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Visar resultat 26 - 30 av 61 avhandlingar innehållade ordet publics.
26. Picturing the Public : Advertising Self-Regulation in Sweden and the UK
Sammanfattning : Across the globe, people are everyday audiences of advertising images, which have become integrated in our life worlds. Advertising images are entangled with interesting moral conflicts. LÄS MER
27. Accommodating differences : Power, belonging, and representation online
Sammanfattning : How can political participatory processes online be understood in the dynamic, conflicted and highly mediated situations of contemporary society? What does democracy mean in a scenario where inequality and difference are the norms, and where people tend to abandon situations in which they and their interests are not recognized? How can we accommodate differences rather than consensus in a scenario where multiple networks of people are the starting point rather than a single community?In this thesis, these questions are explored through an iterative process in two studies that have used or resulted in three prototypes and one art exhibition. The first study is of communication practices in a global interest community, which resulted in two prototypes: Actory, a groupware that takes differences rather than equality as the starting point for a collaborative tool, and The Affect Machine, a social network where differences are used as a relational capital. LÄS MER
28. Withhold or withdraw futile treatment in intensive care : arguments supported by physicians and the general public
Sammanfattning : Background: Since the 60s and with increasing intensity a discussion have continued about balance between useful and useless/harmful treatment. Different attempts have been done to create sustainable criteria and recommendations to manage the situations of futile treatment near the end of life. LÄS MER
29. Talking to me? : Risk communication to a diverse public
Sammanfattning : This thesis focuses on the process of communication of environmental risks. A basic assumption in this thesis is that even though ambitious risk communication efforts can take place, the intended recipients are left with a feeling of alienation: Talking to me? The thesis presents a review of theories developed in the field of risk communication research and theories concerning risk perception. LÄS MER
30. Lokala ordningsföreskrifter
Sammanfattning : In Sweden there are more than 280,000 known ancient and historical remains and monuments (fornminnen), almost 17,500 protected natural areas, 48 certified airports, hundreds of ports and marinas and a very large number of geographical areas which constitutes so-called public place (offentlig plats) or are subject to shoreland protection (strandskydd). For each and every of these places, municipalities and/or some state administrative authorities may issue local ordinances on public order (lokala ordningsföreskrifter), i. LÄS MER
