Essays about: "research critique"
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1. Dark Ecology: Obscurities Illuminated
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : This study investigates “dark ecology” – an ecological theory formulated by Timothy Morton, based on an object-oriented ontology and claimed to offer a new perspective on how humans can and should coexist with other “objects” in the world in a better, less hostile way. Dark ecology is a critique of both an anthropocentric and a biocentric worldview, aiming to erase the dichotomy between human/nature and subject/object. READ MORE
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2. Crimes of Obedience: Well-meaning auditors in dysfunctional systems
University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och SamhällssäkerhetAbstract : The ISM Code requires companies to establish a safety management system and verify its effectiveness through internal safety audits done by internal auditors. The Code is replete with words that are open to interpretation. The ISM code conveys what its objectives are and what it intends to achieve by the language in the code. READ MORE
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3. "I am the opposite of progress” – A discussion about Bauman’s Liquid Modernity through the lens of Yellowstone
University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Institutionen för sociologi och arbetsvetenskapAbstract : Purpose: The purpose is to problematize how to use conservatism as counterforce to Liquid Modernity by answering two research questions. - What critique against liquid modernity can be identified in Yellowstone? - How does Yellowstone articulate conservatism as counterforce against monetary interests and profit. READ MORE
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4. Energy justice and gender implications on prodcutive uses of energy. A case study based in rural Bolivia
University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutetAbstract : This research investigates the gender dimension of the impacts of access to clean and modern energy and technology in productive uses of energy. Rural organizations led by women supported by the EnDev project Bolivia were selected for a multi-site case study. READ MORE
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5. Konst – ett verktyg för att appropriera rum
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)Abstract : Kan konst användas som ett verktyg för att bidra till att medborgare känner större tillhörighet i sin närmiljö, och i så fall hur? För att skapa tillhörighet i sin närmiljö bör medborgare appropriera den. Syftet med denna uppsats är att undersöka på vilka sätt konst har använts av konstnärer tillsammans med medborgare för att appropriera rum, samt att se vilka positiva och negativa sidor konst har som verktyg för att appropriera rum. READ MORE