Sökning: "rational institutionalism"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 9 avhandlingar innehållade orden rational institutionalism.
1. Taking Advantage of Institutional Possibilities and Network Opportunities : Analyzing Swedish Strategic Action in EU Negotiations
Sammanfattning : When core national interests are at stake, EU member states optimize their strategic activities on the European level in order to advance national preferences. Two cases are used in this study to shed light on such dynamics. LÄS MER
2. What logics drive the choices of public decision-makers?
Sammanfattning : This thesis explores what logics drive the decisions of public decision-makers. More specifically, and drawing on new institutional theory, this topic is investigated from the perspective of how institutions, i.e. the formal and informal patterns of rules and practices, influence public decision-makers. LÄS MER
3. De motsträviga kommunerna : En studie av mellankommunal samverkan på regional nivå
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
4. A rational response to natural disasters? : Explaining the global rise of regional disaster risk management
Sammanfattning : Natural disasters pervade the certainty of social life. In a globalized world this truism increasingly calls for transnational solutions to prevent, prepare, and respond to these deadly disruptions. Regional Disaster Risk Management (DRM) has recently emerged to meet this concern. LÄS MER
5. Sharing Secrets : Explaining International Intelligence Cooperation
Sammanfattning : Why has multilateral cooperation developed in the intelligence field? Prior research has deemed such cooperation unlikely, irrelevant or even dangerous due to low gains and high risks. However, multilateral intelligence cooperation both exists and seems to be on the increase. This study aims to explain this puzzling development. LÄS MER