Essays about: "state making"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 1068 essays containing the words state making.

1. 1. Constructing Spaces of Intervention in Gothenburg's Urban Periphery; The production of “vulnerable areas” in the City’s official documents

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

   Author : Melissa Lennartsson; [2024-01-26]
   Keywords : Vulnerable areas; urban policy; place-making; advanced urban marginality; safety security nexus; neoliberalism; Gothenburg;

   Abstract : This study explores the construction of the “vulnerable area” by critically analyzing the assumptions, representations, and discourses that inform official documents targeting such neighborhoods. By conducting a qualitative content analysis on local policy produced in the City of Gothenburg, this thesis finds that such texts – through their imagination of space – produce “vulnerable areas” as spaces of intervention in need of extraordinary treatment. READ MORE

3. 2. Securitized or Not Securitized? : A Case Study of Sweden's COVID-19 Strategy During the First Year of the Pandemic

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Max Anklev; [2024]
   Keywords : Securitization Theory; De securitization; Non-securitization; COVID-19; Sweden;

   Abstract : This thesis analyzes Sweden's unique and puzzling approach to the COVID-19 pandemic by using the securitization framework, exploring if Sweden's strategy during the pandemic's first year reflects securitization, (de)securitization, or non-securitization. It employs content analysis to evaluate Sweden's response, analyzing primary sources and academic literature, and uses a discourse table based on existing theoretical studies by Barry Buzan, Ole Waever, and Jaap de Wilde (1998) and Lene Hansen (2012) to assess indicators of securitization, (de)securitization or non-securitization. READ MORE

4. 3. Ageing process analysis of solar panels in graveyard geostationaryorbit for reusability potential

   University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för system- och rymdteknik

   Author : Robin Drevet; [2024]
   Keywords : space debris; Spacecraft Materials; satellite; Space Sustainability; Space Circularity; Space Manufacturing;

   Abstract : The constant growth of space debris and the associated risks force the space community to find solutions to mitigate them. Today the most advanced solutions to dispose of satellites and rocket stages after the end of mission consists of moving them either into a graveyard orbit or towards an atmospheric re-entry ending in the demise of both spacecraft and its materials. READ MORE

5. 4. Optimization of Solid-State Fermentation process for brown seaweed using LAB and characterization of the products

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Bioteknik (CI); Lunds universitet/Bioteknik (master)

   Author : Sweta Singh; [2024]
   Keywords : lactic acid bacteria; solid-state fermentation; Alaria esculenta; Saccharina latissima; seaweed fermentation; biotechnology; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : Fermentation has played a vital role in human history, offering solutions for food preservation, culinary diversity, and the creation of diverse and flavorful foods and beverages. Its importance continues today, both in traditional practices and in modern industrial applications. READ MORE

6. 5. Womens Club? : The Role of Gender in the Female Business Angel’s Investment Process

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Hanna Edenvik; Amon Suhr Perez; [2024]
   Keywords : homosociality; heterosociality; business angel; gender; investment process; entrepreneur; homosocialitet; heterosocialitet; affärsängel; kön; investeringsprocess; entreprenör;

   Abstract : Business angels constitute an increasingly important source of capital for entrepreneurs in their ventures’ early stages. Previous research and reports, however, state that female entrepreneurs are heavily underfunded. READ MORE