This is a study of the relationships between the local authority and 18 other public authorities providing services in the London Borough of Camden. It is based on qualitative data collected by interviewing 70 individuals who were either senior managers or members of the authorities studied. The fieldwork was carried out between 1985 and 1987. The study identifies the lack of a well-defined body of literature or theory of horizontal inter-govern- mental relations at the local level. The research design draws upon previous studies in the fields of operational research, local government studies, policy studies, political theory, organisational studies and inter-governmental relations. The study demonstrates that the provision of public services in Camden was highly functionally fragmented. There were high levels of interdependence among the authorities studied explained by the socioeconomic environment of the area and the distribution of powers within the local government system. Interdependence was complex and multi-dimensional. The extent of linkages among public authorities was not great. Ad hoc and informal linkages played an important role. The patchiness of linkages could be explained by organisational and political factors. The local authority did not play a central co-ordinating role in the network. Authorities pursued a hierarchy of overlapping goals. Inter-authority activity was sustained by a process of mutual goal fulfilment. Relationships between public authorities were seen to be highly desirable but very difficult to undertake. The public authority network was widely regarded as ineffective in tackling complex public service issues. A number of wider conclusions are drawn from the study. These include the utility of the concepts of a public authority network and the process of mutual goal fulfilment. The need for revision of theories of the interdependence of public authorities and the nature of the network linking local authorities and other public authorities is demonstrated. The study also raises questions about the validity of policy makers' assumptions about the way local and other public authorities behave and casts doubt on the ability of some local authorities to perform an enabling role.

A new reform was introduced by the Swedish government in 2016 called Tillit i styrning. This reform looked for a new way to govern the public sphere, from local- to national level by introducing the concept of trust. Different projects and round tables were coordinated by Tillitsdelegationen, who was the delegation in charge of the reform. The establishment of a trust-based perspective within the public sector was developed due to the sector being perceived relying too heavily on supervisory control and goal orientation. The delegation concluded their work during 2019 which resulted in the termination of the projects and round-tables with the authorities. This Bachelor’s thesis aims more specifically to research the implementation of trust within the public authorities, since they are central actors in the furthering of the Swedish governance and its democracy. It aims to further research why the reform was developed and constructed, as well as how five public authorities have implemented the reform. This has been done by analysing political documents as well as conducting five interviews with representatives from five public authorities. The study showed that trust was seen as an important tool for the furthering of an efficient and citizen orientated organisation. The public authorities both favoured the influence the reform could have on the governance structures and implemented it in a variety of ways but also emphasised the challenges which needed to be handled.

This paper analyzes whether there are differences in treatment for Western-Balkan and Arabic sounding names when requesting information about the Swedish for Immigrants (SFI) program by Swedish municipalities. To answer this question, a correspondence test was conducted in which all 290 municipalities in Sweden were contacted via emails from two fictitious inquirers. We were able to gather data on six outcome variables from this correspondence test, which were chosen to measure the time and effort spent on replies to each inquirer. The results suggest that government officials provide differential treatment in favor of a Western-Balkan-sounding name, but that the outcome variables are relatively small. Moreover, we found no strong evidence for whether this differential treatment is due to taste-based or statistical discrimination. The findings in our study highlights potential consequences for immigrants with an Arabic background as limited access to the SFI program could have implications for their integration into the labor market.

How would you feel if after having spent many years incarcerated for a crime that you did not commit and when finally you are released to a broken life where there is nobody to respond effectively to all the damages that you have and that you will continue to endure due to an unfortunate miscarriage of justice? In Canada, compensation for wrongful convictions is a legal issue which has yet to find a solution for those who the government has denied to pay compensation for and the damages such wrongful conviction brought to their lives. This thesis will analyze the legal problem of compensation for wrongful convictions in Canada from a tort law perspective and will present an alternative to the existing regime to serve justice to those who have been victims of miscarriages of justice.

How would you feel if after having spent many years incarcerated for a crime that you did not commit and when finally you are released to a broken life where there is nobody to respond effectively to all the damages that you have and that you will continue to endure due to an unfortunate miscarriage of justice? In Canada, compensation for wrongful convictions is a legal issue which has yet to find a solution for those who the government has denied to pay compensation for and the damages such wrongful conviction brought to their lives. This thesis will analyze the legal problem of compensation for wrongful convictions in Canada from a tort law perspective and will present an alternative to the existing regime to serve justice to those who have been victims of miscarriages of justice.

This study investigates if a company’s brand identity can be used to influence public authorities in public procurement by possible discretions in the procurement rules, and the importance of this meaning increased business opportunity. The subject of the work, branding in public procurement, is unexplored and may be of interest to a larger market. The study approaches an inductive, explorative, single case study. Literature studies forms a theoretical framework that is combined with interviews with representatives from both public authorities and a company. The study finds that a company can use the part of Brand Identity named Image. To be successful, a company’s image expresses what is important and desired from an authority: security, trust, long-term focus and stability. This reduces the authority’s perceived risk and increases its security, and makes the company a more attractive choice. The study also finds that it is impossible to directly influence an ongoing procurement process. The study is limited to the defense market and procurement of large technical advanced systems, not commodity products. The study focuses on the direct relations between the procuring authority and the tendering industry. It will not discuss the involvement of political forces and their actions, e.g. counter-trade. Possible future research is the following suggestions: Investigation of how political forces have impact on international/ intergovernmental business. This could include the correlation between the size and magnitude of the procurement and political involvement. Investigation of the relationship between the compliance of international procurement rules, the favoring of domestic suppliers, and a nation’s position on Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index. A third extension of this work is to extend its scope to encompass other products or business areas, and make the result more general. The study contributes with knowledge about how branding has influence on public procurement. The result may be of interest to companies, active in the defense market, wanting to increase their competiveness, and for authorities that wish to improve their ability to implement good procurement practices.

This study aims to examine how heritage archives in Sweden create oral history by the conduction of interviews. Though previous research have shown that this is a task suitable for archives, there have been a lack of knowledge of how this is actually beeing done. Also, oral history have not earlier been studied in relation to the archives larger objectives. The heritage institutions that have been examined are Sjöhistoriska museet, Visarkivet and Dialekt- och folkminnesarkivet I Uppsala. They are all part of public authoritys and use oral history to create more pluralistic and diverse archive collections. The theory being used to analyze these heritage institution is derived from Terry Cooks article “ Evidence, memory, identity, and community: four shifting archival paradigms”. The main method used to understand the creation of oral history in swedish archives have been to interview chiefs and personnel working whith the collections. Important documents, web pages and laws that govern the work have also been analyzed. A result of this study is that the heritage institutions, dispite that they are governed by public authoritys, are relatively free to decide what to collect and how. Two main perspectives guide the archives. The first is the notion that something is in need of beeing documented before it´s to late. The second can be described as a strategy to fill in collection gaps. This is a two years master’s thesis in Archive, Library and Museum studies.

Psykosocial arbetsmiljö är samspelet mellan psykiska och fysiska faktorer vilka är av vikt för en individs hälsa, välbefinnande och arbetstrivsel. Forskning inom området har främst fokuserat på hälsa, välmående och stress där krav-kontrollmodellen är en vanligt förekommande modell. Syftet med studien var att undersöka hur faktorerna krav, kontroll och socialt stöd relaterar till arbetstrivsel. Utgångspunkt var krav-kontroll-stödmodellen samt dess relation och interaktion till arbetstrivsel utifrån fem frågeställningar och tre hypoteser. Medverkande var 65 kvinnor och 22 män från två kontor inom en statlig myndighet i Mellansverige. Undersökningen genomfördes med en enkät inspirerad av mätinstrumenten ASK 2.0 och Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire. En trevägs variansanalys påvisade resultatet att kontroll eller stöd kan vara av betydelse för arbetstrivsel, men krav verkar inte vara avgörande. De anställda ser ut att trivas och befinner sig antingen i det avspända eller i det aktiva arbetet.

En France, l’expression de "deuxième génération" de Harkis renvoie à une réalité sociologique et historique pour le moins surprenante, car un statut administratif serait devenu une caractéristique héréditaire. Le fil d’Ariane de cette étude est la transmission d'une identité. Cette transmission se traduit publiquement par les associations dont les membres s’engagent dans un conflit latent avec les pouvoirs publics. Ainsi, la relation entre les pouvoirs publics français et la population harkie de 1962 à nos jours constitue l'épine dorsale de notre recherche. Après une présentation des débats historiographiques, la gestion étatique de cette population, ses effets matériels et symboliques sont examinés à l’échelle départementale. Le terrain d’investigation choisi est le Lot-et-Garonne, où se situent le Centre d'Accueil des Rapatriés d'Algérie à Bias, et le Centre d’Accueil des Français d’Indochine sur la commune voisine de Sainte-Livrade. Leur approche comparative aide à l’analyse du traitement par l'Etat de cette question sociopolitique dans une France fraîchement décolonisée. L’administration des familles harkies lot-et-garonnaises s’articule autour de trois phases : 1- de 1962 jusqu’au milieu des années 1970, celle-ci se caractérise par une certaine improvisation et une gestion de l’urgence ; 2 - la première révolte de 1975 ouvre la seconde période marquée par le passage d’une question coloniale à une question d’immigration avec une réelle recherche de solutions ; 3 - la rébellion de 1991 inaugure la troisième phase durant laquelle les dirigeants instaurent une politique basée sur un accompagnement social renforcé et une réparation historique. Ce dispositif entérine la double étiquette de la population harkie qui forme une communauté socio-historique singulière. / In France, the expression “second generation” of Harkis is a surprising sociological and historical reality, because an administrative status would become a hereditary characteristic. The main theme of this study is the transmission of an identity. This transmission is publicly conveyed by the associations whose members are in conflict with the authorities. Thus, the relation between the French authorities and the Harki population from1962 to nowadays composes the backbone of our research. After a presentation of the historiographical debates, the management by the French State of this population, its material and symbolic effects are examined on a departmental scale. The chosen place of investigation is Lot-et-Garonne, where the Reception Center for the Repatriated Settlers from Algeria in Bias (or CARA) and the Reception Center for the French people of Indochina on the nearby municipality of Sainte-Livrade (or CAFI) are located. Their comparative approach helps in the analysis of the treatment by the State of this sociopolitical question in newly decolonized France. The management of Harki families in Lot-et-Garonne can be studied according to three periods: 1 - from 1962 until the middle of the 1970’ this management is characterized by a certain improvisation and a sense of urgency; 2 - the first revolt of 1975 opens the second period which is marked by the passage from a colonial question to a question of immigration with a real research of solutions; 3 - the rebellion of 1991 inaugurates the third phase in the course of which the leaders establish a policy based on an intensified social accompaniment and a historic repair. This plan confirms the double label of the Harki population which forms a singular socio-historical community.

Med hjälp av Internet har världens befolkning kunnat utforska oändligt många tjänster. Denna utveckling har dock lett till barriärer för personer med funktionsnedsättning. På grund av det har World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) tillsammans med Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) skapat Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG). WCAG är riktlinjer skapade för att göra webbsidor mer tillgängliga för alla, inklusive människor med funktionsnedsättning. I Sverige finns lagen för digital offentlig service (DOS-lagen). För att upprätthålla denna lag krävs det att offentliga aktörer följer WCAG:s riktlinjer upp till och med nivå AA.Syftet med denna studie är att utifrån WCAG 2.1 få en förståelse över vilka tillgänglighetsproblem som är vanligast och om problemen korrelerar med använt webbramverk. Även de hinder som eventuellt kan finnas kring arbetet runt WCAG är av intresse. Detta för att ge underlag för framtida strategiska beslut för svenska offentliga aktörer för ett lyckat arbete med att uppfylla WCAG 2.1. En kvantitativ undersökning på 30 olika webbplatser har utförts med hjälp av ett automatiskt verktyg och en manuell undersökning av startsidorna. Semistrukturerade intervjuer utfördes med 4 olika offentliga aktörer för att kunna svara på om det finns hinder i arbetet med att följa WCAG 2.1.Resultatet beskriver de tillgänglighetsproblem som finns på de olika webbplatserna. Av kriterierna som undersöktes automatiskt var de vanligaste överträdda [1.3.1] som menar på att man ska använda HTML-element på ett korrekt sätt så innehåll kan presenteras, [4.1.1] som ska se till att koden valideras samt [4.1.2] som menar på att man ska se till att anpassade komponenter fungerar i hjälpmedel. Den manuella undersökningen visade de vanligaste överträdda kriterierna var [1.4.10] som menar på att man ska skapa en flexibel layout som fungerar vid olika skärmstorlekar och [3.3.3] som menar på att man ska kunna ge förslag på hur inmatningsfel kan rättas till vid olika sökfunktioner. Resultatet pekade även på att en korrelation mellan valt webbramverk och antalet webbtillgänglighetproblem inte existerade. De semistrukturerade intervjuerna kunde fastställa att det fanns en del utmaningar vid arbetet runt WCAG 2.1. De största orsakerna var kopplade till budget och resurser men också okunskap och inställning till WCAG. En annan utmaning var även kopplad till kompetens vid nyrekrytering. / With the help of Internet the world’s population have had the opportunity to explore the different services Internet has to offer. Although this amazing development has been advantageous to many people it has created barriers for people with different disabilities. Because of this the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) together with the Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) have created Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG). WCAG are guidelines for making web pages more accessible for everyone, including people with disabilities. In Sweden there is an existing law called the law of digital public service. This law demands public authorities to have accessible web pages and follow the WCAG guidelines up to level AA.The purpose of this study is, from the perspective of WCAG 2.1, to get an understanding of which accessibility problems that are most common and if there is a correlation between these problems and used web frameworks. The challenges that eventually exist around the work with WCAG 2.1 are also of interest. The purpose of this is to give basis for future strategic decision-making for Swedish public authorities. The methods that were being used during the study were both qualitative and quantitative. The quantitative research on 30 different web sites was executed with the help of an automatic testing tool and manual research of the start pages. Semi structured interviews were conducted with 4 different public authorities to find answers if there were any difficulties with the implementation of WCAG 2.1.The result describes the accessibility problems that exist on the different webpages. Of all the criterions evaluated in the automatic research, the most violated criterions were [1.3.1] which means to use HTML elements correctly so that content can be presented, [4.1.1] to make sure that the code validates and [4.1.2] to make sure that custom components work in assistive devices. The manual research showed that the most common criterions were [1.4.10] which means to create a flexible layout that works at different screen sizes and [3.3.3] which means that is should be possible to give suggestions on how errors can be corrected in different search functions. The result gave indications that there was no correlation between web framework used and amount of accessibility problems. The semi structured interviews concluded that there were many difficulties with the implementation of WCAG. The biggest reasons were connected to budget, resources, and attitude towards WCAG. Another challenge was connected to the amount of competence on WCAG when recruiting new employees.