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1. NATO or Not
University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : Using a framework for analyzing security policy consisting of a synthesis of the Multiple Streams Framework by Kingdon (2014) and Securitization theory as described by Balzacq (2010), this study aims to explain the process of Sweden’s national security policy between 2014 and 2022. Such an investigation has relevance particularly for studies of peace, security and policy processes, since it relates to the broader question of what conditions make military alignment possible or impossible. READ MORE
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2. Stereotypes in social robots : How accents & appearances in social robots affect human-robot interactions.
University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)Abstract : Stereotypes are affecting our daily lives. From the interactions between human beings to political decisions from law makers, stereotypes are part of our subconscious tools of perception. READ MORE
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3. A Performance Comparison of Path Tracing on FPGA and GPU
University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)Abstract : Ray Tracing algorithms have long been the popular choice for rendering realistic images, and in recent years they have also reached the field of real time computer graphics. Although their performance has seen great improvement, they are still very computationally costly to perform, both in terms of time and power. READ MORE
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4. Masculinity Beyond the Battlefield: Exploring Masculinities inside the Swedish Armed Forces and its Connection to the Private Sphere
University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : The objective of this thesis is to analyse how masculinities inside the SwAF are manifested as well as how these affect the civil life of male soldiers. This is achieved by using a set of individual case studies where semi-structured interviews serve as the main data. READ MORE
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5. Russia's Near Abroad
University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : This essay combines theoretical insight from critical geo-politics and security studies to create a framework by which Putin’s Russia, his political prescriptions and actions in the international space can better be understood. It describes how the sociospatial entanglement of the post-soviet region that is today known as Russia's ‘near abroad’ intersects with questions about history, identity, ethnicity on the one hand, and security and geo-political anxiety on the other. READ MORE
