Essays about: "swedish welfare state"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 127 essays containing the words swedish welfare state.

  1. 1. Captivating Communication : The Swedish Prison and Probation Service’s Storytelling and Creation of Legitimacy

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Kriminologiska institutionen

    Author : Ella Wendt Höjer; [2024]
    Keywords : prison; cultural criminology; Nordic exceptionalism; legitimacy; Kriminalvården;

    Abstract : The stories about prison are infinite, and ultimately affect our understanding of incarceration. Punishment and prison are also political, and the shape of the penal system is fundamentally different in different countries. READ MORE

  3. 2. Sustainable consumption in a consumer society. A study of sustainable consumption policy in Sweden 1992–2022.

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia

    Author : Marie Karlsson; [2024]
    Keywords : Sustainable consumption; Consumer society; Consumer policy; Environmental policy; Policy analysis; Hållbar konsumtion; konsumtionssamhälle; konsumentpolitik; miljöpolitik; policyanalys;

    Abstract : This thesis explores how the topic of sustainable consumption has been discussed in Swedish policy-making between 1992–2022 by analysing policy documents including government official reports, government bills and government communications. The aim of the thesis is to understand how consumption has been discussed and problematised from a sustainability perspective in Sweden over time. READ MORE

  4. 3. WORK TIME REDUCTIONS ON THE DECLINE? How ideas act as hindering mechanisms for social democratic support of work time reductions.

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Lisa Lindén; [2023-06-20]
    Keywords : Ideas; work time reduction; The Swedish Social Democratic Party SAP ;

    Abstract : The study of ideas as factors affecting political behavior is often accessed by focusing on times of political and economic uncertainty. However, focusing on times of stability and the rigidity that ideas cause in policy processes is less explored. READ MORE

  5. 4. Social Policy from Above? : Europeanisation of Swedish Social Policy 1990-2019

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

    Author : Jakob Strigén; [2023]
    Keywords : Social policy change; social policy; Europeanisation; welfare state; unemployment policy; family policy; process tracing;

    Abstract : At the same time as the European Union’s (EU) influence has grown, path-breaking changes in Sweden’s social policy characteristics have appeared. Previous research gives contradictory evidence on whether and how these developments relate, and it remains unknown to what extent the EU contributed to the changes observed in Sweden. READ MORE

  6. 5. Who fills the income protection gap? : An empirical analysis of the development of complementary unemployment insurance in Sweden  

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Karin Meiton; [2023]
    Keywords : unemployment insurance; unemployment risk; income protection; occupational welfare; Sweden; social policy analysis.;

    Abstract : The Swedish welfare state is often conceived as a universal and encompassing welfare state. However, research has shown significant contractions of coverage and benefit levels in several Swedish welfare programs in the last 20 years. One such program is the unemployment insurance. READ MORE