Essays about: "ConTeSt"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 116 essays containing the word ConTeSt.

1. 1. The journey of accounting for nature: A qualitative study of the strive to account for nature through translation of the TNFD framework from a Scandinavian Institutionalism perspective

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Markus Ögren; Ulrika Ohlson; [2023-06-29]
   Keywords : Taskforce of Nature-related Financial Disclosures TNFD ; Translation; Travel of ideas; Idea carriers; Accounting for nature; Calculative practices; Credibility; Salience; Legitimacy; Dis-embedding; Packaging; Unpacking;

   Abstract : This thesis examines how the traveling idea of accounting for nature is translated and materialized into a standardized framework. This is interesting as there is a rising interest in how to report on environmental issues and this interest has now expanded beyond climate-related issues to nature more broadly. READ MORE

3. 2. Awakening the Giant? An in-depth case study of the presence of and contest over European issues during the Swedish national election cycle of 2022.

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Figge Roth; [2023]
   Keywords : national election cycle; politicisation; Sweden; European Union; national political parties; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : The Swedish national election of 2022 paved the way for potentially witnessing European issues being more prominent and contentious than ever before among the national parties. However, as the Member State has historically been characterised by its ambivalence towards the EU, there exist reasons to question this assumption. READ MORE

4. 3. "He drinks champagne during Ramadan": Ethnic performativity among singers with a migratory background in the Eurovision Song Contest

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Europastudier

   Author : Tannaz Judith Gakwisi; [2023]
   Keywords : Ethnic identity; ethnic performativity; minority identity; ethnic identity development; Eurovision Song Contest; European Studies; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Since 1956, the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) has become one of the most popular entertainment events in the world. Each year, countries across Europe compete in a competition with original songs. READ MORE

5. 4. Private Women with Public Opinions : Negotiating Gender in Early Modern Fashion Magazines

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Historiska institutionen

   Author : Nele Popp; [2023]
   Keywords : gender perceptions; fashion magazines; public and private spheres; Habermas; female authors; late eighteenth century; early nineteenth century; gender roles;

   Abstract : This thesis researches the construction of gender ideals for the new Middle Class and women’s involvement in the same by analysing fashion magazines published in Germany and Sweden between 1786 to 1827 and 1818 to 1844, respectively. The analysis consists of two parts: first, the share of women’s involvement in the public sphere as defined by Habermas as well as the justification of the inclusion of female-written texts and second, the nature of gender ideals in relation to the separate spheres’ framework. READ MORE

6. 5. Pushes and pokes: Towards understanding Swedish ‘mid-range’ security policy-making

   University essay from Försvarshögskolan

   Author : Johanna Jungwallius; [2023]
   Keywords : Security policy; parliamentary democracy; strategic culture; norm-dynamics; Partnership for Peace; Host Nation Support;

   Abstract : Abstract: This thesis investigates the recursive relationship between strategic culture, security policy-making, and Swedish security policy, aiming to provide further insights into change and continuity in policy norms and practices. Using a case-study methodology, and Bloomfield’s (2016) norm-dynamic framework, it analyses the Swedish Parliament deliberations regarding two, ‘mid-range’ defence and security cooperations with NATO. READ MORE