Abstrakt Bakgrund: Antonovskys sense of coherence (SOC)/känsla av sammanhang (KASAM) är ett globalt använt begrepp. Mätverktyget SOC-skalan som förekommer i minst 15 olika versioner används inom många olika vetenskapliga studier. Syftet med denna litteraturöversikt är att beskriva vilka perspektiv och huvudsakliga resultat som lyfts fram i samtida svensk vetenskaplig forskning kring stress som använder SOC-begreppet och SOC-skalan. Metod: Text- och innehållsanalys av forskningsfokus och perspektiv i de senaste fem årens vetenskapliga studier kring stress och sense of coherence i Sverige. Resultat: SOC-skalan används i studier med olika design inom många olika forskningsområden. Dominerande perspektiv i samtida svensk forskning med SOC-skalan som huvudsakligt eller kompletterande verktyg är det holistiska perspektivet, individperspektivet, genusperspektivet samt föräldraperspektivet. Diskussion: SOC-skalans vetenskapliga användning speglar dagens svenska samhälls- och diskussionsklimat. SOC-skalans validitet och reliabilitet förblir föremål för diskussion, då olika versioner av SOC-skalan ger olika resultat och olika möjligheter till analys. / Abstract Background: Antonovsky’s sense of coherence (SOC) is a globally used concept. The SOC scale tool exists in at least 15 different versions and is used in many different scientific studies. The aim of this literature review is to describe which perspectives and main results are highlighted in contemporary Swedish research concerning stress that uses the SOC concept and the SOC scale. Method: Text and content analysis concerning research focus and perspectives in scientific studies concerning stress and sense of coherence in Sweden in the last five years. Results: The SOC scale is used in studies of different designs within many different fields of research. Dominating perspectives in contemporary Swedish research using the SOC scale as a main or complementary tool are the holistic perspective, the individual perspective, the gender perspective and the parental perspective. Discussion: The scientific use of the SOC scale reflects the social discussion climate in Sweden of today. The validity and reliability of the SOC scale remain subjects of discussion, as different versions of the SOC scale give different results and different analyzing possibilities.

Sweden is an eco-modernist society where environmental, social and economic growth support each other. It is an industrialized country where the trade via road has tremendously increased. Road freight is a fundamental issue of sustainability because it is environmentally, socially and economically very challenging to move the product from the origin to end user. In addition to road freight, all components of logistics system are necessary to take into account in order to move the product form the origin to consumer. All logistics components have environmental, social and economic impact because there is a relationship between sustainability and organizational activities. In this dissertation, by using inductive approach, it has been analyzed that how the logistics organizations in Sweden are dealing with sustainability issues. The practices of the companies related to environmental sustainability and social sustainability are effective, technically feasible and economically viable. Organizations are working on the behalf of their sustainable integrated business plan that is simultaneously valuable for the environment, people and for the company itself in terms of profitability. For the firms, sustainable integrated business plan means that their strategies to earn profit reflect the environmental and social sustainability as well. The both environmental and social strategies are actually the regulators of the value chain of the organization with a vision to get profitability. These strategies engender the proficiency and competency into the company to remain profitable and competitive in the market. Doing business in a way that the society and the environment would not be harmed is actually economically beneficial for the organization because it actually helps the organization in reducing its cost. Each pillar of sustainability is important to sustain another pillar. Economic sustainability is important to improve environmental and social sustainability however, environmental and social sustainability are the key to achieve economic sustainability. Above all, it has been found that economic sustainability is not only dependent upon environment and society but also on the target market, business trend and other measures. Some futuristic concerns of the organizations regarding sustainability have also been found and all organizations are determinant to achieve more sustainability on the basis of those futuristic concerns.

Bibliography : leaves 281-290. / xii, 290 leaves : maps ; 30 cm. / Title page, contents and abstract only. The complete thesis in print form is available from the University Library. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Adelaide, Dept. of Anthropology, 1994?

“Telemedicine” denotes medicine at a distance using telecommunications and information technologies. The aim of the thesis is to reveal determinants and outcomes of telemedicine diffusion—that is, the spread of telemedicine in time and space. Telemedicine is examined both at the national level and in a regional case study. At the national level, quantitative methodology is utilized to analyze the emergence of health care facilities using telemedicine to receive medical assistance. The regional case study examines the diffusion and outcomes of telemedicine networks in Northern Sweden based on non-quantitative data sources. The first telemedicine applications in Sweden emerged between hospitals in southern Sweden in the 1970s. It was in the 1990s, however, that the practice of telemedicine took off on a larger scale. By the year 2000, the number of remote sites was quite evenly distributed across the country and between specialist and primary care facilities. In northern Sweden, telemedicine was first implemented in the mid-1980s, and is now carried out in all counties in the region. The telemedicine networks in northern Sweden primarily concern teleradiology, general telemedicine, and telepathology. Commonly, telemedicine is carried out within counties in hierarchical hub and spoke-type networks connecting specialist and primary care facilities. The study shows that existing telemedicine facilitates its further diffusion at the regional level, but shows a lack of the obvious neighborhood effect that could be expected in light of many previous diffusion studies and geographical diffusion theory. The health care system in Sweden is characterized by a high degree of regional autonomy. Contacts between medical staff, and thus dissemination of information and opinions concerning telemedicine, are therefore likely to be more prevalent within than between the regional health care organizations. The health care organizations are also decision-making bodies with different telemedicine policies. In addition, already implemented telemedicine programs tend to expand within the health care organization in which they originated. Although no traditional neighborhood effect to speak of can be noticed in Swedish telemedicine diffusion, distance matters in the diffusion process in a quite different respect. The study shows that health care facilities located far from more specialized care are especially likely to adopt telemedicine. Another local factor, facility size, is also positively correlated with telemedicine diffusion. This correlation between facility size and telemedicine adoption, as well as the circumstance that the diffusion process started with, and has progressed the furthest in, specialist care, suggest that the diffusion of telemedicine exhibits hierarchical characteristics. The development of telemedicine technology significantly influences the rate of telemedicine diffusion. In a simulation of the diffusion process, it is shown that—given that computers and information technology continue to develop according to the present trend—there will be a significant increase in the number of primary care facilities functioning as remote telemedicine sites during the first decade of the 21st century. / digitalisering@umu

Syfte: Projektet har som syfte att ta reda på hur fenomenet Rotationcuration har förändrat arbetet med Sverige som varumärke. Frågeställningar: Den övergripande frågeställningen som uppsatsen utgår ifrån är: Hur har rotationcuration förändrat arbetet med varumärket Sverige för VisitSweden? För att besvara huvudfrågeställningen på ett enklare sätt används ett flertal underfrågor vilket följer: Vilka strategier använder VisitSweden (VisitSweden.) sig av för att marknadsföra Sverige på Twitter? Vilken syn har VisitSweden. på Sociala medier? Hur ser varumärkesbyggandet ut på twitterkanalen @sweden när det kommer till varumärket Sverige? Hur användandet av kuratorer demokratiserat arbetet med projektet Curators of Sweden? Teori: De teorier som uppsatsen huvudsakligen utgår ifrån är Nations branding, Public diplomacy och Medialisering med tyngden på Public diplomacy. Förutom dessa har även teorier om Public relations och Publika sfären använts i viss mån. Metod: Uppsatsen är en fallstudie av Curators of Sweden. Inom ramen för fallstudien har vi bland annat granskat twitterkanalen @swedens nyhetsflöde, dokumentet Sverigebilden har undersökts och en intervju gjorts med VisitSwedens head of Social media. Resultat: Undersökningen visar på ett nyanserat sätt hur man genom en twitterkanal kan marknadsföra ett land som varumärke och hur man använder sig av ambasadörer för att lyckas. VisitSweden visar på hur man genom förberedelse och kontroll kan få all Public relations att bli bra Public relations. Man har genom att vara tidig in i mediet på ett inovativt sätt kunna bryta mark och skapa intresse, men har är kanske inte lika öppna som man kan tro vid första anblick trots användandet av kuratorer. / Purpose: The projects purpose it to find out if the mediation has changed the work with Sweden as a brand. Issues: The main question this paper is based on is: How has the modern medialization changed VisitSweden's work with Sweden's brand? To answer the main question in a simpler way we will be using several sub queries as follows: What strategies does VisitSweden use to brand Sweden on Twitter? What are VisitSweden’s views on Social Medias? What does the image building look like on the Twitter channel @sweden when it comes to the brand Sweden? How has the use of curators democratized the work on the project Curators of Sweden? Theory: The theories in the essay are based on Nation branding, Public Diplomacy and Medialization with the weight on Public Diplomacy. Besides these theories the essay includes the theories of Public Relations and Public sphere that will be used to some extent. Method: The paper has investigated the Twitter channel @sweden's news flow through a quantitative and qualitative content analysis. It will also analyse the document Sverigebilden using a qualitative content analysis and document analysis, in the end, a qualitative interview with VisitSweden's Head of Social Media. Results: The survey reveals a nuanced way to which a Twitter channel can promote a country as a brand and how to utilise spokespersons to make it happen. VisitSweden shows how, through preparation and monitoring, all Public Relations can become good Public Relations. By being an early adopter of the medium, VisitSweden have been able to create interest through innovation and breaking new ground. It has since implemented a well controlled project that supports the brand through the use of core values that have been set in advance.

Švedijos karalystė, teritoriniu požiūriu būdama viena iš didžiausių XVIIa. ir XXa. valstybių, išsidėsčiusių aplink Baltijos jūrą, suponuoja faktą, kad savo politikos, vykdytos XVIIa., dėka gali ją atkartoti XXa. ir būti viena iš pagrindinių šalių formuojančių geopolitinį Baltijos regioną. Magistrinio darbo objektas – atskirais laiko tarpsniais vykdoma Švedijos karalystės politika Baltijos regione. Pagrindinis šio darbo tikslas – parodyti Švedijos karalystės, kaip valstybės, formuojančios Baltijos regiono vienetą, vykdomos politikos, veiklos metodų panašumus ir skirtumus, lyginant juos XVIIa. ir XXa. Uždaviniai, leisiantys atskleisti šio darbo tikslą, yra šie: 1. Apibrėžti Baltijos regiono sampratą, nustatant geopolitines ribas; 2. Apžvelgti galimus švedų centrizmo atvejus; 3. Supažindinti su XVIIa. ir XXa. Švedijos geopolitine situacija; 4. Identifikuoti bendrus Švedijos karalystės politinius siekius Baltijos regione XVIIa. ir XXa.; 5. Įvardinti Švedijos karalystės XVIIa. ir XXa. bendras politikos kryptis ir jų įgyvendinimo metodus Baltijos regione. Magistro darbe taikyti moksliniai metodai yra šie: aprašomasis, lyginamosios analizės, atpasakojamasis, analogijos ir svarbiausias – tarpdiscipilininis. Magistrinio darbo tyrimo rezultatai rodo, kad: 1. „Baltijos regiono“ terminas istorinio proceso metu nuolat kito. Jo tikslus identifikavimas neaiškus iki šiol, todėl jis gali būti įvardijamas siaurąja ir plačiąja prasmėmis. 2. Geopolitinė Švedijos situacija XVIIa. ir XXa... [toliau žr. visą tekstą] / The Kingdom of Sweden, from the viewpoint of territory, being one of the biggest countries in XVIIc. and XX c. situated around the Baltic Sea, suppose the fact that the Kingdom of Sweden can repeat it in the XX century and become one of the main countries who forms geopolitical Baltic region because of the policy prosecuted in XVII century. The object of Master‘s degree final: the policy of the Kingdom of Sweden in Baltic region during different period of time. The aim of this paper: to show similarities and dissimilarities of the practice methods of the Kingdom of Sweden, as a country who forms executable policy of Baltic region, comparing it to XVII and XX centuries. Problems that will develop the aim of this paper: 1. To identify the conception of Baltic region defining geopolitical borders; 2. Review possible cases of Swedish centrism; 3. Presentation of Sweden geopolitical situation in XVII and XX centuries; 4. Identify general political objectives of Sweden in Baltic region in XVII and XX centuries; 5. Name general political branches of the Kingdom of Sweden in XVII and XX centuries and their realization in Baltic region. Scientific methods applied in Master’s degree final: descriptive, comparative analysis, narration, analogy and the most important is interdisciplinary. The analysis of results of Master’s degree final shows that: 1. The term of Baltic region was frequently changing during history. Its precise identification is unclear till nowadays. For this reason... [to full text]

A change in missiology?: Perspectives on the theology of the Church of Sweden Mission 1945-2000, as reflected through leadership and by missionaries. Like orhermissionary organisations, the Church of Sweden Mission (CSM) has undegone farreaching change and development since its foundation in yhe nineteenth century, This study focuses on how missionaries and CSM's leadership have perceived the developments that have taken place. A survey was constructed and sent to all living missionaries during 2004-2005. Then six focus-group discussions were organised and various appeals for financial collections in local churches during the period 1945-1999 have been scrutinised. The methods employed are based on qualitative analysis (focus-groups), quantitative analysis (survey) and text analysis. A pilot survey, sent to a limited number of persons, was carried out in 2001 and provided guidance for the foumulation of questions both for the survey and for the focus-groups. Chapter 2 give Swedish historical perspectives on mission and missiology from the first beginning of interest in foreign mission around the year 1800 til 2000. Chapter 3 gives international perspectives on missiology after 1945 focusing two major international handbooks on missiology and a Norwegian handbook. Chapter 4: Survey to all missionaries 2004-2005. The answers to the survey showed a clear tendency in the shift of motivation from mission to dialogue and from evangelisation to diaconal and humanitarian goals. 38 per cent say that they have changed their own missiology. Chapter 5: Focus group discussions in 2005. The majority of the participants in the six different focus-group discussions stated that the CSM had gone through major changes both theologically and practically, during the period under study. Chapter 6: Appeals for collections 1945-1999. The analysis shows that evangelisation remained the overall motive that was given for the whole period. On one hand there was a widespread continuity over the whole period, and on the oter hand a certain change in diaconal motives from the 1970s onwards, which were more often presented side by side with evangelisation. All three studies point to a change from conservative theology, to first to liberal theology and then on to radical theology. The change being less clear in the collection appeals than in the survey and the focus-group discussions.

The debate surrounding the opinion polls of the political party Sverigedemokraterna, and later their results in the Swedish election has been evident. The purpose of the study is to investigate how norms of equal treatment in social work practice might be influenced by Sverigedemokraterna's understanding of culture, ethnicity, nationality and religion. The thesis is outlined through the works of Teun van Dijk and Ruth Wodak (2000) regarding racist discourse in politics, Giorel Curran (2004) explaining lesser established parties influence on the broader discourses and Anders Hellström and Tom Nilsson (2010) attempting to ideologically position Sverigedemokraterna. With the method for analyzing policy documents designed by Carol Bacchi (2009) the latest motions from Sverigedemokraterna has been analyzed. Bacchi’s theoretical framework, together with theory concerning the expression of modern racism of John Hodge (1999), Paul Gilroy (1999) and Bennedict Anderson (1996) amongst others has been used to create an understanding of the material. The study shows the existence of understandings within the party of cultures as separate and absolute differentiated from each other, coinciding with research on the matter of racism. Hierarchies amongst cultures defined by place of birth are created through the motions. Ideas of a Swedish culture is portrayed as more developed and superior culture. People's different rights of wellfare are made sense of through arguments of birthplace and embodiment of what the party defines as Swedish culture. / Debatten om partiet Sverigedemokraternas opinionssiffror, och senare valresultat har varit påtaglig. Studiens syfte är att genom analys av Sverigedemokraternas resonemang kring kultur, nationalitet, religion och etnicitet förstå hur normer i det sociala arbetet om likabehandling kan komma att påverkas av dessa sverigedemokratiska resonemang. Med utgångspunkt i Teun van Dijk och Ruth Wodaks (2000) forskning om rasistiska diskurser i politiken, Giorel Currans (2004) studie om mindre partiers påverkan på de politiska diskurserna och Anders Hellström och Tom Nilssons (2010) ideologiska positionering av Sverigedemokraterna har uppsatsens syfte utformats. Med Carol Bacchis (2009) metod för analys av policydokument görs en diskursivt inriktad textanalys av de vid tiden för studien senast publicerade motionerna från partiet. Tillsammans med Bacchis teoretiska ramverk för metoden används forskning från John Hodge (1999), Paul Gilroy (1999) och Bennedict Anderson (1996) m.fl. kring hur nyare former av rasism tar sig uttryck genom föreställningar kring kulturer. Analysen visar på sverigedemokratiska föreställningar om kulturer som skilda från varandra och präglade av olikhet sinsemellan, i överensstämmelse med forskning kring nyrasismens utgångspunkter. Hierarkier av kulturer kopplade till födelseplats utformas i resonemangen förda i motionerna, där idéer om en svensk kultur framställs som utvecklad och överlägsen. Människors rätt till välfärd sorteras i de sverigedemokratiska resonemangen efter födelseplats, och förkroppsligande av en av partiet definierad svensk kultur.

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