Essays about: "theoretical and methodological aspects"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 40 essays containing the words theoretical and methodological aspects.

1. 1. Navigating Social Sustainability: : Revealing Contemporary Laws and Policies in Public Procurement

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Mirjam Chahed; [2024]
   Keywords : Socially Sustainable Public Procurement; EU Directive 2014 24 EU; The Swedish Public Procurement Act; The National Public Procurement Strategy; Sweden; WPR-approach; Poststructuralism;

   Abstract : The thesis is about Sweden’s approach on social sustainability in public policy. The Swedish New Reform derives from the EU Directive 2014/24/EU on public procurement, including policies and legislations on social aspects, labor-law, and environmental considerations. READ MORE

3. 2. "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 arbetsvetenskap

   Author : Marianne Gabrielsson; [2023-07-06]
   Keywords : conservatism; liquid modernity; Bauman; Yellowstone; sociology through literature;

   Abstract : 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

4. 3. VIDEO GAME-BASED LANGUAGE LEARNING AND LITERACY A systematic review of the current state of research on video game-based learning and language learning

   University essay from Institutionen för tillämpad informationsteknologi

   Author : Oscar Holst; [2023-02-01]
   Keywords : game-based learning; language learning; literacy;

   Abstract : Over the last decades, the video game medium has become increasingly popular-ized and technologically advanced. Consequently, the learning sciences have started to investigate the pedagogical potential of this medium. Literacy researchers have argued that unique features of the video game medium offer possibilities for effective language learning. READ MORE

5. 4. Assessing the Transformative Potential of a Sociocracy-Informed Climate Change Adaptation Lab in Lund, Sweden

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

   Author : Rory Daniel Antoniuk; Spilios Iliopoulos; [2023]
   Keywords : Climate change; climate change adaptation; sociocracy; transformational change; transformative change; power; power cube; ladder of participation; complexity; systems; public participation; climate change adaptation lab; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Effective climate change adaptation necessitates enhanced public participation as there is a need for the voice of people to be meaningfully incorporated to facilitate transformational adaptation, contend with complexity, and avoid maladaptation. Despite this, widespread participation in climate change adaptation governance in Global North countries like Sweden is currently restricted by rigid power dynamics, even in spaces that purport to be transformationally participatory. READ MORE

6. 5. Governed to be cancelled : The qualitative aspects of cancel culture's governmentality, focusing on its impact beyond the individual perpetrator.

   University essay from Jönköping University/HLK, Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap

   Author : Hasib Zolic; [2023]
   Keywords : Cancel culture; Governmentality; Parasocial relationship; Hip-hop; MCDA;

   Abstract : This thesis explores the phenomenon of cancel culture within the media and communication science field, aiming to contribute to the understanding of cancel culture beyond the focal point of the cancelled figure. Drawing upon the theoretical framework of Governmentality with discourse and language and utilizing Multimodal Discourse Analysis (MCDA) as a methodological tool, the study delves into the complexities of cancel culture and its implications. READ MORE