Department of Political Science / Statsvetenskapliga institutionen: Recent submissions
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Deliberativ undervisning – en empirisk studie
(2012-11-16)Since the early 2000s, the deliberative turn in democratic theory has influenced the debate on teaching. The proponents of deliberation in education have argued that deliberative teaching both enhances subject knowledge ... -
Utmaningen : om ansvar, kvalitet och ledning i universitet och högskolor
(Göteborgs universitet, 2011)Boken Utmaningen behandlar frågor om ansvar, kvalitet och ledning för den autonoma akademin. Varför bör akademiska lärosäten och deras lärare och forskare vara autonoma? Vilket ansvar medför autonomin, och hur kan akademin ... -
Den förhandlade makten. Kulturella värdekonflikter i den svenska skolan.
(2011-10-26)Sjögren, Fredrik Negotiated Power. Cultural Value Conflicts in Swedish Compulsory Schools (Swedish title: Den förhandlade makten. Värdekonflikter i den svenska skolan). Swedish text. English summary. Göteborg Studies in ... -
Bedroom Politics. How family policies affect women’s fertility and union formation decisions.
(2011-08-25)Most studies on policies’ effect on fertility depart from the assumption that fertility decisions are taken within unions, by partners who behave altruistically towards each other. This study argues that such a focus misses ... -
Politiker med karriärambitioner – en omöjlig självklarhet: En studie om karriärambitionernas betydelse i den representativa demokratin.
(2011-05-09)This book studies the role of individuals’ personal ambitions in politics. Swedish Members of Parliament, especially those who express an interest in reaching higher up the political ladder, are in focus. The question is ... -
Marknaden och lärarna. Hur organiseringen av skolan påverkar lärares offentliga tjänstemannaskap
(2011-01-03)Går det att styra lärare genom skolans organisering? Tidigare forskning ger motsägelsefulla besked och framställer vanligtvis lärare som antingen i hög grad mottagliga för politisk styrning eller nära nog politiskt ostyrbara. ... -
WAR AND UNREASON. Bounded Learning Theory and War Duration
(2010-02-15)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 ... -
Climate Policy as a Window of Opportunity. Sweden and Global Climate Change
(2009-12-18)Because of their social dilemma character, global environmental problems are difficult to successfully manage. States have few incentives to contribute to the common good because doing so would imply costs but not guarantee ... -
Voices from the Welfare State. Dissatisfaction and Political Action in Sweden
(2009-09-24)The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between citizens’ dissatisfaction with the welfare state and political action on welfare state issues, and to what extent institutional arrangements affects this ... -
Promising Democracy. Parties, Citizens and Election Promises
(2009-09-11)Election promises have important roles to play in representative democracy. This book gives focus to what seems to be a puzzling controversy between scholars and ordinary citizens concerning whether or not politicians ... -
Hur mycket mångfald tål demokratin? Demokratiska dilemman i ett mångkulturellt Sverige.
(2009-05-15)How diverse, in terms of values, lifestyles and identities, can a society be without negative effects on democracy? To what extent does cultural diversity challenge democracy, and how should we respond to this challenge? ... -
Economic Voting and Issue Ownership. An Integrative Approach
(2009-05-08)The aim of this dissertation is to improve our understanding of how economic changes influence popular support for political parties. Previous studies have generally found that there is a tendency for the popular support ... -
Voters' Perceptions of Party Politics - A Multilevel Approach
(2009-04-30)Modern representative democracies are often described as government by the consent of the governed rather than government by the people. Elections play a central role in this context and several theorists of modern democracy ... -
Understanding Governmental Legislative Capacity. Harmonization of EU legislation in Lithuania and Romania
(2008-11-13)Governmental legislative capacity is a crucial ability for any government that wishes to fulfil intended goals. Without this capacity, there is a great risk that the decision making system will be paralyzed. This study ... -
Democrats Without Borders. A Critique of Transnational Democracy
(2008-11-07)Some scholars claim that globalisation compels us to radically rethink democracy both in theory and practice. This dissertation disputes such claims by arguing against two suggested normative models of transnational ... -
The personal and the political : how personal welfare state experiences affect political trust and ideology
(2002)Citizens in advanced industrial democracies frequently have personal experiences with public services and welfare state arrangements. They may have regular contact with public health care services, schools, public ... -
Demokratisk kompetens : om gymnasiet som demokratiskola
(2007)Aktivt medborgarskap är ett ledord i svensk demokratipolitik. Jämlikt deltagande i politiken är ett annat. Skolan anförtros en viktig politisk roll i detta avseende. Läroplanen påbjuder att alla ungdomar på ett likvärdigt ...