Essays about: "sweden welfare state"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 81 essays containing the words sweden welfare state.

  1. 1. Preventing Welfare Fraud in Sweden. Interviews with Officials from the County Government of Kalmar and Skåne.

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Hälsa och samhälle

    Author : Emelie Göransson; [2019]
    Keywords : County Government; Crime Prevention; Sweden; Welfare Benefits; Welfare Fraud;

    Abstract : Studies indicate that fraud is a growing issue in Sweden, outpacing law enforcement’s efforts to maintain it. There is limited research concerning welfare fraud, the aspects of prevention, and what processes have worked in Sweden. READ MORE

  3. 2. Elderly people's existential loneliness experience throughout their life in Sweden and its correlation to emotional (subjective) well-being

    University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för hälsa och välfärd; Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för hälsa och välfärd

    Author : Elin Petersen; Leyla Gasimova; [2019]
    Keywords : Existential loneliness; emotional well-being; elderly; depression; social support; confidant;

    Abstract : Existential  loneliness  is  a  specific kind  of  loneliness,  associated  with decreased emotional  well-being.Existential loneliness differs from physical aloneness and is connected to negative feelings and  moods;  in  contrast,alonenesscan  be  experienced  as  something  positive  and  emotionallycharging. READ MORE

  4. 3. Can national inspections support professional discretion? : A case study of the Swedish national school inspection

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Anton Modigh; [2019]
    Keywords : Professionalism; new public management; auditing; national inspection; Swedish national school inspection; teacher profession;

    Abstract : This thesis explores the professional discretion in relation to national inspections by focussing on the Swedish national school inspection (SNSI) and how the inspections made can affect the professional discretion. During the last decades the Swedish welfare sector has gone through a remarkable shift towards using new public management (NPM) reforms, implementing market solutions with the aim to increase cost efficiency and quality. READ MORE

  5. 4. Last Night in Sweden : A Critical Discourse Analysis of the Image of Sweden in International Media

    University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/Högskolan för lärande och kommunikation

    Author : Mathilda Linnander; [2018]
    Keywords : Critical Discourse Analysis; Sweden; fake news; nation branding; elite media;

    Abstract : This is a study of how the image of Sweden is constructed in international media. Using the country as a swinging bat in debates on socialism and progressiveness is nothing new but has had an upswing during recent years as a result of the global rise of right-wing forces. READ MORE

  6. 5. Gender equality in relation to the public housing market : A critical assessment of the publiv housing market in Västerbotten County

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Kulturgeografi

    Author : Clara Gyllström; [2018]
    Keywords : gendered planning; gender awareness; gender equality; public housing market;

    Abstract : In the welfare state classification in which Sweden is found housing is not fully included as a key element which implies some difficulties when analyzing equality in the Swedish housing market. Furthermore, the Swedish housing market is shifting towards becoming more marketoriented which has indicated that housing is becoming more of an individual responsibility rather than a key element supplied from the state. READ MORE