Essays about: "contemporary trend"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 77 essays containing the words contemporary trend.

1. 21. AU-led Peace Operations : The Case of the AMISOM KDF’s Local Peacebuilding Engagement in Southern Somalia, Jubbaland Region

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

   Author : Philip Martinsson; Emil Thillberg; [2020]
   Keywords : AU-led Peace Operations; Peacekeeping; Counterinsurgency; Peacebuilding; System-thinking; AMISOM; KDF; Somalia; Jubbaland;

   Abstract : Contemporary peace operations are deployed to increasingly complex, high-risk environments where localised armed groups, often those that can influence the trajectory of the conflict are not at the table, at the same time militaries are mandated to facilitate social, economic and political transformative processes in recovered areas. By the opening of the twenty-first century, the distinction between peacebuilding and military interventions converged both in policy and practice and increasing pressure are placed on the troop contributing countries to adapt to the dynamics of ‘multidimensional peace operations’. READ MORE

3. 22. "Stuck in Hel Joseon"

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi

   Author : Ella Holttinen; [2020]
   Keywords : South Korea; Hel Joseon; millennials; compressed modernity; Confucianism; neoliberalism; human capital; achievement society; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : South Korea is well known for its development miracle: the nation has managed to develop from the state of extreme poverty to the World´s 12th largest economies in a period of five decades. However, the negative consequences and side effects of this rapid growth, and issues of the contemporary Korean society has been less discussed, especially from the perspective of the Korean youth. READ MORE

4. 23. Systematic comparison of the relative accuracy of vegetation surveys and soil DNA metabarcoding : Assessing plant biodiversity at different spatial scales

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap

   Author : Kimmo Kumpula; [2020]
   Keywords : DNA metabarcoding; biodiversity assessment; environmental DNA; high-throughput sequencing; subarctic;

   Abstract : Analysis of soil-derived DNA has been shown to minimize problems seen during traditional vegetation surveys, e.g. by matching the eDNA to a reference database for taxonomic identification rather than relying solely on taxonomic expertise. However, it has been debated to what extent and how accurately eDNA acts as a proxy for biodiversity. READ MORE

5. 24. Consumers rituals inside shopping malls : A qualitative study on consumers shopping rituals inside Swedish shopping malls

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Pierre Alefjord; Antonio Tortorici; [2020]
   Keywords : Rituals; Consumer rituals; Shopping center; Malls; Experiential marketing; Value creation; Customer experience;

   Abstract : Beyond simple shopping needs, nowadays consumers are continuously looking for the consumption of new experiences. This contemporary consumer request also unveils inside shopping centers, which as scholars recognize, are shifting functionality towards becoming centers for customer engagement. READ MORE

6. 25. Back to the Future: The Return of 'the 1980s' in Western Popular Culture and its Political Implications

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School; Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen; Lunds universitet/Pedagogik; Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Global Studies

   Author : Thomas Collins; [2020]
   Keywords : Popular Culture; Globalisation; Late Capitalism; Ontological Security; Emotions; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Over the last five to ten years there has been a re-emergence of ‘the 1980s’ in western popular culture. From music and fashion, to television and film, the decade has made a sustained and emphatic return across many countries. READ MORE