The multicultural moment : the history of the idea and politics of multiculturalism in Sweden in comparative, transnational and biographical context, 1964–1975

The emergence of the idea of multiculturalism in Swedish public discourse and social science in the latter half of the 1960s and introduction of official multiculturalism in 1975 constituted a major intellectual and political shift in the post-war history of Sweden. The ambition of the 1975 immigrant and minority policy to enable the preservation of ethno-cultural minorities and to create a positive attitude towards the new multicultural society among the majority population was also incorporated into Swedish cultural, educational and media policies. The rejection of assimilationism and the new commitment to ethno-cultural diversity, the multicultural moment, has earned Sweden a place on the list of the early adopters of official multiculturalism, together with Canada and Australia. This compilation thesis examines the origins and early post-war history of the idea of multiculturalism as well as the interplay between idea and politics in the shift from a public ideal of homogeneity to an ideal of multiculturalism in Sweden. It does so from a range of conceptual, comparative, transnational, and biographical perspectives. The thesis consists of an introduction (Part I) and four previously published studies (Part II). The primary research result of the thesis concerns the agency involved in the break-through and formal establishment of the idea of multiculturalism in Sweden. Actors such as ethnic activists, experts and officials were instrumental in the introduction and establishment of multiculturalism in Sweden, as they also had been in Canada and in Australia. These actors have, however, not previously been recognized and analysed as significant idea-makers and political agents in the case of Sweden. The intertwined connections between activists, social scientists, linguists, and officials facilitated the transfer of the idea of multiculturalism from a publically contested idea to public policy via the way of The Swedish Trade Union Confederation, academia and the Royal Commission of Immigration. The thesis furthermore shows that the political success of the idea of multiculturalism, such as it was within the limits of the universalist social democratic welfare state, was dependent on whom the claims-makers were, the status and positions they held, and the way the idea of multiculturalism was conceptualised and used. It was also dependent on the migratory context of labour immigration in the 1960s and 1970s and on whose behalf the advocates of multiculturalism made their claims. The majority of the labour immigrants were Finnish citizens from the former eastern half of the kingdom of Sweden who were net contributors to the Swedish welfare state. This facilitated the recognition of their ethno-cultural difference, and, following the logic of universalism, the ethno-cultural difference of other minority groups in Sweden. The historical significance of the multicultural moment is still evident in the contemporary immigration and integration policies of Sweden. The affirmation of diversity continues to set Sweden apart from the rest of Europe, now more so than in the 1970s, even though the migratory context has changed radically in the last 40 years.

Pelien idea : katsaus pelioppimiseen

Tässä tutkimuksessa tarkastellaan pelien soveltumista oppimiseen tutkimuksen kohteena olevien lähteiden perusteella, sekä sitä minkälaisina tarkastelun tuloksen näyttäytyvät sotilaspedagogiikan toimintakyvyn näkökulmasta. Tutkimusmenetelmänä on käytetty sisällönanalyysia. Tutkimus on rajattu käsittelemään pelejä ainoastaan niiden yleisellä tasolla. Tutkimus jakaantuu kolmeen osioon, joista kaksi ensimmäistä luovat teoreettisen taustan kolmannelle. Ensimmäisessä osassa esitellään tutkimuksen taustalla vaikuttavat oppimisteoreettiset asiat. Toisessa osassa pohditaan peliä käsitteenä ja pelien teoriaa. Kolmannessa osassa määritellään pelioppiminen ja tarkastellaan sitä lähteiden perusteella. Tutkimuksen tuloksissa ilmenee, että peleissä on suurta oppimispotentiaalia. Analysoitu aineisto lähes poikkeuksetta myöntää pelien käyttämisen tuottavan jonkinasteista oppimista. Biologisesta näkökulmasta pelien nähdään olevan eräs alkukantaisimmista keinoista oppia elämälle välttämättömiä taitoja. Sotilaspedagogista teoriaa vasten suoritettu tarkastelu osoittaa pelien soveltuvan ominaisuuksiensa puolesta hyvin myös sotilaiden toimintakyvyn kehittämiseen. Pelien hyödyntäminen opetuksessa on kuitenkin haasteellista. Pelit eivät tuota helposti ennalta määrättyjä oppimistavoitteita. Nykyaikaista tieteellistä tutkimusta aiheesta on tehty suhteellisen vähän ja näin ollen pelejä hyödyntävien toimivien opetusmenetelmien löytäminen on työlästä.

Abstracta disputationis idea

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Tulospalkkausjärjestelmän kehittäminen startup-yrityksen näkökulmasta Case: Idea Roof

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Spurring innovation through idea contests : data analysis and process improvements

This research concerns the Urban Living Idea Contest conducted by Creator Space™ of BASF SE during its 150th anniversary in 2015. The main objectives of the thesis are to provide a comprehensive analysis of the Urban Living Idea Contest (ULIC) and propose a number of improvement suggestions for future years. More than 4,000 data points were collected and analyzed to investigate the functionality of different elements of the contest. Furthermore, a set of improvement suggestions were proposed to BASF SE. Novelty of this thesis lies in the data collection and the original analysis of the contest, which identified its critical elements, as well as the areas that could be improved. The author of this research was a member of the organizing team and involved in the decision making process from the beginning until the end of the ULIC.

Assessing development and the idea of development in the 1950s in Brazil

The decade of 1950s was a crucial period of the industrialization of the Brazilian economy. The dominant school of thought was the national-developmentalism, which was not restricted to the sphere of economic production but also encompassed political and socio-cultural processes of change. Combining repression, persuasion and paternalism, the national state took a significantly political and economic responsibility in the social, material and symbolic modernization during the Vargas and Kubitschek administrations. However, internal disputes, foreign demands and a long legacy of socio-spatial inequalities prevented the achievement of more socially inclusive goals, leading a legacy of unanswered questions that still have currency today.

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