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1. 1. Private-Public Collaboration in Sweden’s Civil Preparedness

   University essay from Försvarshögskolan

   Author : Victor Heidenfors Armblad; [2024]
   Keywords : Private-public collaboration; collaborative governance; crisis management; civil defence; security; theory-testing; nested case study; civil preparedness; contingency sector; total defence;

   Abstract : Recent developments in Sweden’s security policy have prompted the rearmament of the total defence. The total defence comprises both military and civil defence. The civil defence, in conjunction with crisis preparedmess, forms Sweden’s civil preparedness. READ MORE

3. 2. A Seed has been Planted : Examining public-private cooperation in the civil preparedness sector of food supply and drinking water

   University essay from Försvarshögskolan

   Author : Gustaf Stövling; [2024]
   Keywords : Civil preparedness; crisis management; public-private cooperation; rationalist organizational; social-psychological; total defense;

   Abstract : The resurgence and increased use of the total defense concept in the political landscape of Sweden comes in a time of global geopolitical uncertainties and multifaceted security crises. Despite its stated importance, how the private sector should be incorporated into this structure remains somewhat unclear. READ MORE

4. 3. ”There is a need for people who can provide a transition”: A case study of how educational activities empower actors to engage in a local transition of the waste system on Bornholm, Denmark

   University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

   Author : Kathrine Gjesing Hansen; [2023]
   Keywords : socio-institutional transitions; Denmark; power; education; municipal waste management; Sustainability Science; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Sustainable waste management is a complex task within environmental governance, and municipalities play a key role in governing a transition of the waste system toward prevention and reuse. This calls for an enhanced understanding of local capacities for change, and therefore this thesis adopts a socio-institutional perspective on the power of actors to influence local transitions. READ MORE

5. 4. Stakeholder Behaviour and Management During the Course of a Project : A Case Study on Green Energy Project Operation

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Industriell teknik

   Author : Yuzhou Fang; [2023]
   Keywords : project management; stakeholder management; SM; engineering equipment procurement; stakeholder salience; stakeholder inclusion;

   Abstract : Project stakeholder management (SM) as one of the building blocks for project management theory has been studied by many scholars, and a lot of theoretical frameworks are developed to analyse relevant stakeholders based on different groups of attributes to formulate appropriate expectation managing strategies. Nevertheless, contemporary research rarely describes the dynamic change of stakeholder relationship during the course of a project and mainly focuses on public-private partnership projects where the relationships are complex and some external stakeholders can be threatening to project goals. READ MORE

6. 5. Risk Implications of Small Modular Nuclear Reactor Implementations: the Case of the Nordics

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för samhällsbyggnad och industriell teknik

   Author : Denis Mijolović; [2023]
   Keywords : Small Modular Nuclear Reactors; Nuclear Energy; Energy Policy; Energy Transition; Risk Management; Scandinavian Energy Strategy;

   Abstract : Climate change is no novelty – we witness its disastrous impact more and more by each day. Although we already started envisaging a future where the vitality of our societies is derived not from conventional fossil fuels, but from a sophisticated, clean, and steadfast energy source – the latest benchmarks tracked by leading global energy agencies show grim performance, thereby calling for an intervention. READ MORE