Essays about: "society and politics"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 336 essays containing the words society and politics.

  1. 1. Governance and decision-making : Lessons from three French eco-villages

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Gwenaël Bertrand; [2023]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : In a context of rising environmental pressure and slow societal changes in response, the emergence of ecovillages comes as a small-scale solution to actively propose sustainable alternatives to the modern consumerist society. The human factor plays a key role in enabling such ecovillages to last. READ MORE

  3. 2. Cultural Heritage and Nationalism : A Case Study of the (re-)conversion of Hagia Sophia into a Mosque

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

    Author : Efstratios Lales; [2023]
    Keywords : Hagia Sophia; mosque; Istanbul; museum; memory; cultural heritage;

    Abstract : The aim of this study was to assess the cultural heritage implications of converting Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, Turkey from a museum into a mosque in July 2020. Through analysing cultural heritage management as a tool that could support the building of nationalism, this thesis explores the links between nationalism and cultural heritage. READ MORE

  4. 3. Socioeconomic status and preferences for income inequality: A quantitative study using the International Social Survey Program Data

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Aude Elisabeth Marguerite Carreau; [2023]
    Keywords : preferences; income inequality; socioeconomic status; meritocracy; social mobility; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : People's preferences for income inequality vary, and this research investigates the influence of socioeconomic status on these preferences. Drawing on a structural position theory that considers individuals’ self-interest and rationality to be driven by their socioeconomic status, this paper examines the extent to which socioeconomic status affects the likelihood of accepting income inequality. READ MORE

  5. 4. Exploration of using Twitter data to predict Swedish political opinion polls with neural networks

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Matematisk statistik

    Author : Alexander Gren; Klara Lundgren; [2023]
    Keywords : Mathematics and Statistics;

    Abstract : This thesis aims to explore the possibility of using deep learning techniques to mine opinions on Twitter, with the objective to predict the political opinion distribution in Sweden. Different methods of gathering and annotating training data are evaluated to achieve accurate and reliable predictions. READ MORE

  6. 5. Imbroglio, Flawed Procedure or a State Scandal? : Untangling the Complexities of the 2020 Restitution of Human Remains from France to Algeria

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Pauline Blache; [2023]
    Keywords : Human remains; restitution; France; Algeria; colonisation; skulls; Provenance Research; political interests; taboo; history.;

    Abstract : In July 2020 France returned 24 human remains to Algeria, designating it as a ‘loan’ renewable every five years. These human remains, identified as skulls, by some considered as “war trophies”, were believed to belong to Algerian soldiers and tribal chiefs who fought against the French army’s invasion in the early 19th century. READ MORE