Dramaturgies of Conversation to address challenges to Democracy Democracy is now the system to govern in just a little more than thirty countries, but dictatorships harbour seventy percent of the world population. Today, there is an ongoing war in Europe and in national elections in Sweden and Italy far-right parties have had successes. However, already before this happened there was great concern

Purpose: This paper aims to analyze the relative pricing of co-branding collaborations in the fashion industry to gain a deeper understanding of the effects on their respective brand equity. Design/method: This paper adopts a qualitative approach involving case studies on several co-branding collaborations in the fashion industry (H&M x Balmain, Adidas x Gucci, Fendi x Versace). In addition to

Purpose: Brand Activism is a phenomenon that only recently became an area of greater interest. The aim of this paper is to follow a call for research and develop a framework that aids brand managers and other decision makers to identify essential prerequisites that their brand should have in place to increase the likelihood for successful Brand Activism. Design/ Methodology approach: The paper em

Purpose: To investigate the impact of buzzwords on consumers' perceptions of marketing messages and their impact on brand trust. Design/methodology/approach: This paper adopts a qualitative and quantitative research method. The information about buzzwords, linguistics, brand trust and brand image has been sourced through a secondary data literary review. In addition, primary data about how bu

This book brings together leading international scholars with the aim of exploring ritual perspectives in the study of contemporary religions. It combines significant theoretical and methodological reflections and applies it to four main fields relevant to the study of contemporary religions: indigeneity; new spiritualities and ecology; lived religion (with Islam and Africa as case studies); and f

In 2022, the United Nations Environmental Assembly (UNEA) adopted resolution 5/14, giving mandate to UN Member States to start negotiations toward an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution. This report delves into the pre-session submissions by states and coalitions for the second (INC-2) and third (INC-3) rounds of negotiations, held in 2023. Once the contents of the docume

With several upcoming sample return missions, such as the Mars Sample Return Campaign, non-destructive methods will be key to maximizing their scientific output. In this study, we demonstrate that the combination of neutron and X-ray tomography provides an important tool for the characterization of such valuable samples. These methods allow quantitative analyses of internal sample features and als

Vi gjorde en engelska variant av Skapa demokrati som spelades på Svenska Ambassaden, Georgetown University och en skolklass i Whittier Elementary SchoolWorkshopen i Washington DC är en del av projektet Expanding Minds – together, ett samarbete mellan Institutet för Framtidsstudier, Kulturhuset Stadsteatern och ABF med stöd av Postkodstiftelsen. Syftet är att, med kulturens redskap och medborgares erfarenheter, skapa bryggor mellan forskning och allmänhet och på så sätt förnya demokratisk interaktion och organisering.

I Welcome to Sweden berättar skådespelaren Lukas Orwin, live i hörlurar och med rösten som enda medel, om sina erfarenheter från ett flyktingläger och om en stark vänskap. En föreställning om en flykt genom Europa till Sverige. Premiär på Tornrummet den 13 oktober.In Welcome to Sweden, the actor Lukas Orwin, live in headphones and with his voice as the only medium, tells about his experiences from a refugee camp and about a strong friendship. A performance about an escape through Europe to Sweden. Premiere at Torrnrummet on 13 October.

Metabolic reprogramming is critical during clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) tumorigenesis, manifested by accumulation of lipid droplets (LDs), organelles that have emerged as new hallmarks of cancer. Yet, regulation of their biogenesis is still poorly understood. Here, we demonstrate that MYC inhibition in ccRCC cells lacking the von Hippel Lindau (VHL) gene leads to increased triglyceride

The production of the ψ(2S) charmonium state was measured with ALICE in Pb-Pb collisions at √sNN=5.02 TeV, in the dimuon decay channel. A significant signal was observed for the first time at LHC energies down to zero transverse momentum, at forward rapidity (2.5

Background: Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) has been associated with a broad range of health-related issues. Unhealthy lifestyle habits such as physical inactivity, an unhealthy diet, smoking, and alcohol consumption are hypothesized to contribute to this association. However, the lifestyle habits of individuals with OCD have been scarcely investigated. In this international survey, we explore

Background: Pesticide exposure may affect young children's neurodevelopment, but only few cohort studies have addressed possible effects of non-organophosphate pesticides. Objective: We evaluated associations between prenatal current-use pesticide exposure and neurodevelopmental outcomes among 1-year-old children from the Infants’ Environmental Health (ISA) birth cohort. Methods: To determine pren

Context. TOI-732 is an M dwarf hosting two transiting planets that are located on the two opposite sides of the radius valley. Inferring a reliable demographics for this type of systems is key to understanding their formation and evolution mechanisms. Aims. By doubling the number of available space-based observations and increasing the number of radial velocity (RV) measurements, we aim at refinin

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic adversely affected health care systems. Patients in need of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) are especially susceptible to treatment delays. Objectives: This study sought to evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on global TAVR activity. Methods: This international registry reported monthly TAVR case volume in participating institutions prior to

This study develops the concept of 'realms of carbon’ to advance an understanding of climate politics in sites where carbon production and consumption, generating carbon emissions, is embedded in culture and identity. It does so by drawing on insights of three different theories, which in different ways, deal with dimensions of culture and identity to economic and political life. The study fur

There has been an upswing of liberal governments within the European Union over the past few decades and a way of handling these developments have been sanctions. Countries such as Poland, Hungary and Austria all have in various ways seen the consequences of these sanctions. This thesis examines whether the use of sanctions towards member states in the EU should be seen as justifiable if a state v