Thèse de doctorat : Université de Neuchâtel, 2020 ; TH 2820.
During the first half of the 20th century, rehabilitation served as the main paradigm for criminal policy in Switzerland, as in most so-called Western countries. However, changing demands for security and public pressure over the past decades have led to a shift towards a more punitive and hard-line approach to crime. This ‘punitive turn’ in criminal policy has produced more investment...
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Thèse de doctorat : Université de Neuchâtel, 2019.
The Albanian-speaking population living in Switzerland mobilised massively on behalf of the national cause in Kosovo in the 1990s. After the end of the conflict, that saw the departure of the Serbian forces from Kosovo (1999), some of the Albanian-speaking activists from Switzerland returned to their homeland. Many others remained in Switzerland, where they largely diminished or terminated their...
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Thèse de doctorat : Université de Fribourg, 2018.
Changing workplace or society? Hackers between compliance with the social order and the will to innovate. This thesis looks at hacking as source of social change, or even subversion of the social order. Hacking involves self-directed learning and remove social barriers between hobbyists, professionals and activists. Therefore, it raises the hope to renew the access to knowledge and the role of...
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Thèse de doctorat : Université de Neuchâtel, 2018 ; TH. 2722.
This interdisciplinary dissertation (combining natural, political and social sciences) focuses on the sustainable management of agricultural soils. More specifically, it tackles Swiss environmental and agricultural policies for qualitative soil protection and the accompanying measures to limit water erosion of arable lands. Aiming to launch sustained debate and reflection about the dominant...
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Thèse de doctorat : Université de Neuchâtel, 2018.
As a part of the NCCR on the move’s individual project on “Discrimination as an obstacle to social cohesion”, this dissertation focuses on the discrimination of ethnic minorities in the Swiss labour market. Since discrimination is no longer an overt and thus easily observable phenomenon, research on discrimination, and especially on discrimination in hiring decisions has become more...
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Thèse de doctorat : Université de Neuchâtel, 2018.
The present study investigates adaptation to precarious prosperity through linking quality of life research with social inequality research. The focus is on households in a specific socioeconomic position termed precarious prosperity. These households struggle to maintain a degree of secure prosperity and are a concern addressed by researchers and policy makers. The topic of adaptation is...
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Thèse de doctorat : Université de Neuchâtel, 2017 ; 2663.
Forests provide several valuable services to the Swiss population such as wood, recreational opportunities, carbon sequestration and habitat for biodiversity, among others. Since wood exploitation contributes to forests maintenance, it is acknowledged that a reasonable intensification of wood harvest would benefit other forest ecosystem services in Switzerland. In addition, because of its CO...
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Thèse de doctorat : Université de Neuchâtel, 2016.
Dans un monde où la mobilité de la population, du capital et des biens et services s'accélère, mieux connaître où les revenus de la population sont dépensés représente un enjeu économique central pour le développement régional. En sachant que les services personnels et les services liés à l'habitat ont connu un essor important ces dernières années, les lieux de résidence de la...
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Thèse de doctorat : Université de Neuchâtel, 2014.
Mes recherches portent sur la conception et la mise à l’épreuve d’un bouquet technologique à destination de personnes âgées ou handicapées. Par la problématisation des catégories et des représentations associées à la vieillesse, je vais analyser le décalage entre usages prescrits par les concepteurs des technologies et usages observés auprès des usagers. Par une approche...
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Thèse de doctorat : Université de Fribourg, 2013.
Die vorliegende kumulative Dissertation handelt von Alterspolitik in Schweizer Gemeinden, im spezifischen von deren Akteure, Funktionsweisen, Planungsvorhaben und politische Prozesse. Im Kontext der demographischen Alterung werden Fragen, um die sozialen und wirtschaftlichen Konsequenzen einer alternden Gesellschaft und der politischen Handhabung betroffener Themen, aktuell. In dieser...
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