Essays about: "avert"

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  1. 1. Tabooing Dirty Hands?

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Henning Bollmark; [2024]
    Keywords : Dirty Hands; torture; crisis; utilitarianism; weak rule utilitarianism; Sartre; moral fictionalism; political theory; unspeakable; taboo; Smutsiga händer; tortyr; kris; utilitarism; svag regelutilitarism; Sartre; moralisk fiktion; politisk teori; onämnbar; tabu;

    Abstract : The normative political theory problem of dirty hands (DH) concerns the troubling possibility that political leaders, from a (mostly) consequentialist perspective, might sometimes be morally required to make exceptions from sensitive rules like prohibitions of extremely harmful practices (e.g. READ MORE

  3. 2. Portraits of Participation : An interview study on the effects of social learning theory mechanisms on political participation

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Jakob Olsson; [2023]
    Keywords : Social learning theory; social interactions; political socialization; political participation; voting; democracy; theory building; theory developing; mechanisms; Social inlärningsteori; sociala interaktioner; politisk socialisering; politiskt deltagande; röstning; demokrati; teoribyggande; mekanismer;

    Abstract : If democratic society is to avert the dire straits that may come from decreasing levels of political participation and civic engagement, all potential explanatory factors must be explored. The purpose of this paper is to i) elucidate how the modeling and self-efficacy mechanisms of social learning theory affect individuals’ decisions to participate politically or not, and ii) assess the applicability of the relatively unutilized social learning theory in studies on political socialization and participation, respectively. READ MORE

  4. 3. Acquisitions vs corporate-startupcollaboration: corporations quest to bemore innovative : A case study on the advantages and disadvantages of startupacquisitions and startup collaboration

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för management (MAN)

    Author : Ludvig Andersson; Vera Lysanne Vergeer; [2023]
    Keywords : Corporate-startup collaboration; startup acquisition; innovation; decision making;

    Abstract : In recent years, startups have become frontrunners of innovation. Large corporations today are trying to keep up with startups but are falling behind due to long bureaucratic processes. In order to keep up with the startups, corporations collaborate with startups through accelerator programs and acquisitions. READ MORE

  5. 4. Reflective equilibrium applied in practice: Identifying climate migration environmental drivers in Guatemala for the further prioritization of Loss and Damage strategies

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Rebeca Montes; [2023]
    Keywords : Climate Migration; Compensation; Environmental Drivers; Ethics; Financial Prioritization; Guatemala; Justice; Loss and Damage; Sustainable Development;

    Abstract : The climate crisis has forced vulnerable countries in the Global South, such as Guatemala, to migrate. This study has two main focuses. The first one is identifying the region's most critical environmental mobility drivers. READ MORE

  6. 5. Climate Impact of a Nutrunner

    University essay from KTH/Maskinkonstruktion (Inst.)

    Author : Nicole Holmgren; [2022]
    Keywords : Carbon footprint; life cycle assessment; nutrunner; Klimatavtryck; livscykelanalys; mutterdragare;

    Abstract : Climate change is an existential threat to the world, causing environmental degradation and destruction of ecosystems. The EU acknowledges that several alarming tipping points are about to be reached, and the current level of action is not enough to avert global warming. READ MORE