Tesi: "Consensus studies"

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Raab, Jonathan David. "Consensus-building in electric utility regulation". Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1992. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/28010.

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Padmanabhan, Sudarsan. "Two models of consensus". [Tampa, Fla.] : University of South Florida, 2005. http://purl.fcla.edu/fcla/etd/SFE0001113.

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Gu, Yuhua. "Ant clustering with consensus". [Tampa, Fla] : University of South Florida, 2009. http://purl.fcla.edu/usf/dc/et/SFE0002959.

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Codjo, Juste E. W. "The logic of strategic consensus: state environment and civil war". Diss., Kansas State University, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/2097/35493.

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Doctor of Philosophy
Security Studies
Emizet F. Kisangani
Why are states sometimes unable to avoid the occurrence of civil war? Most existing theories of civil war focus on rebels’ motivation and capabilities, while taking government’s actions as givens. Not only is the government a key player in the process leading up to civil war, but it is also a non-unitary actor composed of individuals and groups with diverging aspirations. Thus, understanding civil war requires an explanation of the conditions that facilitate or impede what governments do to provide political order. To fill this gap, this dissertation proposes a state-centered theory that explains civil war as an indirect function of state environment, defined in terms of structural and institutional conditions under which governments operate. The argument is that state environment determines the scope of leaders’ consensus on accommodation and coercion, two strategies that governments rely on to provide political order. Specifically, harsh socioeconomic conditions reduce leaders’ strategic consensus. Moreover, leaders’ divisions in socioeconomically poor societies is further exacerbated by democratic institutions. In turn, the lack of consensus on accommodation and coercion increases the risks of civil war. Quantitative and qualitative methods are used to test the theory. The quantitative analysis relies on mediation techniques and on a cross-sectional time series of 162 countries from 1960 to 2007. The results support the theoretical argument. Socioeconomic development is indirectly and inversely related to civil war. About two-thirds of its effect is transmitted through accommodation, while one-third occurs through coercion. Moreover, democratic institutions are positively associated with civil war. When socioeconomic development is low, states with open institutions are the least accommodative and the most coercive. The qualitative methods of “structured, focused comparison” and “process tracing” are used to investigate three cases (Côte d’Ivoire, Romania, and Benin). The findings show that the emergence of sociopolitical dissidence often results from changes in the structure of the state’s socioeconomic or political environment. However, the risks of escalation into civil war are highest when leaders lack consensus about a strategy to resolve the issue at stake. In turn, leaders’ disunity about a bargaining strategy is found to be a product of calculations for political survival.

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Bowman, Cliff. "Perceptions of competitive strategy : realised strategy, consensus and performance". Thesis, Cranfield University, 1991. http://hdl.handle.net/1826/4051.

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This is a study of managers' perceptions of the strategic priorities in their strategic business unit (SBU). The perceptions managers have of the current competitive strategy of their SBU are used to explore four main research themes. Managers' perceptions are accessed through a brief, standardised questionnaire which contains statements about current strategic priorities. Firstly, the perceptions of managers from the same SBU are used to make inferences about the realised strategy of that business. SBUs in the sample (38) are classified into i3ur realised st:a:egy categories. These are derived from Porter's (1 980) generic strategies. A number of hypotheses concerning the performance implications of these realised strategy categories are developed and tested. Additionally, hypotheses about relationships between consensus (the extent to which managers from the same SBU share the same perceptions of strategic priorities), realised strategy, performance and organizational change are developed and tested. Secondly, the perceptions of managers from rnany different SBUs are used to derive a "mznagerial theory" of competitive strategy. This is developed in the context of a critique zf F'o;:erls generic strategies. Thirdly, the research addresses the sources of influence on managers' perceptions of strategic priorities. Specifically, the influence of the function the manager belongs to, and the industry the SBU conlpetes in are explored. Evidence of functicrnal and industry influence on perceptions is presented. Fourthly, the surfacing of managers' perceptions of current strategic priorities has been used to facilitate strategy debates with managenxnt teams. Examples of the issues raised, and the contributions to management discussion are presented. Finally, the thesis suggests ways in which the approaches taken in the study could be developed to address other issues in the field of strategic management.

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Corburn, Jason. "Pursuing justice in environmental decision making : deliberative democracy and consensus builiding". Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1996. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/10991.

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McQueen, David. "BBC TV's Panorama, conflict coverage and the 'Westminster consensus'". Thesis, Bournemouth University, 2010. http://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/16428/.

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The BBC's 'flagship' current affairs series Panorama, occupies a central place in Britain's television history and yet, surprisingly, it is relatively neglected in academic studies of the medium. Much that has been written focuses on Panorama's coverage of armed conflicts (notably Suez, Northern Ireland and the Falklands) and deals, primarily, with programmes which met with Government disapproval and censure. However, little has been written on Panorama's less controversial, more routine war reporting, or on the programme's more recent history, its evolving journalistic practices and place within the current affairs form. This thesis explores these areas and examines the framing of war narratives within Panorama's coverage of the Gulf conflicts of 1991 and 2003.' One accusation in studies looking beyond Panorama's more contentious episodes is that the series has, traditionally, (over)represented 'establishment' or elite perspectives in its reporting. This charge has been made by media scholars (Williams 1968; Hall et al. 1981; Born, 2004), champions ofrival current affairs programmes (see Goddard et al. 2007) and even by a number ofsenior figures within the BBC and Panorama itself (Day 1990; Dyke 2004a). This thesis tests that view in relation to an archive ofPanorama programmes made between 1987 and 2004, with particular reference to its coverage of the First and Second Gulf Wars. The study aims to establish if Panorama has, in fact, patrolled the 'limits ofdebate', largely confined itself to 'elite views' and predominantly reflected the 'Westminster consensus' in its coverage of conflict. The thesis is supported by interviews with current and former Panorama staff and contains discussion of working practices at Panorama, particularly as they relate to reporting conflicts involving British armed forces. There is an assessment of the BBC's journalistic culture and developments within the News and Current Affairs directorate in the period under discussion; the legal and institutional constraints under which the series operated; challenges and threats to the current affairs tradition; wider concerns relating to television's coverage ofwar in general, and the two wars against Iraq specifically. Questions of indexing and framing are foregrounded in textual and content analysis of forty-two episodes dealing with the Gulf Wars to assess whether Panorama's coverage was overdetermined by official sources and elite perspectives or if it gave adequate space to a diversity of opinions and explanations for the conflicts and thereby fulfilled its legal obligations and Public Service role.

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Ingrum, Barbara L. "The contribution of consensus building workshops to regional planning in Lake Tahoe". Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1986. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/14981.

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Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 1986.
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by Barbara L. Ingrum.
M.C.P.

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Cornelssen, Curtis Everett. "Planning for the reuse of closing military bases : the need for consensus building". Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1993. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/12168.

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Gerges, Mina. "Paradigms in Social Media Studies". Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Medier och kommunikation, 2015. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-263207.

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The aim of this project is to study the level of paradigm development in the domain of social media studies. Based on the works of Kuhn (1970), Pfeffer (1993), and Thompson and Tuden (1959), the level of paradigm development was defined as the degree of consensus regarding: research topics, methods, and theories used in a given field of study. A sample of social media research articles was studied to analyze the level paradigm development within this domain of study. The sample consisted of a group of social media research articles that were published in the top ten journals of communication studies in the last five years. Content analysis methodology was used to analyze the research articles and clusters analysis was utilized in order to investigate the level of paradigm development in this field of study. The analysis confirmed the lack of consensus in the social sciences (Pfeffer, 1993). The level of agreement regarding research methods, theoretical concepts, and research topics used in social media studies was quite low. The lack of consensus in this new domain of study may be explained by two factors. Social media as an academic field is still in its infancy (Van Osch and Coursaris, 2014), and thus it lacks of a shared body of theoretical knowledge that can be used to analyze the phenomenon of social media (Van Osch and Coursaris, 2014; Chong and Xie, 2011; and Khang, Ki, and Ye, 2012). In conclusion, this project suggests that social media studies should aim to develop a high level of paradigm development, since academic fields with high levels of consensus are better organized, have fewer power conflicts, and get more funding (Beyer and Lodhl, 1976; Pfeffer, 1993).

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Earl, Graham Stuart. "Stakeholder value analysis : a practical approach to environmental decision making and consensus building". Thesis, University of Surrey, 1998. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.265679.

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Joss, Simon A. "The role of participation in institutionalised technology assessment : a case study of consensus conferences". Thesis, Imperial College London, 1998. http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/7718.

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Hallnäs, Charlotta. "Holding Hands : A case study of China’s and the EU’s foreign aid to Zimbabwe". Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Statsvetenskapliga institutionen, 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-274756.

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Willis, Graham Arthur Neill 1979. "The killing consensus : homicide detectives, police that kill and organized crime in São Paulo, Brazil". Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/84430.

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Thesis (Ph. D. in Urban and Regional Studies)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 2013.
Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 256-277).
Policing is widely understood, empirically and theoretically, as a core function of the state. Much of the knowledge presumes that police are the only body that may kill and arbitrate killing, routinely and without retaliation from contesting parties, as a means of establishing and maintaining a legitimate legal order. This dissertation examines an urban circumstance where killing and its regulation is not simply the realm of police. Sio Paulo, Brazil is a city with parallel normative logics of killing. Via ethnographic research with homicide detectives, I examine these two logics: homicides and police killings known as resistencias. Under democratic restructuring, with failing public security and underwritten by historic and spatial inequities inscribed via disparate processes of urbanization and planning, investigations reveal the practice of a 'normal' homicide that is a product of a system of governance in the urban periphery. Killing has become the realm of an organized crime group known as the Primeiro Comando da Capital (PCC). Via a prison-periphery nexus, the PCC determines the moral borderlines of violence in the spaces it controls. In apparent moral contrast, police kill citizens at a rate of roughly one per day. Under the rubric of 'resisting arrest' there is a presumption of guilt for the dead and a presumption of innocence for the shooter. Homicide detectives investigate and arbitrate whether these presumptions are 'appropriate'. When not, a resistencia becomes a homicide and the offending police are arrested on the spot by detectives. I track the 'deservedness' of each logic and find that while the two appear antagonistic, there is often a confluence of imaginaries, coalescing in an implicit and obscured 'killing consensus'. This consensus is consolidated via co-orientation and everyday practices pointing towards mutually understood spatial and moral boundaries of who can be killed, why and where, underpinning a decline in homicides here by more than 75% since 2000. Yet, in a 2012 crisis that consensus was 'killed'. Violence erupted between police and the PCC, rupturing the everyday forms of equilibria that have given this city a false floor of security in recent years. Lastly, I examine how public debate and a modest effort to contribute to it led to contradictory reforms.
by Graham Denyer Willis.
Ph.D.in Urban and Regional Studies

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Baxmann, Matthias. "Spatial consensus-building through access to web-based GIS : an online planning tool for Leipzig". Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1997. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/64538.

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Chong, Sophia S. M. (Sophia Sing Mae) 1975. "Strategic policy approaches to technological development for sustainability : the role of consensus building and experimentation". Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/65255.

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Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 2000.
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 41-42).
This thesis explores how technological transitions can be better implemented in society, to help achieve sustainability goals. The focus is specifically on technologies that may imply a paradigm shift, which is a change in existing practices or norms. To overcome potential barriers to market and societal penetration, government has traditionally initiated regulations and economic incentives to help diffuse the technology. However, a major impediment to technological shifts is the lack of effective interaction among the relevant institutions and other stakeholders. Through case study examples, it is argued that effective interaction for technological transitions can best be achieved through the use of consensus building strategies which can help promote legitimacy, development of institutional relationships, and learning. In recognition of this, an additional strategy is proposed for government - creating a forum for effective interaction to test or experiment with new sustainable technologies.
by Sophia S.M. Chong.
M.C.P.

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Wen, Meimei. "Structural studies of a consensus sequence peptide (CSP) ABAB of apolipoproteins through NMR spectroscopy". Thesis, Boston University, 2013. https://hdl.handle.net/2144/11084.

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Thesis (Ph.D.)--Boston University
The apolipoproteins play critical roles in lipid transport, lipid metabolism and the pathophysiology of dyslipoproteinemias, most importantly atherosclerosis. ApoA-1 is a representative member of the family of exchangeable apolipoproteins and the major apolipoprotein of high density lipoprotein (HDL). HDL is responsible for the pathway of reverse cholesterol transport and the only particle capable of removing cholesterol from peripheral cells for transport to the liver. The sequences ofthe exchangeable apolipoproteins contain 11/22 residue tandem sequence repeats forming amphipathic α-helices that are believed to be responsible for lipid binding. The consensus sequence peptide (CSP) for this repeat was derived based on the characteristic residue distribution of the exchangeable apolipoproteins. The derived consensus sequence containing motifs A, (PLAEELRARLR), and B, (AQLEELRERLG), represent an idealized lipid binding model and fundamental structural motif of the exchangeable apolipoproteins. The recombinant CSP-ABAB peptide was successfully expressed in E. coli and purified. Circular dichroism showed that CSP-ABAB is ~62% α-helical, i.e.~27 residues of 44 residues are in helical conformation. The CSP-ABAB peptide was successfully 15N, 13C labeled and the detailed tertiary structure was explored by NMR spectroscopy. The peptide's backbone and side-chain resonances were successfully assigned and ten water refined structural conformers of CSP-ABAB were generated. The ten structural conformers all employ anti-parallel helical conformation in solution. Hydrophobic inter-helical interactions play a major role to stabilize the antiparallel helical hairpin conformation. There are also intra-/inter-helical salt bridges present on the surface of the CSP-ABAB molecule providing additional stabilization. The structural features of the NMR structures suggest a lipid binding model of CSP-ABAB. When lipids are introduced, the exposed hydrophobic ridge contributed by the twelve leucine residues firstly bind to the lipids. At the same time, a hydrophobic concave surface created by the four alanine residues at the center of the interface is accessed by the introduced lipids. These two steps open the anti-parallel helical hairpin conformation to form a fully extended α-helix. Similar hydrophobic inter-helical stabilization interactions and new intra-/inter-helical salt bridges between two different CSP-ABAB molecules are reformed to stabilize the 'double-belt' arrangement. This lipid binding model of CSP-ABAB sheds light on the lipid binding of apoA-I and the mechanism of HDL formation.

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Reardon, Carol T. (Carol Therese). "The clean air strategy for Alberta : a case study in consensus decision making for sustainable development". Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1992. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/69302.

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Bolin, Nicholas John. "Indian and American Demography, Expertise, and the Family Planning Consensus: 1930-1970". Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/95816.

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Indian population policy in the twentieth century was shaped by a blend of unique Indian concerns about population growth, legacies of British colonialism, and American foreign aid. This blend of influences resulted in the first national family planning program in the world.
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Helvoort, Antonius Adrianus Franciscus Joseph van. "Research styles in virus studies in the twentieth century controversies and the formation of consensus /". [Maastricht : Maastricht : Rijksuniversiteit Limburg] ; University Library, Maastricht University [Host], 1993. http://arno.unimaas.nl/show.cgi?fid=5863.

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Kim, Dong-Young Ph D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. "The politics of consensus-building : case study of diesel vehicles and urban air pollution in South Korea". Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/37876.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 2006.
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Look at the three efforts to resolve public disputes over diesel passenger cars and urban air quality management in South Korea. this dissertation explores the main obstacles in nascent democracies to meeting the necessary conditions for successful dispute resolution prescribed by Western scholars of consensus-building theory and practice. The first two cases did not resolve the disputes. even though they produced a consensus agreement through deliberation. The agreements were challenged and adjusted through regulatory processes. This type of unstable consensus building is regarded as one of pathologies of consensus building efforts in analytic decision-making. This paper analyzes why this problem happened. with the new analytic framework. which incorporates Kingdon's multiple stream framework and the theory of consensus building. This paper found that the final dispute resolution was made in conventional politics stream by adversarial power game in politics rather than in consensus building stream. Most cases did not have necessary factors for successful consensus building effort. Most of all, the first two consensus building efforts were strategically initiated by policy entrepreneurs who were not neutral in managing many other necessary factors of successful consensus building.
(cont.) As a result, the efforts of dispute resolution were actually the processes of conflict expansion rather than the authentic consensus building efforts. Non-neutral deployment of consensus building efforts was manifested in idiosyncratic features of policy process and politics in South Korea. Policy entrepreneurs strategic motives were a reaction to the unbalanced representation of weak environmental rationales in the existing policy making process of multi-level policymaking venues. Thus. main obstacles to successful consensus building in nascent democracies exist in institutional levels, which play against the neutral initiation of consensus building efforts. One way to secure the neutrality is to develop a new type of entrepreneurs. so-called 'consensus-building entrepreneurs.
by Dong-Young Kim.
Ph.D.

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Robinson, Joanne Claire. "Structure and functional studies of the short consensus repeats of the human complement receptor type 1". Thesis, University of Southampton, 2000. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.342847.

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Jett, Zachariah L. "Negotiating for Efficiency: Local Adaptation, Consensus, and Military Conscription in Karl XI's Sweden". Wright State University / OhioLINK, 2020. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wright1605200125756442.

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Minnis, Justine Laurel 1974. "Between remembrance and rebuilding : developing a consensus process for memorialization at the World Trade Center". Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/68815.

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Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 2002.
"June 2002."
Includes bibliographical references (p. 87-91).
The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 were a national tragedy. Communities across the United States and internationally both directly and indirectly affected by the terrorist attacks are in debate about how to appropriately memorialize such catastrophic events and loss of life. This thesis focuses on the response in New York City to remember and rebuild at the World Trade Center site. This thesis explores spontaneous public responses to the events of September 11th by individuals, victims' families groups and civic organizations that claim a stake in the memorialization and rebuilding of the World Trade Center site. During the first several months following the terrorist strikes, the absence of an inclusive decision-making process for remembrance and rebuilding at the World Trade Center site produced conflicts between stakeholders, particularly victims' families, and New York decision-makers. To illustrate this tension between remembrance and rebuilding, this thesis discusses the "temporary memorial" development in New York City in March 2002 and the PATH train and site rebuilding disagreements that escalated during April 2002. Traditional decision-making processes maintain the public voice at a distance from the decisionmaking powers. Elected and appointed officials arbitrate public voices that are restricted in advisory roles and produce final decisions. As an alternative, consensus building involves a range of stakeholders in decision-making roles. A consensus building process would earn civic endorsement, lead to a durable outcome and would capture this unprecedented opportunity for grieving participants and witnesses to engage in a planning process. The thesis argues that the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation, the state-city agency convened by New York Governor George Pataki to oversee development of Lower Manhattan and the WTC site, could convene a consensus building process. The process would provide neutral facilitation and management of stakeholders who select representatives for an open and ongoing dialogue about such contentious issues as sacred ground, rebuilding, memorialization, and economic recovery. A consensus building process is an inclusive conversation that could reach agreement on a plan of action for the rebuilding and memorialization on the WTC site. This process would recognize the rebuilding of the WTC site as one of the greatest planning projects in New York history. The process would embrace the diversity and number of stakeholders, the destruction and trauma on the site witnessed world-wide and the challenge of achieving agreement on a technically complex site in the center of one of the world's leading financial marketplaces.
by Justine Laurel Minnis.
M.C.P.

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賴穎鵬 e Wing-pang Lai. "Consensus building in planning in Hong Kong: a case study of Southeast Kowloon development". Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2002. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B43894975.

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Haertel, Robbie A. "MayanWiki : an online, consensus-based linguistic corpus of the Mayan hieroglyphs /". Diss., CLICK HERE for online access, 2007. http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/ETD/image/etd2212.pdf.

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Feeley, Stephen D. "Behind the United Front: The Effects of Anglo-Powhatan Relations on Settler Conflict and Consensus in Virginia, 1607-1675". W&M ScholarWorks, 2000. https://scholarworks.wm.edu/etd/1539626261.

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Gottlieb, Dylan. "SIXTH AVENUE HEARTACHE: RACE, COMMEMORATION AND THE COLORBLIND CONSENSUS IN ZEPHYRHILLS, FLORIDA, 2003-2004". Master's thesis, Temple University Libraries, 2013. http://cdm16002.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p245801coll10/id/216587.

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History
M.L.A.
This thesis examines the controversy surrounding the renaming of a street for Martin Luther King, Jr. in the city of Zephyrhills, Florida in 2003-2004. By paying close attention to the language deployed during a series of contentious city council meetings, the thesis traces how Zephyrhills' divisive history and neoliberal spatial order kept white residents from grappling with the city's legacy of racism, inequality, residential segregation, and the memory of the Civil Rights movement. Ultimately, it reveals Americans' limited capacity to recognize and discuss race in the post-Civil Rights era.
Temple University--Theses

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Hale, Benjamin Alexander. "Forging a new consensus: NUMSA and ANC hegemony in flux in South Africa". Thesis, Edith Cowan University, Research Online, Perth, Western Australia, 2019. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/2171.

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This thesis examines the extent to which the ANC is hegemonic within South Africa, the degree to which this hegemonic project is neoliberal, and how resistance to this project is articulated within civil society. Drawing on the work of authors such as Patrick Bond, Ashwin Desai, and Sagie Narsiah this thesis applies a Gramscian theoretical framework to examine ways in which neoliberalism is manifested through ANC economic policies and the ANC’s bid for hegemony within South Africa. It also explores the role of unions and social movements as sites of counter-hegemonic resistance, with an emphasis on the activities of the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) after 2014. This study employs an interpretative methodological approach combining analyses of electoral data, newspapers and interview transcripts of ‘organic intellectuals’ to critique power and dominance in post-Apartheid South Africa. This is keenly informed by Gramscian understandings of hegemony and ‘common sense’ which emphasise the importance of ‘organic intellectuals’ in contesting and forming the structures of the historic bloc. This thesis finds that the hegemonic project centred on the ANC is limited or fractured, with the failure of the ANC’s broadly neoliberal economic policies fostering division within the Tripartite Alliance. Further, although neoliberalism has deeply penetrated ‘common sense’ understandings, growing criticism of the ANC has fundamentally undermined the state’s ability to mobilise consent and build consensus. However, this hegemonic project is highly elastic, with the ANC tempering its neoliberal policies with state interventions in the form of state housing, public-works programmes, and social grants. Thus, despite being perceived by ‘organic intellectuals’ as lacking hegemony, the ANC still has electoral hegemony and has succeeded thus far in preventing the emergence of an alternative hegemonic project. Further, NUMSA’s attempt to bring together unions, social movements and community organisations within a United Front are of limited significance in challenging the hegemony of the ANC neoliberal project.

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Holtzhausen, Marlie. "From Washington Consensus to relational economy : relational and human economy approaches to addressing poverty and inequality in South Africa". Thesis, University of Pretoria, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/76678.

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This research sought to examine how development occurs when it takes place from a relational approach. The relational approach forms part of a growing body of literature within development studies in search of alternative ways of understanding development. Orthodox theories tend to be resistant to alternatives that threaten their path dependency. Development-related ideological traps have also locked development policy in redundant arguments. Development theories from various disciplines continue to grapple with the multidimensionality of poverty and inequality, but they often fail to consider the central role human relationships play in approaching these issues. This study used Relational Thinking and relational and human economy approaches in search for alternative models and methods to the neoliberal tradition and current development enterprise. Increasing global inequality and deprivations create a vital opportunity to think of new perspectives, interpretive categories and predictive models. A case study approach was used to examine the relational dynamics of a nongovernmental organisation (NGO) called the James 1:27 Trust, which works with children and youth in Pretoria, South Africa. Relational Thinking was utilised within an interpretivist philosophy using a mixed-model approach, including the Relational Proximity Framework survey (quantitative tool) and in-depth qualitative research through semi-structured interviews and a focus group. The research established that development studied from a relational perspective deepens understanding of the varying meanings that people give to development. It informs a relational economy in which development is seen as a circular, “messy” and often unpredictable process where belonging, pain, “family”, forgiveness and learning in an intricate, embedded network of relationships are valued beyond material resources. Development requires philosophies and measures that enable the identification of questions, problems and interventions that are not currently considered in studies on development.
Thesis (PhD)--University of Pretoria, 2020.
DAAD-NRF In-Country Scholarship (German Academic Exchange Service and National Research Foundation). University of Pretoria’s Postgraduate Study Abroad Programme.
Political Sciences
PhD
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Kohler, Pia M. (Pia Marili). "Towards a global consensus on matters of science : how process and membership can generate valid and sustainable science advice in multilateral environmental treaty negotiations". Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/34406.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 2006.
"February 2006."
Includes bibliographical references (p. 167-174).
In most multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs), science advisory bodies (SABs) are tasked with producing guidance on scientific aspects of the problem. SABs are a necessary infrastructure of global environmental management because they provide a forum where experts come together to negotiate a consensus on matters of science relevant to a given MEA. This consensus, much more than merely an assessment of available information, creates new knowledge that feeds into decision-making. I propose, that to contribute effectively to implementation, this consensus must be both valid (scientifically accurate) and sustainable (acceptable to stakeholders and not requiring frequent renegotiation). This thesis identifies two institutional design features of an SAB that are crucial for obtaining a valid and sustainable outcome: representative membership, and a transparent and flexible organization of work. A three-tier SAB design is recommended based on these findings, and its theoretical application to the provision of science in the Biodiversity regime is explored. Representative membership describes the individual experts chosen to contribute to an SAB's work. To maximize validity and sustainability, I identify several kinds of diversity which can enhance the validity and sustainability of the SAB outcome, namely national. economic. institutional, disciplinary, regional and personal diversity. A process which is both transparent and flexible are also classified into several types of transparency and flexibility. including: access to meetings; document release; and the establishment of norms and procedures.
This thesis concludes that while all these types of diversity, flexibility and transparency have the potential of improving the SAB consensus' validity and sustainability, the relative importance assigned to each of these should be tailored to the MEAs needs to produce the best consensus. The thesis is based on the in-depth study of six MEAs: the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, the Convention on Biological Diversity and its Biosafety Protocol, the Vienna Convention and Montreal Protocol on the ozone layer, the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, and the Rotterdam Convention on a Prior Informed Consent Procedure for the transport of hazardous chemicals.
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Simpson, Kelly M. "Measuring Culture Change as an Evaluation Indicator: Applying Cultural Consensus Analysis to Cultural Models of Lymphatic Filariasis in Haiti". [Tampa, Fla] : University of South Florida, 2008. http://purl.fcla.edu/usf/dc/et/SFE0002744.

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Poehlman, Jon Aaron. "Community Participation and Consensus in HIV/AIDS Prevention: An Exploration of the Suzgo, the Issues of AIDS in Malawi". [Tampa, Fla.] : University of South Florida, 2004. http://purl.fcla.edu/fcla/etd/SFE0000477.

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Geggis, Lorna M. "Do you see what I mean? : Measuring consensus of agreement and understanding of a National Weather Service informational graphic". [Tampa, Fla.] : University of South Florida, 2007. http://purl.fcla.edu/usf/dc/et/SFE0002119.

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Spivack, Sheryl Marie Elliott. "A consensus model approach for assessing gaps between education system outputs and human resource demands in the tourism and hospitality sector to aid in the attainment of quality service goals". Thesis, University of Buckingham, 1997. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.313861.

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Smith, Chrystal A. S. "Living with Sugar: Socioeconomic Status and Cultural Beliefs About Type 2 Diabetes Among Afro-Caribbean Women". [Tampa, Fla] : University of South Florida, 2009. http://purl.fcla.edu/usf/dc/et/SFE0003253.

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Pieper, Lindsay Parks. "Mixed Doubles: Renee Richards and the Perpetuation of the Gender Binary in Athletics". The Ohio State University, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1271864700.

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Cooper, Elizabeth Elliott. "Hunger of the Body, Hunger of the Mind: The Experience of Food Insecurity in Rural, Non-Peninsular Malaysia". [Tampa, Fla] : University of South Florida, 2009. http://purl.fcla.edu/usf/dc/et/SFE0003260.

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Rajbhandari, Rajita [Verfasser], e Mathias [Akademischer Betreuer] Herrmann. "Studies on the role of the putative phosphorylation consensus sequence YXNX in the tandem repeat domains of the Staphylococcus aureus Mu50 Extracellular Adherence Protein (Eap) / Rajita Rajbhandari. Betreuer: Mathias Herrmann". Saarbrücken : Saarländische Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, 2012. http://d-nb.info/1052222625/34.

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Sanfridsson, Kenth. "Kroppen består inte av en enda del utan av många : En komparativ ecklesiologisk studie av Johnson och Zizioulas syn på inkludering". Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Teologiska institutionen, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-384310.

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This essay discusses different ways of understanding inclusion from the perspective of existential experiences in the church with the help of communion ecclesiology. The aim is to analyze other ways of creating inclusion that are not founded on the principle of consensus which has been a preferred method in the broader church community trough the ages. As a contrast, this essay looksat an ecclesiology of communion as another way to be inclusive from the idea of unity through diversity and differences. By comparing the theology of Elisabeth Johnson and John D. Zizioulas and their views of the other through Paul Jones theory of theological worlds this essay tries to answer the question: How can an ecclesiology of communion contribute to a broader church inclusion from the perspective of existential pluralism? After looking at how these theologians view inclusion in relation to Christian tradition, high and low ecclesiology and their relationship to different theological worlds the conclusion is that an ecclesiology of communion can create a more genuine form of inclusion by focusing more on the sensus fidei fidelis rather than the consensus fidei. By looking at the church more as a vessel of a multitude of experiences and personhoods combined by the relationship and narrative of Christ which find the community in the eschaton, rather than tradition, the church as a community can be a more inclusive place.

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Hallgren, Gribbe Anna. "Sitter partierna still i båten eller inte? : En studie om konsensus och politisering kring Sveriges militära alliansfrihet i partiernas utrikes- och säkerhetspolitiska debatt mellan 2000 och 2015". Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för statsvetenskap (ST), 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-60234.

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The main purpose of this thesis is to analyze the behavior among political parties in the Swedish parliament in the debates on foreign policy from year 2000 to year 2015. The aim is to find out if and how much the parties have politicized the topic of Sweden’s standpoint towards the military non-alignment that has characterized the country’s foreign politics throughout the years. The aim was also to see if turbulence in the international sphere has led to a tendency among the parties to keep a more unanimous debate about Sweden’s military non-alignment for reasons that stem from the interest of maintaining national security. The analysis did not show that parties politicized this political area to a greater extent during this period, but rather kept a low profile in these matters. However, this analyze indicates that parties tend to bring up the topic to a higher degree right after a conflict in Sweden’s surrounding area has occurred. There are therefore reasons to reevaluate the theory that says that parties tend to stick together when international turbulence occurs, as the result of this analyze rather shows a higher level of politicization in the debates on foreign policy during these times.

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Aliberti, Márlon Juliano Romero. "Avaliação geriátrica compacta de 10 minutos: desenvolvimento e validação de um instrumento de rastreio multidimensional breve para idosos". Universidade de São Paulo, 2018. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/5/5169/tde-28022019-085029/.

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INTRODUÇÃO: A avaliação geriátrica ampla promove uma triagem programada das síndromes e alterações mais comuns nos idosos. Este instrumento multidimensional apresenta excelente desempenho na identificação precoce de pacientes em risco para desfechos adversos. No entanto, tempo e recursos limitados impedem o seu uso em serviços de saúde concorridos, em especial aqueles que oferecem cuidados agudos. OBJETIVOS: Desenvolver e investigar as propriedades psicométricas de uma avaliação geriátrica compacta de 10 minutos (AGC-10) para idosos em serviços de saúde ocupados. MÉTODOS: Na primeira etapa, um consenso de especialistas (técnica Delphi) composto por 62 geriatras de todas as regiões do Brasil desenvolveu o instrumento. Na segunda etapa, as propriedades psicométricas da AGC-10 foram investigadas em uma coorte prospectiva envolvendo 534 idosos com doenças agudas ou crônicas descompensadas (média de 79,5 ± 8,4 anos de idade; 63% mulheres) consecutivamente admitidos em um hospital dia de um centro médico acadêmico, em São Paulo, Brasil. A AGC-10 foi administrada na admissão. O Frailty Index e o fenótipo de fragilidade foram usados para explorar a validade da AGC-10. Houve seguimento de um ano por contato telefônico mensal para aferição dos desfechos perda funcional para atividades básicas de vida diária (ABVD), hospitalização e morte. Modelos de riscos proporcionais, que consideraram morte como um evento competitivo, associaram a AGC-10 com os desfechos adversos após ajuste para fatores sociodemográficos (idade, sexo, raça e renda) e índice de comorbidades de Charlson. A confiabilidade interexaminadores e o tempo para administrar o instrumento foram examinados em uma subamostra representativa de 53 participantes. RESULTADOS: Em três rodadas de opinião, os especialistas de 32 instituições diferentes estabeleceram consenso de que a AGC-10 deveria incluir 10 domínios (suporte social, hospitalizações recentes, quedas, número de medicamentos, ABVD, cognição, autoavaliação da saúde, sintomas depressivos, estado nutricional e velocidade de marcha). Houve acordo sobre os instrumentos específicos para avaliar cada domínio. Um índice total de 0 a 1 expressou a média dos déficits encontrados nos 10 domínios e classificou os pacientes em três níveis: baixo (0-0,29), médio (0,3-0,39) e alto (0,4-1) risco. O índice AGC-10 correlacionou-se fortemente com o Frailty Index (coeficiente de Spearman=0,79; IC95%=0,76-0,82) e apresentou acurácia excelente para identificar indivíduos frágeis (área sob a curva ROC=0,84 IC95%=0,81-0,87). Em comparação aos de baixo risco, pacientes classificados como médio e alto risco na AGC-10 tiveram maior incidência de perda funcional (33% vs. 13%, sub-HR=2,3 IC95%=1,3-4,0; 51% vs. 13%, sub-HR=4,1 IC95%=2,4-6,9, respectivamente), hospitalização (44% vs. 22%, sub-HR=2,4 IC95%=1,5-3,9; 51% vs. 22%, sub-HR=3,2 IC95%=2,0-4,9, respectivamente) e morte (18% vs. 5%, HR=2,9 IC95%=1,2-7,3; 24% vs. 5%, HR=3,9 IC95%=1,7-9,3, respectivamente) em um ano. O índice AGC-10 mostrou excelente confiabilidade interexaminadores (coeficiente de correlação intraclasse=0,92 IC95%=0,87-0,95). O tempo médio de administração do novo instrumento foi de 9,5 ± 2,2 minutos. CONCLUSÕES: O estudo apresenta evidências robustas que sustentam a validade e confiabilidade da AGC-10. Este instrumento de rastreio multidimensional breve pode ser uma opção prática e eficiente para identificar condições geriátricas, prever desfechos adversos e guiar os cuidados dos idosos em serviços de saúde em que os profissionais tenham limitação de tempo e recursos
BACKGROUND: Comprehensive geriatric assessment promotes a systematic screening of the geriatric syndromes and other health problems that commonly affect older adults. This multidimensional instrument has excellent performance to identify high-risk older patients for adverse outcomes. However, limited time and resources hinder its use in busy healthcare settings. OBJECTIVES: To develop and investigate the psychometric properties of a 10-minute targeted geriatric assessment (10-TaGA) designed for older adults in fast-paced healthcare settings. METHODS: A consensus of experts (Delphi technique) comprising 62 geriatrics from all regions of Brazil developed the instrument. We investigated the psychometric properties of 10-TaGA in a prospective cohort study involving 534 acutely ill older outpatients (mean age 79,5 ± 8,4 years; 63% female) consecutively admitted to a day hospital at an academic medical center, in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The 10-TaGA was administered on admission. The Frailty index and Physical Frailty Phenotype were used to explore 10-TaGA\'s validity. We conducted 1-year follow-up by monthly phone contacts to assess the outcomes, which included new dependence in basic activities of daily living (ADL), hospitalization, and death. Hazard models, considering death as a competing event, were used to associate 10-TaGA with the adverse outcomes after adjusting for sociodemographic factors (age, sex, race, and income) and Charlson comorbidity index. The interrater reliability and time to complete the instrument were evaluated in a 53-person representative subsample. RESULTS: In three rounds of opinion, experts from 32 institutions achieved consensus that the 10-TaGA should include 10 domains (social support, recent hospitalizations, falls, number of medications, ADL, cognition, self-rated health, depressive symptoms, nutritional status, and gait speed). They arrived at sufficient agreement on specific tools to evaluate each domain. A single numerical score from 0 to 1 expressed the cumulative deficits across the 10 domains and classified participants into three levels: low (0-0.29), medium (0.3-0.39), and high (0.4-1) risk. The 10-TaGA score was highly correlated with the Frailty Index (Spearman coefficient=0.79, 95CI%=0.76-0.82) and had an excellent accuracy to identify frail older adults (area under the ROC curve=0.84, 95%CI=0.81-0.87). Compared to low-risk patients, those classified as medium-risk and high-risk according to 10-TaGA presented a higher incidence of new ADL dependence (33% vs. 13%, sub- HR=2.3, 95%CI=1.3-4.0; 51% vs. 13%, sub-HR=4.1, 95%CI=2.4-6.9, respectively), hospitalization (44% vs. 22%, sub-HR=2.4, 95%CI=1.5-3.9; 51% vs. 22%, sub-HR=3.2, 95%CI=2.0-4.9, respectively) e death (18% vs. 5%, HR=2.9, 95%CI=1.2-7.3; 24% vs. 5%, HR=3.9, 95%CI=1.7-9.3, respectively) during the 1-year follow-up period. The 10-TaGA score had excellent interrater reliability (intraclass correlation coefficient=0.92, 95%CI=0.87-0.95). Mean time to administer the instrument was 9.5 ± 2.2 minutes. CONCLUSIONS: The study presents robust evidence supporting 10-TaGA\'s validity and reliability. This brief multidomain screener tool may be a practical and efficient approach to identify geriatric syndromes, predict adverse outcomes, and guide the care of older adults in healthcare settings where providers have limited time and resources

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Lillskog, Kim. "Den heliga Anden och vi har beslutat : En kvalitativ studie av konsensusmetoder i Equmeniakyrkans kyrkokonferens". Thesis, Enskilda Högskolan Stockholm, Teologiska högskolan Stockholm, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:ths:diva-262.

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The aim of this study is to analyse the consensus decision making methods that are used at the annual conference of the Uniting Church in Sweden. The methods are analysed through the experiences of people that have attended the conference. Seven participants in the annual conference have been interviewed, and their expressed experiences have then been viewed through Anthony Giddens’ structuration theory, the theory of Jane Mansbridge et. al. regarding developments to the concept of deliberative democracy and through Paul Fiddes and his thoughts on finding the mind of Christ. The study concludes that the decision making methods has so far been well received and applied towards their objectives, though there is room for improvement.

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Åström, Moa, e Julia Westberg. "Satsningar på samhällsansvar : Ett långsiktigt arbete startar idag". Thesis, Södertörns högskola, Institutionen för ekonomi och företagande, 2011. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:sh:diva-8902.

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Bakgrund: Förutsättningar för företag förändras ständigt. Samtidigt har kunder och anställda fått nya betydelsefulla roller för hur verksamheten utformas och vilka värderingar som företaget arbetar efter. Företagen förväntas i allt högre grad ta ett aktivt samhällsansvar, men satsningarna har hittills varit för kortsiktiga och inte visat på några ekonomiska resultat. Samhällsansvaret bör därför ses ur ett långsiktigt perspektiv och förankras strategiskt i företagets affärsidé. Problemformulering: Vilka faktorer är viktiga för att företag ska kunna överföra långsiktigt samhällsansvar till sin affärsidé? Syfte: Att analysera och utvärdera sambandet mellan interna strategier och överensstämmelsen mellan ledning och anställda med avseende på samhällsansvar. Metod: Uppsatsen bygger på en kvalitativ undersökning utifrån en deduktiv ansats. Ett strategiskt urval gjordes vid val av företag samt informanter. Teorier: Relevanta teoriområden i uppsatsen är Corporate Social Responsilibity, Affärsidé, Kunskapsutveckling, Kommunikation, Värdeskapande och Involvering. Empiri: Empirin består av primärdata som samlats in genom djupintervjuer med fallföretagen. Resultat och Slutsats: Vi har kommit fram till att det finns brister i IKEA:s interna strategier och som följd även en icke överensstämmande bild av samhällsansvaret hos ledning och anställda. I fallet med Nudie fanns det välutformade interna strategier och även en stark överensstämmelse. Strategierna som låg till grund för en stark överensstämmelse är kunskapsutveckling, dubbelriktad kommunikation, höginvolverade medarbetare och att företaget arbetar processtyrt för att fånga upp förändringar i omvärlden.
Background: Conditions for companies are constantly changing. At the same time customers and employees have taken on new significant roles in how companies are designed and what values they strive towards. Companies are expected to assume an active social responsibility, but thus far investments have been too short-term and have not delivered results in economic terms. For this reason social responsibility should be seen through a long-term perspective and be firmly established in the business idea. Problem: Which factors are important for companies to be able to incorporate a long-term social responsibility into their business idea? Purpose: To analyze and evaluate the connection between internal strategies and the consensus between management and employees regarding social responsibility. Method: The thesis is based on a qualitative survey and a deductive approach. A strategic selection was made in the choice of companies and informants. Theories: Relevant theories in this paper are Corporate Social Responsibility, Business Idea, Development of Knowledge, Communication, Value Adding and Involvement. Empiric: The empirics consist of primary data collected through depth interviews with the selected companies. Result and Conclusion: Our conclusion is that IKEA's internal strategies are flawed, and consequentially there is a lack of consensus between management and employees. With Nudie there were well-formulated internal strategies and also a high degree of consensus. The strategies that lay the foundation for consensus are development of knowledge, two-way communication, highly involved employees and the company's use of process control to monitor changes in the surrounding world.

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Vaschel, Tessa. "Happy Problems: Performativity of Consensual Nonmonogamous Relationships". Bowling Green State University / OhioLINK, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1510941420190496.

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Möller, Linnéa, e Niklas Gambe. "Konsensus - en fundamental osanning? : En studie om aktiemarknadspsykologins påverkan på aktieanalytiker som bidrar till konsensus samt problematiken som medföljer". Thesis, Linköpings universitet, Företagsekonomi, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-138976.

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Bakgrund: För att förklara olika händelser på den finansiella marknaden använder sig många forskare av aktiemarknadspsykologi med bakgrund i att aktörerna är människor. Konsensus är aktieanalytikers sammanställda estimat som ska motsvara marknadens aggregerade, fundamentala förväntningar. Det faktum att aktieanalytiker är människor gör att även dessa influeras av psykologi, vilket i sin tur både påverkar konsensus, investerare och till slut även marknaden. Syfte: Syftet med denna uppsats är att analysera och belysa vad som ligger bakom konsensusestimaten för att sedan kunna redogöra för hur aktörer på aktiemarknaden kan förhålla sig till detta. Fokus kommer att ligga på faktorer som, till skillnad från fundamentala och tekniska analyser, har sin utgångspunkt i aktiemarknadspsykologi. Metod: Med en kvalitativ ansats genomfördes intervjuer med tio olika aktieanalytiker. Intervjuerna ligger sedan till grund för analysen där den teoretiska referensramen bestående av aktiemarknadspsykologiska faktorer användes för att dra slutsatser. Slutsats: Resultatet visar på att konsensus inte fullt motsvarar aktieanalytikernas egentliga åsikter och att investerare och analytiker därför snarare bör förhålla sig till konsensus som en referenspunkt än som en riktlinje för investeringar.
Background: To explain certain events that transpires on the stock market a lot of scientists use behavioral finance. They use this due to the fact that the market participants are human after all. Consensus estimates is the compiled estimates of sell side analyst which is supposed to be equivalent to the markets fundamental expectations. The fact that sell side analysts are human infers that they also get influenced by psychology, which in turn affect consensus, investors and lastly the market. Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to analyze and shed light on the elements that affect consensus estimates to clarify how stock market participants can relate to them. The focus will be on elements that, unlike fundamental and technical analysis, originates from behavioral finance. Method: Ten different stock analysts have been interviewed with a qualitative research approach. The interviews then acted as a basis for the analysis where the theory, originating from behavioral finance, is used to come to a conclusion. Conclusion: In conclusion, the result exhibits proof that consensus estimates doesn’t, to a full extent, truly reflect the sell side analysts’ true beliefs. Investors and other stock analysts should therefore relate to consensus as a reference point rather than a guideline for investment decisions.

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Andersson, Niklas. "Samhällen i Kris : När Washington Tar Över". Thesis, Karlstad University, Faculty of Social and Life Sciences, 2010. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-6136.

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Dissertation in political science, D-level by Niklas Andersson, Spring Semester 2010. Tutor: Malin Stegmann McCallion

“Societies in Crisis – When Washington Take Over”

An economic meltdown wreaks havoc on the world and has plunged the Western world into a spiral of economic stimulus in order to keep their way of life intact. At the same time the same institutions that support these countries have had another agenda for more unfortunate and less influential countries where nothing has been free and everything been to a price of self-sacrifice in order to get the consent of the IMF and the World Bank. Everything according to the points stated in the so called Washington Consensus.

The purpose of this dissertation is to research what impact the Washington Consensus has on the state in terms of power over the market and sovereignty. This shall be done by examining the points of the Consensus and then delve into the IMF and World Bank’s own program in four countries, Argentina, Russia, Kenya and the Republic of Korea. The findings shall then be compared to the Andersson Contract, a social contract theory summary showcasing the ideal liberal state, to determine if the Consensus gives enough room for the state to act against the market. This shall also be backed up with theories on economics from Adam Smith and Karl Polanyi in order to strengthen the comparison on the economic issues.

The research question thus for the dissertation are:

Which institutions and features does the Washington Consensus highlight as necessary for a state? Is the state they proposes to weak to uphold society according to the social contracts?

According to the research there are parts of the Washington Consensus that fits the social contract and should therefore in theory be able to maintain a level of social dignity and be able to take part in the positive effects of the market. Other parts on the other hand show that some crucial institutions lack certain strength in order to be able to keep the free market in check, but they still exist. Therefore the answer to the question is that it’s ambiguous as all the necessary institutions exist, but some of them need to be strengthened in order to make sure the market remains free as well as the countries should be able to choose their own way to economic welfare.

Statsvetenskaplig uppsats, D-nivå av Niklas Andersson, Vårterminen 2010, Handledare Malin Stegmann McCallion

"Samhällen i Kris - När Washington Tar Över"

En ekonomisk härdsmälta skapar kaos runt om i världen och har kastat ner västvärlden i en spiral av ekonomiska stimulanser för att hålla deras livsstil flytande. Santidigt som detta sker har samma institutioner vilka gett första hjälpen till dessa länder har de haft en annan agenda för mer otursamma och mindre inflytelserika länder där ingenting har varit gratis och allt varit till priset av självuppoffring för att få IMF och Världsbankens samtycke. Allt utifrån punkterna fastlagda av Washington-konsensusen.

Syftet med uppsatsen är att undersöka vilken inverkan Washington-konsensusen har på staten i betydelsen makt över marknaden och suveränitet. Detta skall genomföras genom att undersöka punkterna i konsensusen och sen dyka ner i IMF och Världsbanknens egna program i fyra länder, Argentina, Ryssland, Kenya och Sydkorea. Det jag finner ska sedan jämföras med Andeersson-kontraktet, en kontraktsteori sammanfattning av den ideala liberala staten, för att utröna om konsensusen ger tillräckligt utrymmer för staten att agera mot marknaden. Detta ska också stödjas med teorier om ekonomi av Adam Smith och Karl Polanyi för att styrka jämförelsen på de ekonomiska delarna.

Frågeställningarna för uppsatsen är då följande:

Vilka institutioner och funktioner uppmärksammar Washongton-konsensusen som nödvändiga för staten? Är staten de framhäver för svag för att upprätthålla samhället enligt kontraktteorierna?

Enligt forskningen är det ett par delar av Washington-konsensusen som passar in i kontraktsteorin och borde därför i teorin möjliggöra en viss nivå av social värdighet och hantering av effekterna utav marknaden. Andra delar däremot visar att några viktiga institutioner saknar tillräckligt med styrka för att fullt ut kunna hålla marknaden i schack, men de existerar fortfarande. Därför är svaret till frågorna att det är tvetydigt eftersom alla g´rundelement finns där, men några av dem behöver förstärkas för att försäkra att marknaderna förblir fria samtidigt som länderna själva väljer deras väg till ekonomiskt välstånd.

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Elachi, Agada John. "Exploring Peace Education for Consensual Peace Building in Nigeria". ScholarWorks, 2018. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/4966.

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Violence, insurgency, and terrorism have been a recurring problem in Nigeria. Efforts to address these challenges through the use of force have proved ineffective. The purpose of this study was to explore the application of peace education in the educational curriculum with a view to promoting consensual peace building in Kafanchan Town, Jema'a Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Nigeria. Although peace education has been applied in some countries, this approach has not been applied to these challenges plaguing Nigeria. This study adopts the survey research method and utilizes the tripodal theoretical framework of ethnic conflict theory, enemy system theory, and the integrative theory of peace. Ethnic conflict theory stipulates that the internecine conflict between ethnic groups results from denial of their biological and psychological needs. Enemy system theory postulates that humans have a predisposition to discriminate. Integrative theory of peace projects peace as the interface between all aspects of human life, psychological, spiritual, ethical, or sociopolitical. A purposeful sampling technique was used to select 25 participants who were interviewed, and their responses analyzed first by synthesizing and isolating main themes and then by using the Nvivo statistical software. The emergent themes resulting from the data include: changing the mindset of individuals; lack of peace education; mainstreaming of peace education; holistic curriculum content; and a dynamic, participatory as well as integrated approach to peace education. Positive social change results from rejection and abhorrence of violence on a permanent basis and embracing a more peaceful approach to resolving contentious issues that may arise in the course of daily human interaction. This change will lead to peaceful coexistence at the individual, family, organizational, and societal level.

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Nutt, David, Christer Allgulander, Yves Lecrubier, T. Peters e Hans-Ulrich Wittchen. "Establishing non-inferiority in treatment trials in psychiatry - guidelines from an Expert Consensus Meeting". Saechsische Landesbibliothek- Staats- und Universitaetsbibliothek Dresden, 2013. http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:14-qucosa-106816.

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Comparing the efficacy of different treatments in psychiatry is difficult for many reasons, even when they are investigated in `head-to-head' studies. A consensus meeting was, therefore, held to produce best practice guidelines for such studies. This article presents the conclusions of this consensus and illustrates it using published data in the field of antidepressant treatment of generalized anxiety disorder.

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Nutt, David, Christer Allgulander, Yves Lecrubier, T. Peters e Hans-Ulrich Wittchen. "Establishing non-inferiority in treatment trials in psychiatry - guidelines from an Expert Consensus Meeting". Technische Universität Dresden, 2008. https://tud.qucosa.de/id/qucosa%3A26701.

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Comparing the efficacy of different treatments in psychiatry is difficult for many reasons, even when they are investigated in `head-to-head' studies. A consensus meeting was, therefore, held to produce best practice guidelines for such studies. This article presents the conclusions of this consensus and illustrates it using published data in the field of antidepressant treatment of generalized anxiety disorder.

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