Essays about: "Methodological assumption"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 23 essays containing the words Methodological assumption.

  1. 11. The International Negotiation Practices of the European External Action Service

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Bonifac Abel Makkai; [2017]
    Keywords : EU international negotiations; European External Action Service; practice theory; two-level game theory; EU-Cuba negotiations; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Putnam’s seminal work on two-level game theory has been used widely in international negotiation research. The European Union is often argued to be a tough negotiating partner and its complex system of preferences poses a challenge to many of the fundamental assumptions of the two-level game model. READ MORE

  3. 12. Evaluating Cognitive Social Capital : The roles of trust and reciprocity in health research

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

    Author : Daniel St John; [2017]
    Keywords : social capital; health; trust; reciprocity;

    Abstract : Social capital has become one of the most popular and controversial imports from the social sciences into public health. Although offering the potential for valuable insights into the social determinants of health, the vague and ambiguous definitions of what constitutes social resources has attracted significant criticisms. READ MORE

  4. 13. Draining the Pathogenic Reservoir of Guilt? : A study of the relationship between Guilt and Self-Compassion in Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för beteendevetenskap och lärande; Linköpings universitet/Filosofiska fakulteten

    Author : Tomas Nygren; Claes Johansson; [2015]
    Keywords : ISTDP; Self-Compassion; Unconscious Guilt; ATOS; Vector Autoregression; Murderous Rage; Pathogenic Reservoir; Time Series Analysis;

    Abstract : Objective: One of the main theoretical proposals of Intensive Short-term Dynamic Psychotherapy (ISTDP; Davanloo, 1990) is that experiencing of previously unconscious guilt over aggressive impulses associated with attachment trauma leads to increase in self-compassion. The present study aimed to test this assumption. READ MORE

  5. 14. Hidden Transcripts on Public Transportation: A Meta-Methodological Exploration of Visual Ethnography in Qualitative Transportation Research

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Marta Mancheva; [2015]
    Keywords : sustainable development; sustainable urban transport; public transportation; the hidden transcript; mixed method; Instagram;

    Abstract : Better understanding of urban travelers is necessary, as sustainable development is becoming an integral part of transportation policy and practice. A volume of research shows people’s expressed willingness to adopt more sustainable urban travel behaviours, but a general sense of resistance to change is often encountered. READ MORE

  6. 15. Estimating the Socioeconomic Impact from Worksite Health Promoting Activities through a Quantitative Approach

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Magnus Klingspor; Emanuel Brendarou; [2015]
    Keywords : Absenteeism; Human capital; Health promotion program; Dynamic model;

    Abstract : In recent years, Sweden has faced soaring numbers of sick leave reports and costs associated with sickness absence. This has highlighted the importance of worksite health promoting activities, based on the assumption that such would offset the recent trend shift in public health. READ MORE