Crumbs from the Rich Man's Table? : Municipal Labour Market Policies and Recognition of Welfare Recipients in Sweden

Labour market policies, also known as activation, are common responses to poverty, unemployment and social exclusion. Activation is characterised by increased individual responsibility, requiring welfare recipients to strive for financial self-sufficiency, be it through job-seeking, training or coaching. In Sweden, activation policies are also implemented in municipal welfare services such as soci

Denmark, Sweden and Norway: Liberalisation, Differentiation and the Emergence of a Legal Services Market

From State-Controlled to Free Migration: Unintended consequences of the 2008 Swedish Labour-Migration Reform

Commentary on The Swedish Freedom of the Press Ordinance (1766)

The ordinance installed the first legally sanctioned freedom of the press in the world and was preceded by decades of discussions, proposals, and investigations. The issued ordinance was a compromise between various interests; it was not the unlimited freedom of the press that many had hoped for. Prior censorship was abolished except for theological writings, but it was still forbidden to publish

Environmental effects of river ice in Sweden

The Impact of Internet and Gaming Addiction on Women and Gender Minorities in Sweden and Europe

Equality between men and women has also affected women in non-expected ways. Today, the prevalence of female substance abuse is slowly approaching the male level. A similar trend has been seen in gambling with increased numbers of women gambling and developing problems but also seeking help for problems related to gambling. There is reason to believe the same is applicable for gaming. Several stud

The human influence on flow regimes. Review of the Swedish literature

A revised checklist and time window based province catalogue of the long-legged flies (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) of Sweden, with six new synonymies in Dolichopus Latreille, 1796

Familjen styltflugor (Dolichopodidae) är en flugfamilj som i Sverige rönt ganska stor uppmärksamhet under de senaste tvåhundra åren. Ett flertal checklistor har publicerats, den senaste 2004. Trots detta har ingen regelrätt landskapskatalog upprättats. En landskapskatalog visar inte bara vilka arter som finns i landet utan också i vilken del av landet de olika arterna förekommer. En tidsfönsterbas

Sweden : Health System Review

Social Parenthood in Sweden

Winter related hydrological studies in Sweden

Snowmelt induced urban runoff in northern Sweden

The influence of a proposed pumped storage hydropower plant on the thermal stratification of Lake Ivö, Sweden

Labour market marginalization in children of persons with major psychiatric disorders: a Swedish national cohort study

Cold climate hydrology in Sweden

Im/Mobile Commons and Trans/National Claims-Making: The Phenomenon of Swedish Afghans in Paris : Nie/mobilne dobra wspólne i trans/narodowe zgłaszanie roszczeń: fenomen szwedzkich Afgańczyków w Paryżu

Sweden 1766 : The World’s First Legislation Protecting Freedom of the Press and Freedom of Information

Producing leadership legitimacy in civil society : A study of online presentations of leaders in Sweden

Organisational impact on the use of restrictive measures : The perspective of Swedish front-line managers

BACKGROUND: Restrictive measures (RM) are prevalent in services for people with intellectual disabilities. This study investigates managerial awareness of RM and the nature of organisational supports required to reduce their use.METHOD: A survey asked front-line managers and staff what (RM) were used, their purpose, impact and importance (10-item Likert scales) and what organisational changes were

A three-dimensional study of brokerage in collaborative risk governance networks: the case of flood risk mitigation in Höje Å catchment area in Sweden