Essays about: "municipal government."

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  1. 11. To be one step ahead: A survey of Swedish municipal food preparedness

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Naturresurser och hållbar utveckling

    Author : Robin Andersson; [2022]
    Keywords : Civil defence; food preparedness; governance; resilience; responsibility; sustainable development; Civilt försvar; livsmedelsberedskap; styrning; resiliens; ansvar; hållbar utveckling;

    Abstract : Officials of varying backgrounds from a sample of nine municipalities in Sweden were interviewed in a semi-structured format regarding the state of their work on food preparedness, challenges and opportunities for working on said topic, as well as the relation between municipalities and national actors related to civil defence. A vast majority of Swedish municipalities were contacted, and the final interviewees were hand-picked from a group of candidates that accepted a request for an interview. READ MORE

  3. 12. When the Anti-Establishment Becomes the Establishment: The Relationship Between Public Administrations, and Municipal Governments Led by the Sweden Democrats

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Philip Gustavsson; [2022]
    Keywords : populism; public administration; Sverigedemokraterna; unelected officials; municipal government.; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The Sweden Democrats is the prominent populist right-wing and anti-establishment party in Swedish politics. Since the election of 2018, the party have held the chair of the executive committee in five municipalities. The thesis’ purpose is to examine the relationship between these municipal governments and the respective public administrations. READ MORE

  4. 13. The Duck-Rabbit Ambiguity of Evaluations: A Comparative Study of How Evaluative Ideals Are Discursively Constructed and Affect Evaluative Judgments

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Alfred Tilly; [2022]
    Keywords : critical discourse analysis; municipal auditing; evaluation; evaluative ideals; evaluation use; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Evaluative practices play an increasingly important role in the management of local government. More than ever, evaluations are seen as a means for stakeholders to garner objective information about the performance of public organizations in order to demand accountability. READ MORE

  5. 14. The Shokuiku Act and its implementation in Kyoto : A study of the Shokuiku promotion plans on national, prefectural and municipal leve

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för Asien- och Mellanösternstudier (IAM)

    Author : Jenny Nordlund; [2022]
    Keywords : food education; urban farming; policy making; sustainability;

    Abstract : More and more cities are facing depopulation, and Japan’s answer to that is the Shokuiku Act to educate the citizens on food and nutrition. However, the law faced criticism for being too controlling. READ MORE

  6. 15. A Case study: Implementation analysis of labour market policies in Lund municipality.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Saboor Ansari; [2022]
    Keywords : Implementation analysis; Public administration; Municipal government. Management and collaboration; Street-level bureaucrats; Top-down theory.; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : One by one, municipalities around Sweden have started their policies and activities to tackle unemployment. Lund municipality has since 2020 expanded its employment services. This study analyses the employment services implementation in Lund municipality's local government regime. READ MORE