Essays about: "Social proof"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 89 essays containing the words Social proof.

  1. 1. Assessing Offshore Wind Power Potential in Fiji : A GIS-based Site Suitability and Feasibility Analysis

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Author : Felix Askenberger; Victor Renefalk; [2023]
    Keywords : Fiji; Offshore Wind Power; Graphical Information System; Multi-Criteria Site Suitability Analysis; Fiji; Havsbaserad Vindkraft; Grafiska Information System; Multikriterie platslämplighetsanalys;

    Abstract : Renewable energy, including offshore wind power, is expected to play a significant role in mitigating climate change and meeting a growing demand on electricity. Fiji, a Small Island Developing Nation in the South Pacific, needs large quantities of additional renewable energy to achieve its NDC goals and has good natural resources for offshore wind power. READ MORE

  3. 2. “We have to speak one language to stop FGM“ : Inside and outside perspectives on challenges and strategies related to the elimination of Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting within the Maasai in the Northern central part of in Tanzania

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    Author : Anna Bergman; Stina Olausson; [2023]
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    Abstract : Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) is a universal concern, with more than 200 million girls and women alive today who have undergone the practice primarily concentrated in Africa. The Maasai, a semi-nomadic ethnic group inhabiting the Northern Central part of Tanzania, have the highest rate of FGM/C in the whole country. READ MORE

  4. 3. Tiktok: a modern spotlight on emerging artists : Understanding why and how TikTok users take partin viral behaviors towards musical artists on the platform

    University essay from Jönköping University/Internationella Handelshögskolan

    Author : Irfan Okanovic; Trouchaud Agnès; [2023]
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    Abstract : This master's thesis aims to explore why and how TikTok users engage in viral behavior towards music artists' videos. The study addresses the gap in knowledge in this area and seeks to identify the factors and categories of virality for music artists on TikTok. READ MORE

  5. 4. ‘Overcoming Hopelessness’: Asylum Seekers’ Experiences of Precarity and Empowerment in Sweden

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Socialhögskolan; Lunds universitet/Sociologiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Sociologi

    Author : Hugo Fritjofsson; [2023]
    Keywords : Sweden; asylum; migration; qualitative; refugees; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Sweden has long been seen as a generous, inclusive provider for refugees, historically granting social rights on par with citizens shortly upon arrival. However, extensive recent academic literature has come to critique this perception, highlighting retrenchments and restrictive developments in asylum policy amid increasing precarity for asylum seekers. READ MORE

  6. 5. Collaboration avenues and structures within local climate adaptation governance - The case of local climate adaptation governance in Sweden

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

    Author : Tomas Vörlund Rylenius; [2023]
    Keywords : Climate change adaptation; Governance; Governmentalization; Societal challenges; Holistic adaptation; Fragmentation; Inter-governmental collaboration; Organizational structures; Sweden; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Climate change adaptation is essential to future-proof societies around the world. It is a cross-sectorial undertaking which requires collaboration, structure, long-term planning, and resources. READ MORE