Essays about: "post-war cities"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 12 essays containing the words post-war cities.

  1. 1. Protesting After War : Investigating the long-term effect of insurgent violence on protest dynamics in Colombia

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning

    Author : Alma Estrada Metell; [2022]
    Keywords : Protests; institutional trust; militarization; local war legacies; post- war violence;

    Abstract : In order to break the cycle of violence in war-ridden societies, nonviolent mechanisms to deal with conflicts has to be established. One such mechanism is protests, which when performed peacefully can be a powerful tool for political change. READ MORE

  3. 2. Cars in Sweden's Cinema & Television : AI-Guided Research of Automobiles in Sweden’s Images from 1950-1980

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Filmvetenskap

    Author : Maximilian Steck; [2021]
    Keywords : archive; AI; cars; cultural memory; digital humanities; film; New Cinema History; object detection; speech recognition; Swedish film; oil crisis; H-Day; Archiv; Künstliche Intelligenz; KI; Filmwissenschaft; Medienwissenschaft; Film; Schweden; Schwedischer Film; Auto; Repräsentation; Wilde Erdbeeren; arkiv; artificiell intelligens; svensk film; bil; minne; representation; oljekris; dagen H; Smultronstället; 映画学; スウェデン; スウェデンの映画; AI; 車; 歴史; オイルショック; 野いちご; ダゲン・H;

    Abstract : This research project centers around cinematic and societal representation of the automobile in post-war Swedish cinema and television. Due to political neutrality during World War II, Sweden’s economy benefited from an extensive surplus immediately after Germany’s capitulation in 1945. READ MORE

  4. 3. Inclusionary housing in Copenhagen : An analysis on tenure type mix and socio-economic segregation

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för Urbana Studier (US)

    Author : Sjors Cornelis Kaasjager; [2021]
    Keywords : inclusionary housing IH ; housing policy; social mix; tenure type mix; socio‐economic segregation;

    Abstract : Since the foundation of the Nordic welfare state, architecture and urban planning have been central elements in the creation of post‐war, modern welfare cities. Ideals of healthy, socially conscious and productive capitalist futures have been articulated through housing design, planning strategies and infrastructure projects. READ MORE

  5. 4. Public life in Stockholm suburban centres during the Covid-19 pandemic : Case study research of Aspudden, Bredäng and Mälarhöjden through observations and questionnaire based surveys

    University essay from KTH/Urbana och regionala studier

    Author : Gloria Guldstrand; [2021]
    Keywords : Suburbs; Covid-19; public life;

    Abstract : This thesis studies Covid-19 influence on public life in three different Stockholm suburbs. Strategies to decrease the spread of Covid-19 have made people stay where they live and keep physical distance. Thereby more residents might spend more time in their suburban area and use the public realm differently than before. READ MORE

  6. 5. To intervene, or not to intervene? Developing an understanding on the relationship between international intervention and the ethnification of politics

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning

    Author : Bianca Bucec; [2021]
    Keywords : post-war politics; international intervention; ethnification of politics; Mostar; Sarajevo;

    Abstract : This study explores the relationship between international intervention and the ethnification of politics and seeks to explain the degree to which international involvement affects the degree of ethnification of politics. Deriving from explanations that suggest that the ethnification of politics is attributed to the greater interethnic trust facilitated through credible institutions, this study argues that the ethnification of politics is lower in cases where the greater involvement by the international intervention in local institution-building can be observed. READ MORE