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1. Samarbetet för det som är och ska bli : en studie av Etelhems eldsjälar och civila engagemang
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural DevelopmentAbstract : Utvecklingsarbete på en ideell basis anses kunna bidra till att skapa en bra grund för att kunna bo kvar på små orter där statens och kommunens investeringar successivt minskat, och för att förbättra människors generella välmående. Den här studien handlar om civilt engagemang i Etelhem, ett mindre samhälle på Gotlands landsbygd, cirka fyra mil söder om Visby. READ MORE
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2. What if something worse happens… : A qualitative study on students’ perceptions of safety and security.
University essay from Jönköping University/Högskolan för lärande och kommunikationAbstract : This research aimed to understand how students between 15-19 years at Lagaholm School and Osbeck High School experience safety and security at their schools and how they experience the impact of external events on the perception of safety and security. To investigate this, the following research questions were asked: How do students experience the situation of safety and security at their schools? How do students experience that external events impact their sense of safety and security? What conclusions can be made from the experiences and factors that emerge? The third research question is primarily answered by the researcher’s conclusions and reflections from the empirical evidence that emerges from the first two research questions. READ MORE
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3. The (non)democratic superhero? : A study of the reproduction of democratic society in character narratives in superhero films.
University essay from Jönköping University/Högskolan för lärande och kommunikationAbstract : This study uses political philosophy to understand how democracy is communicated as transmutating or transitioning in superhero narratives. The study combines a conflict-based conceptualisation of democracy with Anthony Giddens’ structuration theory to discuss the characters’ actions in relation to their respective society. READ MORE
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4. Female risk-assessment and career path : -A qualitative study of the role of risk, ontological security, and immanence in law students’ future occupational choices
University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för humaniora, utbildnings- och samhällsvetenskapAbstract : Gender and risk are both components of our everyday life, put in a context of occupational segregation, they become increasingly interesting. Does risk-assessment and ontological security affect occupational choices and does those aspects differ between the genders? These are some of the questions that this study aims to examine. READ MORE
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5. “I don’t feel like a refugee. I’m here as a student”: Exploring Syrian Displaced-Background Students' Transitional Process in Private Mexican Higher Education
University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för MellanösternstudierAbstract : Humanitarian crises caused by natural disasters or human reasons have hampered the access of generations of young adults to higher education. The aftermath of the Syrian conflict in 2011 led to the emergence of various initiatives, mostly set in neighboring countries and the global north, for refugees and displaced populations to pursue higher education studies. READ MORE
