Sökning: "democratic practices"

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1. 16. Democracy and Planning : Contested Meanings in Theory and Practice

   Författare :Sherif Zakhour; Jonathan Metzger; Maria Håkansson; Philip Allmendinger; Andy Inch; KTH; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Democracy; Democratic theory; Planning; Public participation; Demokrati; Demokratiteori; Planering; Medborgardeltagande; Planering och beslutsanalys; Planning and Decision Analysis; Urbana och regionala studier; Urban and Regional Studies;

   Sammanfattning : "Democracy" is a frequently used concept in the Western planning field. Scholars, practitioners, and citizens alike regularly deploy it to both explain and contest the nature and legitimacy of urban governance. And yet, in the planning literature, the concept of democracy itself is rarely explained or debated. LÄS MER

3. 17. Trust, risk and vulnerability : towards a philosophy of risk communication

   Författare :Madeleine Hayenhjelm; Sven Ove Hansson; Ingar Brinck; KTH; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Risk communication; two-way communication; democratic approach; equality; asymmetry; vulnerability; trust; Philosophy subjects; Filosofiämnen;

   Sammanfattning : This thesis is a philosophical contribution to the theories on risk communication. The topic of risk communication is approached from several different angles, but with a normative focus on equality and vulnerability. Essay I is a comment on risk perception theory and the psychometric model in particular. LÄS MER

4. 18. Constructing and contesting the legitimacy of private forest governance : The case of forest certification in Sweden

   Författare :Johanna Johansson; Carina Keskitalo; Karin Bäckstrand; Umeå universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; accountability; corporate social responsibility; eco-labelling; forest certification; forest governance; forest practices; governance; legitimacy; national forest inventory; private governance; Sweden; voluntary standards; statskunskap; political science;

   Sammanfattning : In recent decades, political scientists have devoted substantial attention to the changing role of the state towards more inclusion of non-state actors in policymaking. This deliberative turn, or move towards governance, may signal inability to handle complex problems without cooperation with nonstate actors. LÄS MER

5. 19. Gymnasieskolans svenskämnen. En studie av svenskundervisningen i fyra gymnasieklasser

   Författare :Lotta Bergman; Språk- och litteraturcentrum; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Languages and Literature studies specific languages ; conventions for participating; dialogue; expanded text subject; literature reading; basic skills; content; democratic education; school subject Swedish; upper secondary school; Språk- och litteraturvetenskap särskilda språk ; Humanities; Humaniora;

   Sammanfattning : This dissertation explores how the school subject Swedish is constructed for various groups of upper secondary school students and how the meeting between teacher and pupils is embodied in a range of Swedish subjects. The overall aim of the study is to illustrate why the teaching of Swedish in the classes under investigation takes place the way it does, as well as to discuss possible changes on a more principal basis. LÄS MER

7. 20. Demokratins Stöttepelare : En studie av lärarstuderandes demokratiuppfattningar

   Författare :Ann Bernmark-Ottosson; Bo Dahlin; Kennert Orlenius; Karlstads universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Conceptions of democracy; didactics of social science; phenomenography; democratic values; teacher training; Education; Pedagogik; Pedagogik; Pedagogy;

   Sammanfattning : The aim of this thesis is to analyse and describe the way prospective teachers of social science understand democracy and its conditions, and, on the basis of these descriptions, to discuss the actual and possible forms and contents of teaching democracy both in upper secondary school and in teacher training.The assumption is that students’ conceptions of democracy are influenced by the society they live in and the education they receive. LÄS MER