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This book chapter argues for a socialist feminist approach in Swedish contemporary politics.

Popular Abstract in Swedish Upprinnelsen till denna avhandling finns i frågan: ”Till vilken nytta skrivs alla akademiska avhandlingar och forskningsrapporter?” Vikten och behovet av att forskningsbasera omvårdnaden har i internationell litteratur belysts i över 40 år. I Sverige började denna process i anslutning till att vårdutbildningarna genom 1977 års högskolereform kom att ingå i universitets-The starting point for this dissertation was the interest in dissemination and utilization of research-based knowledge in practice. The interest in research utilization in USA has spread to nursing from foremost the social sciences. In Sweden there are some studies in research utilization from different fields. The aim of the study was to explore, describe and understand midwives’ approaches to mi

Popular Abstract in Swedish I avhandlingen belyses den inneboende konflikt som finns mellan de två snarlika begreppen jämställdhet och jämlikhet. Detta görs genom att fokusera på svenska kvinnors rätt till jämställdhet i ett formellt jämlikt rättssystem ur ett tvärvetenskapligt feministiskt perspektiv. Det betyder att även om jag har tagit min utgångspunkt i den svenska jämställdhetslagen har jag On the first of January 1992 the present Equal Opportunity Act came into force. A central aim of this law is to improve the conditions of women's working life. One aspect of the law is the possibility to serve as a mean of shifting the balance of power between the sexes. This is meant to be achieved through the inclusion of requirements for active measures to promote equality. As a part of their s

Högre utbildning och forskning är en av de samhällsarenor där kvinnors position radikalt har förändrats de senaste trettio åren. Kvinnor är inte länge en minoritet inom akademin i stort, samtidigt som män fortfarande dominerar på ledningspositioner och professorstjänster. Andra minoritiserade grupper har också uppnått en större närvaro och synlighet. Policy för jämställdhet och mångfald är ofta ce

Though asthma is a commonly occurring disorder today, the development and introduction of anti-inflammatory drugs in treating it has changed the possibilities of living with it. At the same time, the Swedish guidelines for asthma care have changed: the patient is to take responsibility for her or his chronic illness to attain full quality of life. The study aims to make a cultural analytical inves

In the 1990s a contraction in state welfare in Sweden has been on its way and still seems to be so by joining forces. With focus on understanding the dynamics involved in the contractionprocess this paper aims to discuss the transition of welfare state commitment in Sweden. On the general level it should be seen as an attempt to adress the enigmatic and puzzeling questions of: How to explain chang

The functional separation of risk assessment and risk management has long been at the heart of risk analysis structures. Equally long it has been criticized for creating technocratic risk management due to valuations being done in the risk assessment to which the stakeholders do not have access. The criticism has mostly been of an ethical nature. Arguably, in separating risk assessment and risk ma