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1. Prefigurative politics as applied to the climate crisis : A game theoretical assessment
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : In this paper, I make use of the game-theoretical concepts of cartel theory and coordination theory via salience and Schelling points in order to assess the viability of prefigurative politics when used by group actors to address the particular case of the climate crisis. I show that prefigurative politics as a strategy faces significant systematic disadvantages when used by social movements attempting to address climate change as compared to when it is used by social movements focused on other causes. READ MORE
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2. THE SHIFT TOWARD ELECTRIFICATION IN THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY - A Scenario Analysis Investigating What Sourcing Mode for Lithium-Ion Battery Cells Original Equipment Manufacturers Can Take to Meet Future Demand in The United States
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate SchoolAbstract : The automotive industry is one of the main contributors to greenhouse gas emissions and has consequently commenced its transition toward producing more sustainable vehicles. Electric vehicles are contributing to sustainable development and due to new components, original equipment manufacturers are facing substantial supply chain challenges. READ MORE
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3. Governing to Save the Earth : An Analysis of How to Elect a Pro-Climate Congress in the United States of America
University essay from Lunds universitet/HumanekologiAbstract : This thesis aims to provide a political strategy for building a lasting pro-climate governing majority in the House and Senate. It analyses the current state of the pro-climate coalition in Congress and lays out the top opportunities for and threats to climate governance in the US. READ MORE
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4. Drilling for time: ice cores and the synchronization of temporalities in glaciology, 1935-1978
University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för idé- och lärdomshistoriaAbstract : Since their emergence in the 1950’s, ice cores have ventured from being scientific objects of concern to a limited number of glaciologists to becoming one of the most iconic representations of anthropogenic climate change. This thesis aims to historicize the way in which ice cores became enrolled into climate discourse, particularly emphasizing the production and representation of temporalities of the global climate that the ice cores made possible. READ MORE
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5. A linguistic corpus-driven approach to American domestic politics
University essay from Lunds universitet/EngelskaAbstract : Using the modern cognitive linguistic framework of recorded corpora data, this essay attempts to investigate the political climate in American domestic politics as it is represented by media in the form of newspapers. By approaching the language usage of media in a linguistically holistic way I aim to elicit subtle attitudes towards ideologies present in news press articles. READ MORE