the preconditions and strategies for local economic and social development. The analysis uses semi-structured interviews to reveal the connections between the local actors representations of social and economic structures and their representations of central and future strategic choices. LÄS MER
3. Gå i lära till lärare : En grupp kvinnors och en grupp mäns inskolning i slöjdläraryrket
Sammanfattning : Craft education has been regarded as an important instrument in the efforts to achieve equality which, ever since the end of World War II, have permeated the reforms of Swedish education. In spite of all efforts to the contrary, class- and sex-typed educational programmes are still reconstructed within the reformed education. LÄS MER
4. The Urban Turn : And the Location of economic Activities
Sammanfattning : Competitiveness of city regions has gained a more and more central position in regional development and regional planning within the last decades. A reason for this is that globalisation has caused pressure on industrial structures forcing firms to increase their competitiveness by more actively promoting innovation and knowledge creation. LÄS MER
5. Plats och entreprenörskap : fallet Åre
Sammanfattning : This licentiate thesis examines why Åre, the premium skiresort of Sweden, is so successful inproducing new small and medium sized firms. Since the 1980s, Åre has been among the highestranked Swedish municipalities when it comes to new firm formation, and their survial rateis better than in the rest of the country. LÄS MER