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1. 11. On the road to interoperability : Complexities of public sector enterprise thinking

   Författare :Hannu Larsson; Åke Grönlund; Karin Hedström; Ulf Melin; Örebro universitet; []
   Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; eGovernment; Enterprise Architecture; Enterprise thinking; Implementation; Metaphors; Informatik; Informatics;

   Sammanfattning : Increasingly, eGovernment (the use of ICTs in order to achieve better government) is moving its focus from web presence and electronic service provision to striving for an interoperable public sector. Interoperability refers to the ability for information exchange across organizational borders, concerning technology as well as business aspects. LÄS MER

3. 12. Aux frontières de l’anthropocentrisme : la présence animale dans les romans de Michel Houellebecq

   Författare :Tony Thorström; Christina Kullberg; Roland Lysell; Uppsala universitet; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Michel Houellebecq; Animals; Posthuman; Novel; Borders; Anthropocentrism; Subject; Metaphors; Descriptions; Observer; Science; History; Consumer; Product; Hierarchy; Romanska språk; Romance Languages;

   Sammanfattning : This dissertation sets out to explore the animal presence in the novels of contemporary French writer Michel Houellebecq. Focusing on this often overlooked aspect in the growing number of publications dedicated to Houellebecq’s literary production, this study argues that the presence of animals is central to understanding how his novels are structured around borders between not only animals and humans but also between humans themselves. LÄS MER

4. 13. Deconstructing political protest

   Författare :Charlotte Fridolfsson; Gullan Gidlund; Per Ledin; Jacob Torfing; Örebro universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; aporia; deconstruction; demonstration; discourse theory; EMU; euro; gender; hegemony; identity; language; metaphors; movements; occupation; politics; political; political protest; poststructural; power; protest; referendum; riots; social movements; text; violence; Political science; Statsvetenskap; Political Science; Statskunskap;

   Sammanfattning : Part I of the thesis Deconstructing Political Protest is an introduction to the theoretical, epistemological and (anti)ontological approach guiding the analysis in the articles comprising Part II. Investigations into the ideological organisation of political protests are the focus in all four articles. LÄS MER

5. 14. The multifaceted role of imagination in science and religion : A critical examination of its epistemic, creative and meaning-making functions

   Författare :Ingrid Malm Lindberg; Mikael Stenmark; Ulf Zackariasson; Yiftach Fehige; Uppsala universitet; []
   Nyckelord :Imagination; science and religion; creativity; models; metaphors; analogies; thought experiments; aspect perception; rituals; doxasticism; non-doxasticism; fictionalism; interactivism; Philosophy of Religion; Religionsfilosofi;

   Sammanfattning : The main purpose of this dissertation is to examine critically and discuss the role of imagination in science and religion, with particular emphasis on its possible epistemic, creative, and meaning-making functions. In order to answer my research questions, I apply theories and concepts from contemporary philosophy of mind on scientific and religious practices. LÄS MER

7. 15. Developing transnational industrial platforms: – the strategic conception of the Öresund region

   Författare :Petter Boye; Företagsekonomiska institutionen; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; econometrics; Economics; Knowledge integ; Local resource bases; Institutional agents; Metaphors; Concept development; The Öresund region; Cross-border integration; Transnational business; Regional development; Industrial regions; International competitiveness; Strategic process; economic theory; economic systems; economic policy; Nationalekonomi; ekonometri; ekonomisk teori; ekonomiska system; ekonomisk politik;

   Sammanfattning : This book is particularly concerned with examining the creation of the Öresund region, a process that represents the internationalization and geopolitical changes in the world, where new industrial regions emerge in competition for growth and wealth. The emerging Öresund region is a new type of industrial region – a transnational region that is difficult to analyze in a traditional way, for example, by a structural economic analysis. LÄS MER