This study examines narratives of Self- and Other-identification in social media content of actors, directly and indirectly involved in the conflict in eastern Ukraine. The aim is to shed light on how social media can be instrumentalised as a means of constructing Self and Other in the context of ongoing conflict. The analysed actors are Ukrainian and Russian political elites, representatives from

User Engagement is an emerging concept in Human-Computer Interaction that emphasizes the emotional, behavioral, and cognitive investment users have in technology. This thesis aims to examine the relationship between affect and user engagement and the extent to which affect may add to its assessment. To increase the concept’s cross-cultural generalizability, the User Engagement Scale (UES) was exam

In this proposal, we will study and criticize the contemporary housing dilemma and try to propose an almost forgotten way to provide people with proper housing. We will as well, present a housing project conducted based on this approach.

Studiens syfte är att bidra med kunskap inom intern kriskommunikation genom att studera hur medarbetarna upplever proaktivt internt krisarbete. I det moderna samhället finns en generell uppfattning om att antalet kriser ökar. Idag är inte frågan om en kris kommer att ske utan när, vilket har lett till att organisationer måste arbeta proaktivt i sin krishantering. Det har ökat behovet av både akadeThe purpose of this study is to contribute with knowledge in the field of internal crisis communication by studying how employees understand and experience proactive crisis work. In modern society, there is a general perception that the number of crises is increasing. Today, the issue is not whether a crisis will happen but when. This has led to organizations having to work proactively in their cr

This thesis examines drivers of innovation within the automotive in- dustry of the Stuttgart Region, Germany. Geels’ concept of a Multi-Level-Perspective is applied to the industry and its environment, when investigating positive and neg- ative drivers. The research design of this thesis follows an exploratory case study of innovation, that includes semi-structured interviews with experts of the i

This paper aims to extend the understanding of the connection between household income diversification and welfare in the rural areas of Sub-Saharan Africa. I perform a comparative analysis and investigate three commercialized rural regions in Ethiopia, Ghana, and Malawi, which are countries with diverging economic development over the last decades. By using survey data from the Demographic and He

Luminescence dating is widely used in combination with sedimentological analysis to reconstruct the landscape development of the Quaternary period. Here, quartz and K-feldspar measurements are used to date and evaluate the luminescence characteristics of sediments from seven sites of the lower part of the Velická valley (995-1250 m a.s.l.) in the High Tatra Mountains, Slovakia. The quartz and K-f

Vi lever i en tid där vi kan se en fördjupning av den patriarkala ordningen, vilket tar sig uttryck i militärisering och nationalistiska rörelsers framfart. Kvinnliga relationer, i form av systerskap och kvinnosolidaritet, studeras som ett möjligt motstånd denna utveckling. Syftet med användningen av ordet systerskap handlar inte om att skapa en falsk föreställning om att kvinnor är likar under etThe struggle for justice and equality is under threat. We live in an era that is characterized by the deepening of the patriarchal order, which manifests itself through militarization and the progress of nationalist movements. The purpose of using the word sisterhood is not to create a false belief that women are equally oppressed under the patriarchy. Rather, the purpose is to recognizing women´s

This thesis research whether mergers and acquisitions in the renewable energy industry create value for the acquiring firms’ shareholders. To research this, an event study methodology has been employed where three different event windows are studied in the short term, and one event window is studied in the long term. All acquirers are listed in either Europe or the US, and the short-term samples c

Extinction Rebellion (XR) is a global climate justice movement. Founded in 2018 in the UK and arising partly out of the Rising Up! network, it has since spread across the globe with various local and working groups in 57 countries. While environmental in focus, XR appears to be more than what first meets the eye. Their decentralized, non-hierarchical and self-expressive cell network works both onl

Går vägen till hållbarhet via Formel 1-banan? Till ljudet av skrikande bromsar och vrålande motorer susar tjugo Formel 1-bilar runt racingbanan. Deras häpnadsväckande fart och precision är resultatet av 70 års teknisk utveckling inom sporten. Det senaste året har Formel 1 gjort ett krafttag för att utvärdera och förbättra miljöarbetet i sin verksamhet. Men hur ser egentligen ”the pinnacle of motoBy conducting a discourse analysis on the sustainability debate within For-mula 1 this study explores the construction of meaning for sustainability as well as the construction of identity for Formula 1 as a sport. The analysis used the concepts of interpretative repertoires, subject positions and ideologi-cal dilemmas from the field of critical discursive psychology. Furthermore, theories about e

Fler och fler människor bor i städer, men vårt nuvarande levnadsätt skapar problem, både för oss själva och för naturen. Problemen utgörs bland annat av klimatförändringarnas konsekvenser, brist på biologisk mångfald (artrikedom), förstörelse av ekosystem och hälsorisker för människor. Konsekvenserna av dessa problem blir extra tydliga i städer eftersom befolkningen där påverkas mest. Det beror påModern society is characterized by rapid population growth and urbanization. The urban population is exposed to many risks connected to the urban way of living such as the effects of climate change, loss of biodiversity and health risks. Sustainable urban planning where ecosystem services and nature-based solutions are included can mitigate these risks. The purpose of this study is to investigate

The term Smart City is a frequently used term regarding cities' modern ICT solutions that contribute towards sustainable development and the improvement of the life quality of citizens. However, Smart City incorporates several areas of which can make a city smarter and is considered ambiguous in its very definition. This thesis aims to discover the issues related to the lack of a standard defi

The purpose of this thesis was to explore how distributed leadership is practiced and perceived by the knowledge workers in a management consultancy firm. Furthermore, we investigated the possible connection between the distributed leadership approach and employee motivation. In doing so, we drew upon Alvesson and Kärreman (2012) ‘motivation triangle’ in order to incorporate the often undermined a

This paper is a move towards furthering the understanding of how the entwinement between embodiment and agency can be understood from a sociological perspective. By focusing on the cultural praxis of ‘daygaming’, the paper analyzes Youtube material from the ‘seduction community’ and outlines the community’s cultural scripts and discourses with regards to ‘daygaming’. Hitherto, the seduction commun

The purpose of the thesis is to analyse how a CSR strategy can create a competitive advantage using the CSR Stage Model in a comparison between MAX and McDonald's. It was found that a majority of consumers value a fast-food restaurant’s CSR work and take that into consideration when choosing between restaurants. Moreover, the survey respondents perceived MAX to be the most sustainable fast-foo

I denna rapport undersöktes hur infiltration i åkermark kan beskrivas i en skyfallskartering. Utifrån en fördjupad litteraturstudie av åkermarkens egenskaper och särart valdes en uppsättning parametrar för att beskriva dess infiltration. En skyfallskartering över Ystad tätort och omkringliggande åkermark genomfördes sedan genom konstruktion av flertalet modeller i programvaran Mike Flood. Även öve

Examensarbetets titel: Gapar unga konsumenter efter hållbara livsmedel? - En kvalitativ studie av möjliga gap i köpprocessen och dess bakomliggande faktorer vid ungas konsumtion av hållbara livsmedel Seminariedatum: 2020-06-03 Kurs: FEKH29, Examensarbete i marknadsföring på kandidatnivå, 15 HP Författare: Viktor Fanedl, Sandra Persson och Mikaela Vanselius Handledare: Nikos Macheridis Syfte:

Titel: Vilka determinanter för avkastning existerar för svensk aktiemarknad? Seminariedatum: 2020-06-04 Kurs: FEKH89. Företagsekonomi: Examensarbete i finansiering på kandidatnivå, 15 högskolepoäng Författare: Sebastian Hofstedt, Magdalena Johansson, Petrus Lindh Handledare: Maria Gårdängen Syfte: Undersökningen syftar till att granska vilka faktorer som kan estimera framtida avkastning för s

Arbetets syfte är att analysera möjliga trafikupplägg för snabba landtransporter; höghastighetståg, Maglev och Hyperloop genom att konkretisera trafikslagens förhållande till varandra på sträckan Oslo–Stockholm. Arbetet syftar dessutom till att ta reda på hur snabba landtransporter anknyter till hållbarhetsmålen. Arbetet studerar två olika scenarier, där det första scenariot inkluderar uppehåll vThe purpose of this master thesis is to analyze possible traffic arrangements for high-speed land transportation; high-speed train, MagLev and Hyperloop by concretizing their relationship to each other on Oslo-Stockholm line. The thesis also aims to find out how high-speed land transportation links to the sustainability goals. This thesis studies two different scenarios, where the first scenario i