Essays about: "public ethos"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 14 essays containing the words public ethos.
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1. Civil Religion Iconography : A New Theoretical Perspective Regarding Public Art
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionenAbstract : Based on the idea that public art reflects cultural values and is meant, not as many have argued as a means of teaching history, but rather as a means of promoting cultural ideals, public art serves a role in lauding people and behaviors and reflects an important facet in the creation of a national identity and ethos. Further, that in this function of promoting societal norms, public art serves as an iconography of a “civil religion” which tells a story to the citizenry about what a given country admires, reveres and aspires to and promotes a specific moral narrative regarding a country and its people. READ MORE
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2. Managing conflicting professionalisms: social assistants work with unaccompanied minors within the Swedish municipal social services
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för socialt arbeteAbstract : This Masters thesis aimed to explore how social assistants have been impacted by the changes enforced since 2016 in their work with unaccompanied minors. They have worked in an ethically complex situation, of attempting to fulfil the needs of the unaccompanied minors, as this period has seen a restriction of the humanitarian ethos of Swedish migration policies, but also a movement towards new public management policies. READ MORE
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3. Public advocacy for the Swedish forest-based bioeconomy : a social constructionist analysis of the Swedish Forest initiative
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural DevelopmentAbstract : During the last decade bioeconomy has been presented as a possible solution to the decoupling of the economy’s dependence on fossil fuels. In a Swedish context, the forest sector has emerged as a significant arena of interest and the industry has been defined as a driving agent in the transition. READ MORE
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4. Facts and Festivals : Scientists’ engagement in Science Communication and Science outreach
University essay fromAbstract : This master thesis investigates how and why scientists and researchers engage in communication activities with the public and whether new channels of communication have an impact on the engagement. Science communication is seen in the light of Social Sciences where Mertonian science ethos as well as social constructivism constitute the theoretical framework. READ MORE
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5. Decisions Made in the Frame - Rational Choice, Institutional Norms and Public Ethos Against Corruption in Mauritius
University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to increase our knowledge about corruption issues. It examines the connection between the institutional frame and the individual’s choice made in his institutional role. READ MORE
