Essays about: "world system theory"
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1. Indigenous Collections at the Museum of World Culture : Digitisation, Decolonisation and Other Stories
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper (KV)Abstract : Introduction. This thesis investigates the digitisation of Indigenous collections at the Museum of World Culture (Gothenburg, Sweden), with particular attention to Carlotta’s role in shaping the digital collections. READ MORE
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2. Democracy and the World System: A case for the use of world systems analysis in democratization research
University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : This paper examines the relevance of the world system as a structural condition to be considered in research on regimes and democratization. This is a pilot study in reformulating world systems analysis into the research topic of regimes, their creation and democratization. READ MORE
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3. Erratic Patterns : Unravelling the Cultural Transfers of Library Classifiers
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för ABMAbstract : This thesis investigates the oft-overlooked influence of the classifier's input during the assignment of library classifications and draws upon cultural transfer theory to shed light on the underlying principles that guide the process. Classifiers' personal knowledge, experience, and beliefs, have a critical role in determining the 'aboutness' of a work and its subsequent classification. READ MORE
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4. Assembly Line Balancing : Addressing the Theory-Practice Gap
University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för system- och rymdteknikAbstract : The efficiency of an assembly line depends on how the different tasks are distributed among the work stations that make up the assembly line. Assigning the tasks to the stations is called assembly line balancing (ALB) and is an NP-hard optimization problem. READ MORE
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5. Optimal taxation by two-agent reinforcement learning
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för data- och systemvetenskapAbstract : An economy’s tax policy is one of the vital moments for, on the one hand, stimulating economic growth and labor, and, on the other hand gaining revenues from economic performance. A sufficient level of tax revenues is further important to keep up with governmental obligations and social welfare. READ MORE