Sökning: "institutional change and stability"

Visar resultat 11 - 15 av 17 avhandlingar innehållade orden institutional change and stability.

1. 11. Exploring the dual nature of engineering education : Opportunities and challenges in integrating the academic and professional aspects in the curriculum

   Författare :Kristina Edström; Anette Kolmos; Frederik V. Christiansen; KTH; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; engineering education; professional education; dual nature; engineering education development; CDIO Initiative; CDIO approach; CDIO Standards; PBL; engineering education research; Carl Richard Söderberg; organisational gravity; institutional logics; Technology and Learning; Teknik och lärande;

   Sammanfattning : Engineering education is both academic, emphasising theory in a range of subjects, and professional, preparing students for engineering practice. Ideally, these aspects are also in a meaningful relationship in the curriculum, but the dual nature ideal is simultaneously a source of tensions. LÄS MER

3. 12. Villkorat förtroende : Normer och rollförväntningar i relationen mellan politiker och tjänstemän i Regeringskansliet

   Författare :Cajsa Niemann; Göran Sundström; Rune Premfors; Patrik Hall; Stockholms universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; political institutions; political elites; politicians; civil servants; core executives; government; government offices; state organisation; institutional change and stability; norms; roles; role expectations; trust; organisational theory; Sweden; Political Science; statsvetenskap;

   Sammanfattning : The relationship between politicians and civil servants is ambiguous and potentially problematic in democratic terms. The aim of the thesis is to examine this relationship in the Swedish core executive, Regeringskansliet. More specifically, the analysis emphasises the respective role expectations of the two groups when interacting with each other. LÄS MER

4. 13. Transit i samhällsvården : När unga utreds på särskilda ungdomshem

   Författare :Sofia Enell; Verner Denvall; Marie Sallnäs; Lennart Nygren; Linnéuniversitetet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; young people; assessments; child welfare; secure accommodations; institutional care; care trajectory; total institution; institutional identity; social work; Socialt arbete; Social Work;

   Sammanfattning : This thesis is about assessments of young people in secure accommodations. Institutional assessments relate to the paradox in child welfare of combining control and care. The procedure raises questions about their implications for young people, their caseworkers and evolving care trajectories. LÄS MER

5. 14. The Emergence of Digital Institutions

   Författare :Taline Jadaan; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Boundary Work; Emergence; Digital Institutions; Digital Innovation; Digital Transformation; Institutional Work; Practice Work;

   Sammanfattning : Pervasive digitalization reshapes identities and processes of public sector providers, ranging from healthcare to education and justice. Recently, significant research attention has been given to such transformations, but still, there is more to learn about the mechanisms that may lead to the establishment of “digital institutions. LÄS MER

7. 15. Institutional Impediments and Reluctant Actors – The Limited Role of Democracy Aid in Democratic Development

   Författare :Agnes Cornell; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; authoritarian regimes; Bolivia; democracy aid; democratic governance; democratic survival; democratization; democracy; foreign aid; Peru; public administration; regime change; staff turnover;

   Sammanfattning : Poverty reduction and societal modernization have traditionally been the main goals for development aid but increasingly, since the early 1990s, democracy and human rights have ascended in importance and democracy aid has been growing steadily, both in total amounts and as a share of the total aid package. This dissertation contributes to the understanding of the role of democracy aid in democratic development. LÄS MER