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1. 6. The link between brain size, cognitive ability, mate choice and sexual behaviour in the guppy (Poecilia reticulata)

   Författare :Alberto Corral López; Niclas Kolm; Janette Boughman; Stockholms universitet; []
   Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; sexual selection; artificial selection; brain evolution; optomotor test; decision-making; discrimination; assessment; optimal decisions; rational choice; behavioural flexibility; expensive tissue; predation; sex ratio; OSR; maintenance of variation; etologi; Ethology;

   Sammanfattning : Competition over access for mates has led to the evolution of many striking examples of morphological traits and behaviour in animals. The rapid development of the sexual selection field in recent decades have dramatically advanced our understanding of what traits make individuals more successful in attracting mates and how preferences for mates evolve over time. LÄS MER

3. 7. The strategy of assistance : Swedish environmental support to the Baltic states 1991-1996

   Författare :Björn Hassler; Linköpings universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; environmental cooperation; game theory; Baltic States; self-interest; rational choice; Sida; foreign aid; unitary actor; political science; modeling; INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AREAS; TVÄRVETENSKAPLIGA FORSKNINGSOMRÅDEN; Political science; NATURAL SCIENCES;

   Sammanfattning : Sweden has provided considerable amounts of environmental assistance to the Baltic States since their regained independence. To explain the existence and character of this support program, the rationales behind the Swedish policy have to be analyzed. LÄS MER

4. 8. De motsträviga kommunerna : En studie av mellankommunal samverkan på regional nivå

   Författare :Freddy Kjellström; Annika Fredén; Mikael Granberg; Gissur Erlingsson; Karlstads universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Municipalities; Inter-Municipal Cooperation; Regions; Institutions; Rational Choice; Institutionalism; Kommuner; Mellankommunal samverkan; Regioner; Institutioner; Rationella val; Institutionell teori; Statsvetenskap; Political Science;

   Sammanfattning : The achievement of more cost-effective welfare production and the improvement of investment coordination at the regional level are prominent topics in public debate in Sweden concerning the promotion of Inter-Municipal Cooperation. In 2002, legislation (SFS 2002:34) made it possible to establish an extended ‘Inter-Municipal Cooperation’ through a self-governing regional body (RSO) for the purpose of creating more space for municipalities to act on the regional level. LÄS MER

5. 9. Samverkan på spel : Rationalitet och frustration i nätverksstyrning och svensk stadsdelsförnyelse

   Författare :Nils Hertting; Evert Vedung; Bo Bengtsson; Eva Sorensen; Uppsala universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Political science; network governance; rational choice; local institutional design; mechanisms; neighbourhood renewal; urban renewal policy; case study design; Statsvetenskap; Political science; Statsvetenskap; Statskunskap;

   Sammanfattning : Grounded in a rational choice perspective, this thesis tries to develop the study of network governance. The starting point is a puzzling pattern of local multi-organizational cooperation observed in official evaluation reports on urban neighbourhood renewal in Sweden. LÄS MER

7. 10. War and Unreason. Bounded Learning Theory and War Duration

   Författare :Marco Nilsson; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; war duration; security dilemma; offense-defense balance; offensive expectations; offense dominance; defense dominance; Winter War; Continuation War; Iran-Iraq War; Indo- Pakistani War; ideas; rational choice; expected utility; war; bounded learning theory.; war duration;

   Sammanfattning : Why are some wars longer than others? Offense-defense theorists have assumed that wars are shorter and it is more difficult for states to create security when military technology favors the offense and attacking is easier than defending. This study argues that this assumption is wrong on both accounts. LÄS MER