Sökning: "public debate"

Visar resultat 31 - 35 av 307 avhandlingar innehållade orden public debate.

  1. 31. Engagement in urban planning as a consequence of trust : an explorative study of the Slussen redevelopment project opposition

    Författare :Sofie Rådestad; Tigran Haas; Matthew Carmona; Kristina Grange; KTH; []
    Nyckelord :Stockholm; trust; urban planning; power; Slussen; redevelopment; public space; public interest; Planering och beslutsanalys; Planning and Decision Analysis;

    Sammanfattning : This study is about the phenomenon of trust as applied in urban planning processes. The study views this concept through the lens of “the opposition” – the dissenting voices to the official narratives of urban planning projects. LÄS MER

  3. 32. Immigration, security and the public debate on US language policy : A critical discourse analysis of language attitudes in the United States of America

    Författare :Soraya Tharani; Anna-Brita Stenström; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; national identity; societal security; language policy; ethnolinguistic conflict; human rights; language rights; ethnicity; multilingualism; immigration; critical discourse analysis; language attitudes; English language; Spanish language; United States;

    Sammanfattning : The narrative of the United States is of a "nation of immigrants" in which the language shift patterns of earlier ethnolinguistic groups have tended towards linguistic assimilation through English. In recent years, however, changes in the demographic landscape and language maintenance by non-English speaking immigrants, particularly Hispanics, have been perceived as threats and have led to calls for an official English language policy. LÄS MER

  4. 33. Skola för ande och hand : en studie av folkhögskolans praktisk-estetiska verksamhet

    Författare :Per Hartman; Linköpings universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Cultural debate; educational debate; folk high school; practical and artistic subjects; history of art; drawing; male craft education; female craft education.;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis focuses on the Swedish folk high school and the work of this type of school in the practical and artistic subject sector. This sector is defined to comprise the subjects history of art, drawing, and male and female craft education. LÄS MER

  5. 34. Laws, Attitudes and Public Policy

    Författare :Niklas Jakobsson; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Attitudes; Child care; Economics;

    Sammanfattning : Paper 1: Do laws affect attitudes? An assessment of the Norwegian prostitution law using longitudinal data The question of whether laws affect attitudes has inspired scholars across many disciplines, but empirical knowledge is sparse. Using longitudinal survey data from Norway and Sweden, collected before and after the implementation of a Norwegian law criminalizing the purchase of sexual services, we assess the short-run effects on attitudes using a difference-indifferences approach. LÄS MER

  7. 35. Empirical Essays on Public Policies : Social Insurances, Safety Nets, and Health Care

    Författare :Louise Lorentzon; Per Pettersson-Lidbom; Jonathan de Quidt; Magnus Johannesson; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Economics; nationalekonomi;

    Sammanfattning : Screening Efficiency in Sickness Insurance: Evidence from a Spell Limit ReformI estimate the effects of the removal of a limit on sick leave spells in the Swedish Sickness Insurance program, on labor market outcomes and sick leave. The removal of the spell limit led to longer sick leave spells. LÄS MER