Essays about: "Instrumentalism"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 14 essays containing the word Instrumentalism.
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1. Holy Politics : Understanding how religion is instrumentalized in the proxy conflict between Iran and Saudi Arabia
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : This thesis aims to contribute to the existing gap in the research of religion in international relations by applying the theory of elite instrumentalism to the proxy conflict between Saudi Arabia and Iran. The analysis was able to demonstrate that the elites of both states have instrumentalized religion by utilizing concepts of Islamic rulership to legitimize their rule and justify their political actions. READ MORE
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2. Intra-Action – Entanglements Within and Beyond Environmental Photography
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/HDK-Valand - Högskolan för konst och designAbstract : This essay is an attempt to approach the genre of both landscape and environmental photography, to turn them inside-out, to dissect and to deconstruct them through ecology, ecofeminism, feminist posthumanism and critical theory regarding the photographic medium. Throughout the essay I will focus on several artists and bodies of works that fall into this broad category of landscape and environmental photography. READ MORE
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3. Explicit Assessment Rubrics and L2 Motivation
University essay from Lunds universitet/EngelskaAbstract : With regards to increased research on the formative use of assessment rubrics and its effects on performance, this study highlights the need for more research on rubrics’ effects on different kinds of motivation. Therefore, the study aims to investigate possible effects of implementing explicit assessment rubrics on L2 motivation in an EFL classroom. READ MORE
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4. Artificial intelligence in the public sector : A study of the perceptions of AI in a municipal department and their effects
University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för informatikAbstract : The public sector has opened its eyes to the possibilities of artificial intelligence (AI) transforming and streamlining their organizations. However, they are lagging behind the private sector organizations in competency, knowledge, as well as resources, and have difficulties implementing any type of change. READ MORE
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5. Autonomous Weapons – the “Kalashnikovs” of Tomorrow? An Analysis of the Meetings of Experts on Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems within the framework of the United Nations' Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studierAbstract : After the invention of gunpowder and the development of nuclear weapons, the world faces a third revolution in warfare: lethal autonomous weapons systems (LAWS). Since 2014, states, scientists and civil society activist have been discussing the risks of such systems and possibilities to regulate them within the framework of the United Nations’ Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW). READ MORE