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Book synopsis: The collection of papers of this book discuss Whitehead's bold theory of perception from different angles. According to the major perspectives the book is divided into two major parts: the philosophical and the psychological perspective. The four philosophical papers focus on: the relation between Whitehead's theory of perception and his account of the phases of concrescence, the na
Democratic answers to complex Questions
Popular AbstractI Sverige har utbildningspolitiken under de senaste decennierna fått en viktig roll i att främja målsättningar också inom en rad andra politikområden, bland annat det regionalpolitiska. Högskolorna skall bidra till att utjämna sociala och ekonomiska skillnader mellan olika grupper i befolkningen, stimulera innovationsförmågan i näringslivet och generera nya företag. UndersökningarnImportant goals in Swedish higher education policy, from the late 1960s all through the 1990s, have been to increase the accessibility to higher education and to increase the supply of newly educated labour in all parts of the country. These goals are based on the assumption that geographical distance matters. Geographical distance to universities is thought to act as a barrier to university entra
Popular Abstract in Swedish Varje år besöker ungefär 100 000 människor från hela världen klostret i den lilla franska byn Taizé. De flesta är ungdomar. Och 4000 av dem är svenskar. Här stannar de en vecka och deltar i brödernas intensiva andaktsliv tre gånger dagligen. Andakterna kännetecknas av meditativ tystnad och korta repetitiva mantra-lika sånger. Vad händer med en människas religiösa attityA considerably small amount of empirical research was found on the process of religious facilitation through liturgical participation and worship (cf., Heimbrock & Boudewijnse, 1990; Wikström, 1994a, 1994b). Using a quasi-experimental design, the present investigation therefore addressed this issue. The process of religious facilitation through intense liturgical participation was regarded as
Introduction: previous research has suggested that pregnant women prefer a person-centred approach for smoking cessation interventions. However few studies have illustrated the mechanism through which such an approach has an influence on quitting or reduction rates among pregnant women in resource poor settings. Purpose: to explore the role of different components included in a smoking cessation i
This report is summary of research area 3: Speed management tools and strategies of project MASTER (Managing Speeds of Traffic on European Roads) under the Transport RTD Programme of the 4th Framework Programme of the European Commission. The report describes the findings of a literature review on various ATT (Advanced Transport Telematics) and traditional (non-ATT) methods for speed management. B
The concept of ‘informality’ has become a trendy topic of research in the scholarly literature about post-Soviet societies. The amount of literature focusing on informal practices and networks in post-Soviet space has grown rapidly over last two decades, producing theoretically and empirically grounded accounts of different forms and manifestations of informality, such as clans and regional patron
The letters between the jewish Lilli Jahn and her four young children during 1943 and 1944 are analyzed as representation of reality, i e the terrible situation and fate of Lilli Jahn (murdered in Auschwitz) and the children, and as art, the conscious forming of the letters of Jahn, adhering to the norms of the familiar letter.
This chapter describes the background for, and implementation of, the Barnahus model within the Nordic countries. It highlights the core elements of the model and the specifics of the Nordic welfare state context relating to the child welfare and criminal justice systems. A contextual and comparative perspective is used to shed light on how the model is shaped by the legal and institutional contexThis chapter describes the background for, and implementation of, the Barnahus model within the Nordic countries. It highlights the core elements of the model and the specifics of the Nordic welfare state context relating to the child welfare and criminal justice systems. A contextual and comparative perspective is used to shed light on how the model is shaped by the legal and institutional contex
Despite numerous recent studies of Italic textiles and textile production etc., no systematic study has so far been attempted regarding the textile terminology of Italic languages besides Latin. The present study seeks to remedy this, making a first step into the textile terminology of Sabellic languages, predominantly Oscan and Umbrian. There are two types of sources for Sabellic textile terminol
Både forskare och samhällsdebattörer har börjat likna dagens sociala medier vid traditionella Public Spheres, den offentliga yta där folket möts för att diskutera politik. Inne i Public Sphere efterlyser författare som Jürgen Habermas och James Fischkin en så kallad deliberativ debatt, en samhällsdebatt präglad av deltagande, förståelse och konstruktivitet. Befintlig forskning placerar hitills ett
Entrepreneurial marketing has proven to be important for a brand's survival in a fiercely competitive market. A well-communicated brand identity contributes to positive brand awareness, brand attitudes and legitimacy, which are important elements for a successful brand. There are some communication strategies for well-established companies, but to our knowledge, there is a lack of research on
The legal framework in Kenya today is akin to a ‘right-angled triangle’ with the African Traditional Society as the hypotenuse, the Islamic law as the adjacent side and the English law as the opposite side. These ‘Pythagorean’ triples have informed both the Kenyan Family law history and practice. Kadhis’ Courts applying Islamic law of personal status have been in East Africa for over 200 years now
This thesis examines the ways in which the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) constructs non-human animals within contemporary development discourse, while analysing the consistency of these constructions with rights-based approaches within development, the findings of the field of critical animal studies, and the interests of private stakeholders in FAO operations. In spite of
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to investigate levels of perceived family cohesion during childhood, teenage years, and young adulthood in cancer-bereaved youths compared with non-bereaved peers.METHODS: In this nationwide, population-based study, 622 (73%) young adults (aged 18-26) who had lost a parent to cancer 6 to 9 years previously, when they were teenagers (aged 13-16), and 330 (78%) n
Mobile and wireless data are in increasing demand worldwide. New trends such as the Internet of Things paradigm and the Smart City paradigm describe scenarios comprising thousands of devices all exchanging information amongst themselves wirelessly --- or through the WAN to another device, possibly connected to another WLAN. Operators and radio engineers are faced with the problem of designing effi
Background: The 2015 Lancet Commission on global surgery identified surgery and anaesthesia as indispensable parts of holistic health-care systems. However, COVID-19 exposed the fragility of planned surgical services around the world, which have also been neglected in pandemic recovery planning. This study aimed to develop and validate a novel index to support local elective surgical system streng
Brevmall RHI B25 Litteraturlista Humaniora och teo log i Centrum fö r teo log i och re l ig ionsvetenskap Litteraturlista för RHI B25 Religionshistoria: Religionsantropologi, 7,5 hp, VT 2015 fastställd av institutionsstyrelsen 2011-10-19 och på prefektens uppdrag bekräftad av studierektor 2014-12-10 Monografier Bowie, Fiona (2006). The Anthropology of Religion. 2 uppl. Oxford: Blackwell. ISBN: 978
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