Essays about: "Cosmopolitan"
Showing result 6 - 10 of 76 essays containing the word Cosmopolitan.
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6. The intraspecific drought tolerance of Betula pendula Roth. : ecotypic aptitude as tree selection criteria for the urban landscape
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Plant Breeding (from 130101)Abstract : The ecosystem services provided by urban trees are substantial contributors to the quality of urban living, and their environmentally regulating capabilities are increasingly regarded as integral in order to efficiently secure urban resilience, by ameliorating the human and material impacts of extreme weather events. However, current trends of urban development presents challenges of how to preserve urban greenery ecosystem functioning, particularly in light of the ongoing climate change; which also has brought forth the importance of taxonomically diverse urban forests, to mitigate risks of catastrophic tree loss associated with these conditions. READ MORE
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7. Citizenship Beyond the Nation : Building Human Rights Inclusivity in a World of Exclusions
University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)Abstract : This paper explores possible solutions to the existing gap between human rights and citizenship and asks if society should replace citizenship with a more globalised or international form of “citizenship”? It further asks how society should aim to best eliminate the gap between human rights and citizenship? The paper uses an argumentative analysis to examine the theories of internationalism, global citizenship, and the democracy of demoi while considering cosmopolitan, agonistic, and anarchist viewpoints. In doing so showing the imperialist tendencies within global citizenship due to its need for universalism, and the possible alternative presented by the democracy of demoi as a pluralistic solution that accommodates agonistic views and anarchist notions of non-domination. READ MORE
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8. Swedish university brand personality and student choice : How does the university brand personality influence international students when selecting a higher education institution? Case study: Jönköping University
University essay from Jönköping University/Internationella HandelshögskolanAbstract : Background: There has been an increasing trend of more Swedish higher education institutions competing for international students in response to international student mobility trends, self-management and budget securement, and government-backed recruitment campaigns. An emerging stream of higher education research is brand personality, and it may represent a robust basis for differentiation between many universities competing for student recruitment. READ MORE
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9. Jaffna Tamils Ethnic Identity Formation in Colombo: A Study on Identity Perception through Motivated Identity Construction
University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudierAbstract : The Sri Lankan Tamils have been a part of complex history within Sri Lanka in regard to their ethnic Identity, which is mostly associated with the civil war that went on for almost 30 years. More than a decade after the end of the conflict, this thesis work analyzed how todays Jaffna Tamils view their own identity in Colombo. READ MORE
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10. Freedom in moderation?: A discourse analysis on Freedom of Movement of Persons in the European Parliament 2015-2020
University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : Although considered to be one of the greatest achievements of the European integration process and continuously shown to be favoured by a majority of Europeans, the principle of Freedom of Movement (FOM), with an emphasis on Freedom of Movement of Persons (FOMOP) has been increasingly politicised over the past few years. In the light of reintroduced border controls in 2015, and a heightened debate in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic, this thesis seeks to identify the political discourse on FOMOP in the European Parliament (EP) and how this has changed between the years 2015-2020. READ MORE