Faculty of Social Science / Samhällsvetenskapliga fakulteten: Recent submissions
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Towards Legitimacy as Congruence: Regimes' Menus of Legitimation and Citizens’ Appetites
Legitimacy is one of the most crucial concepts in political science. It concerns how authority can be exercised in ways that those subjected to it willingly accept, something that all rulers desire. It is also one of the ... -
Interpreting the Haitian Revolution: From the Rights of Man to Human Rights
In recent decades, a ‘Haitian Turn’ has emerged as both academic and public readerships in the anglophone sphere have been flooded by a wave of essays, articles, and monographs on the Haitian Revolution (1791–1804). At the ... -
Party Organizations and the Dynamics of Autocratic Rule: Co-optation, Repression, and Regime Change
This dissertation is about political parties in autocracies. The recent institutionalist turn in comparative authoritarianism has renewed attention to the role of political parties by highlighting the strategic value of ... -
Parents´ experience of living with a child displaying oppositional defiant disorder. Top-down and bottom-up approaches to gain a deeper understanding of the complexity
Clinical levels of oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) during childhood are considered a significant marker of risk to develop mental illness later in life. If serious behavior problems begin as early as preschool years ... -
Alkoholideologi och alkoholopinion
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THE DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION OF FINANCIAL SERVICES MARKETS AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS – Exploring FinTech development in Denmark, Estonia, the Netherlands and Sweden
(2022)The recent expansion of FinTech companies supplying digitally sophisticated products and services on the financial markets is repeatedly linked with different ideas of digital disruption. The development is said to challenge ... -
The Measurement of Subjective Well-Being: Item Response Theory, Classical Test Theory, and Multidimensional Item Response Theory
For over 35 years, modern science has conceptualized happiness as subjective well-being, which has until recently been understood as a dual construct consisting of an affective component (positive and negative affect) and ... -
Translating grand challenges into municipal organizing: Prevention of terrorism, extremism, and radicalization in Scandinavia
This thesis investigates why and how municipalities organize to address grand challenges. Previous research shows that municipalities have increased their policymaking and organizing in relation to grand challenges, often ... -
Clinical Perspectives on Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD): Long-term, Naturalistic Follow-ups in Childhood and in Adulthood
The overall aim of this thesis was to evaluate the long-term outcome of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in childhood and in adulthood, as it is presented in typical patients in real-world settings. Study ... -
ARBETE OCH PENSIONERING - Uppfattningar bland medarbetare I Göteborgs stad
(2021)Bakgrunden till den här rapporten är de statliga målsättningarna om att förlänga arbetslivet och de personalförsörjningsproblem offentliga arbetsgivare upplever. Rapporten fokuserar på äldre anställda i Göteborgs stad, ... -
Blockchain Technology A Trust or Control Machine? Theory and Experimental Evidence
(2022-03)Blockchaintechnologyhasattractedconsiderableinterestinthelast15years.It is arguedthatBlockchaincansustainanytransactionofvalue,beitmonetaryorinformation, in amannerthatissecureandindependentofinterpersonaltrust.Yet,the ... -
Internet-based psychological interventions for alcohol use disorder. Treating addiction and supporting concerned significant others
The aim of this doctoral thesis was to investigate the efficacy of three internet interventions for alcohol problems: (1) high-intensity internet treatment (ePlus) compared to (2) an unguided low-intensity internet treatment ... -
Local government as employer, procurer, and entrepreneur in labour market integration
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The Profit of Prevention. A study of Social Investments in a Swedish Region
This thesis aims to deepen the understanding of the use and implications of accounting technologies in the governing of public services. It explores social investments, a proliferating public sector management technology ... -
Policy Brief 4: 2022 ”Sustainability of Social Enterprises Involved in Waste Collection and Recycling Activities”
(School of Public Administration/Förvaltningshögskolan, 2022) -
Policy Brief 3: 2022 ”Recicladores organizados como educadores ambientales: conocimiento popular informando la formulación de políticas públicas”
(School of Public Administration/Förvaltningshögskolan, 2022) -
Policy Brief 3: 2022 ”Catadores organizados servindo como educadores ambientais: conhecimento popular informando políticas públicas”
(School of Public Administration/Förvaltningshögskolan, 2022) -
Policy Brief 3: 2022 ”Organized Waste pickers as environmental educators: peer-to-peer and bottom-up generated knowledge informing public policy”
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Policy Brief no 2: 2022 ”Contribuições dos catadores para uma transição rumo à Economia Circular”
(School of Public Administration/Förvaltningshögskolan, 2022) -
Policy Brief no 2: 2022 "Contribuciones de recicladoras/es de base para la transición a una economía circular en el Sur global"
(School of Public Administration/Förvaltningshögskolan, 2022)