Essays about: "Contextualisation"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 29 essays containing the word Contextualisation.
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1. Using Gender Quotas to Legitimise Non-Democracies : A critical discourse analysis of the Algerian gender quota
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : This thesis examines a gender quota in Algeria to determine if signs can be found that it was adopted to improve the regime’s image, rather than to empower women. Such symbolic gender reforms are also known as autocratic gender-washing and are problematic as they are generally viewed as democratisation efforts but have no such effect. READ MORE
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2. Enhancing users’ experiences of self-service technology : A design-oriented case study
University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)Abstract : Self-service technologies (SSTs) have grown rapidly and aim to help customers self-serve. Self-service can be facilitated through help centers, which offers information and support. READ MORE
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3. State-of-safety (SoS) data-driven assessment for utility-scale lithium-ion operating BESS
University essay from KTH/EnergiteknikAbstract : The thesis project presented in this report proposes a methodology to implement the safety assessment of an operating electricity storage plant using a data-driven approach. This methodology is applied to one practical case. READ MORE
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4. The Role of Technology in Humanitarian Accountability : Analysis of Social Listening Role During the COVID-19 Response
University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)Abstract : During recent public health emergencies, such as COVID-19 pandemic, the spread of over, false and misinformation in social media, resulted in an exponential use of digital social listening methodologies- in summary defined as collection and analysis of voices, concerns and/or perceptions expressed by individuals and communities- as part of the humanitarian response. This raises the question on how those social listening findings are being used and influence emergency responses, while also addressing affected people’s needs and concerns, as part of the Accountability to Affected Populations (AAP) mandate- an obligation of every organisation on the ground to place people affected by crisis at the centre of humanitarian action and promote respect for their human rights. READ MORE
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5. Body-Safe Apocalypse : Sexual Materiality and Frameworks for Design During and Beyond Collapse
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för design (DE)Abstract : Following the Covid-19 pandemic, a relatively mild global disruption, our global society experienced large-scale shortages of high-tech materials, the increasing cost or absence of many commodities usually taken for granted, and the floundering of industries that facilitate our global industrial civilisation such as shipping and aviation. By comparison, catastrophic climate change stands to be far more devastating. READ MORE
