Essays about: "Civic Culture"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 51 essays containing the words Civic Culture.

  1. 11. Is seeing still believing?

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Designhögskolan vid Umeå universitet

    Author : Mihn Huy Dang; [2020]
    Keywords : social media; mental health; algorithms; content moderators; artificial intelligence; ai; interaction design; culture;

    Abstract : Social media content moderators perform a critical function of modern civic society: they act as first responders on social media platforms, getting confronted with harmful digital content on a daily basis.Without them, the Internet would be at the mercy of the unpredictable, global social climate, likely making the Internet a less safe, less peaceful place to be. READ MORE

  3. 12. How do we address the European refugee crisis through employment and integration in an urban environment? : What architectural tactics can we use to support legal and illegal networks within a city?

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Arkitekthögskolan vid Umeå universitet

    Author : Bethany Scott; [2020]
    Keywords : Refugee crisis; integration; refugees; immigration; architectural tactics; tactis; employment; residency; culture; legality; urban; language; skill sharing; Sweden; networks; asylum seeker; legislation; civic space;

    Abstract : A refugee faces many issues on their journey to safety, but the issues do not end once they reach a host country. Applying for asylum is an arduous process with long waiting times in most European countries, and a low acceptance rate. Lack of integration into a new community is one of the main issues faced during this time. READ MORE

  4. 13. Participatory communication for a culture of peace in a post-conflict context

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Hanna Sjödin; [2020]
    Keywords : Communication for development; participatory communication; civic engagement; social change; culture of peace; peace building; post-conflict; culture in communication; Abkhazia; Georgia;

    Abstract : This study aims at researching how a sustainable culture of peace can be built through civic engagement in the Abkhaz-Georgian post-conflict context. It does so by learning from locally based NGOs, working for a culture of peace in areas affected by the Abkhaz-Georgian armed conflict which occurred 1993 to 1994. READ MORE

  5. 14. Cultural Beacon

    University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

    Author : Charles Gårdeman; [2019]
    Keywords : Halmstad; culture; cultural; culture center; civic center; museum; event hall; collaboration; exchange; engage; interact; beacon; lighthouse; open city;

    Abstract : The project aims to elevate Halmstad’s historical and contemporary culture. Today, the artistic practice is conducted in separate and closed of cultural clusters. By givning the city a new addition, the Cultural Beacon, the project aims to work in two ways. READ MORE

  6. 15. Constructing Memories

    University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

    Author : Rebecca Edin; [2019]
    Keywords : Beirut; civic center; culture; postcard; fragmentation; defamiliarization; landfill; heritage;

    Abstract : The project examines, and experiments with, how one can use historical fragments as a starting point for the design of a 7000 square meter large civic center, or house of arts and culture, in Beirut, as this is a place where the urban development has had a very different point of departure the last decades. The historical fragments in this case has been a collection of postcards of various public buildings that existed in the city between 1890 and 1970. READ MORE