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- Jönsson, Christer, et al.
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Transnational Access: Findings and Future Research
- 2010
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In: Transnational Actors in Global Governance: Patterns, Explanations, and Implications. - 9780230239050 ; , s. 237-251
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Book chapter (other academic/artistic)abstract
- The central findings of the volume are summarized under three principal themes: Patterns of transnational actor participation in international institutions; alternative explanations of these patterns; and consequences of involving transnational actors in global governance. Four dimensions, encompassing unanswered questions, are identified: formal vs. informal access; supply vs. demand; autonomy vs. dependence; and national vs. global.
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- Bengtsson, Rikard, et al.
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Internationell politisk ekonomi
- 2014
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In: Internationella relationer. - 9789144102801
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- Bexell, Magdalena, et al.
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Democracy in Global Governance : The Promises and Pitfalls of Transnational Actors
- 2010
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In: Global Governance. - 1075-2846 .- 1942-6720. ; 16:1, s. 81-101
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The participation of transnational actors in global policymaking is increasingly seen as a means to democratize global governance. Drawing on alternative theories of democracy and existing empirical evidence, we assess the promises and pitfalls of this vision. We explore how the structuring and operation of international institutions, public-private partnerships, and transnational actors themselves may facilitate expanded participation and enhanced accountability in global governance. We find considerable support for an optimistic verdict on the democratizing potential of transnational actor involvement, but also identify hurdles in democratic theory and the practice of global governance that motivate a more cautious outlook. In conclusion, we call for research that explores the conditions for democracy in global governance through a combination of normative political theory and positive empirical research.
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- Daléus, Pär, 1979-
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Politisk ledarskapsstil : Om interaktionen mellan personlighet och institutioner i utövandet av det svenska statsministerämbetet
- 2012
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Doctoral thesis (other academic/artistic)abstract
- This dissertation examines key characteristics and factors shaping the leadership style of Swedish Prime Ministers (PMs). Based on the research of the American presidency, an interactionist framework is developed which draws upon institutional theory and political psychological theory. The analysis is advanced by exploring multiple sources and is based on four cases of leadership styles: two single party Social Democratic PMs, Ingvar Carlsson and Göran Persson, as well as two center/right coalition PMs, Thorbjörn Fälldin and Carl Bildt. Leadership style is studied through a focused comparison of the PMs’ performance of four functions. Thus, the four PMs are studied as staffers and organizers of the cabinet and the Government Offices, decision makers, communicators and crisis managers. The results indicate that the office of the PM is elastic, accommodating a wide-ranging variation of leadership styles. The Social Democratic PMs display the most uniform leadership styles, but, rather surprisingly, they also have the most dissimilar leadership styles among the four cases. The center/right PMs’ approaches differ to a great extent from one another, displaying mixed forms of leadership styles. The analysis explains how the PMs’ leadership styles are shaped based on the interaction between their distinct personal characteristics and surrounding institutions. Thus, the dissertation concludes that leadership theories developed in a presidential setting are largely applicable in a parliamentary setting and that political behavior is not dictated by institutions such as formal structures or norms. The results encourage a reassessment of how personality, as an explanatory factor, is applied in mainstream political science. Furthermore, the analysis highlights the need for reconsidering the presidentialisation thesis and the notion of dominant leadership as there are alternative pathways to prime ministerial influence which are disregarded in the debate.
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Från storslagna visioner till professionell bedömning : Om barndom, utbildning och styrning
- 2010
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Editorial collection (other academic/artistic)abstract
- I denna antologi presenteras ett axplock av pågående forskning vid enheten Barn-Unga-Samhälle (BUS) inom Lärarutbildningen vid Malmö högskola. Antologin belyser en utbildningshistorisk förskjutning från visionärt arbete och tilltro om en bättre framtid via uppfostran och utbildning, till en ökad oro för framtiden i en global konkurrens. Styrning och kontroll av barndom och utbildning, via exempelvis dokumentation, bedömning och utvärdering, blir allt mer framträdande, både nationellt och internationellt. Antologin vänder sig till alla som är intresserade av frågor om barndom och utbildning ur ett samhällsperspektiv.
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- Johansson, Karl Magnus, et al.
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Explaining Chief Executive Empowerment : EU Summitry and Domestic Institutional Change
- 2010
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In: West European Politics. - : Informa UK Limited. - 0140-2382 .- 1743-9655. ; 33:2, s. 208-236
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- This article questions the claim that the way German governments have responded to Muslim demands for accommodating Islam fits a German national model. The empirical focus is on Islamic religious instruction in five German Lander. The evidence presented shows that there is not one but several German models. Lander with Christian Democratic dominance were more supportive of confessional religious instruction than Lander where the left was stronger. At the same time Christian Democrats initially were more reluctant to extend the privilege of religious instruction to Muslim groups. In Lander where Article 7 III of the German constitution applied, corporatist hurdles were an obstacle for Muslim groups, but this was less the case in Berlin. Religion-state institutions are important for understanding how European countries have dealt with the growing presence of Islam, but it is equally important to understand the politically contested nature of these institutions.
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