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1. “Cross Your Fingers and Hope You Don’t Get Hacked” : A Qualitative Study on The Psychological Factors Behind Non-Compliance with Cybersecurity Recommendations
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informatik och mediaAbstract : Cybersecurity is one of the most important issues in today’s digitalized society, with new technology and security policies constantly being developed. However, one of the largest challenges threatening cybersecurity is the human factor — an aspect that is often overlooked in cybersecurity research and development. READ MORE
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2. Anatomy of corruption in humanitarian assistance: a retrospective analysis of emergency response operations of the Liberia Red Cross Society (LRCS) to the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak in Liberia (2014 – 2016)
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionenAbstract : This study critically explores the pervasive issue of corruption in humanitarian assistance, focusing on the Liberia Red Cross Society (LRCS) during the Ebola outbreak in Liberia from 2014-2016. For a country grappling with broken infrastructure and fragile healthcare systems due to a 14-year-long civil war, the Ebola crisis in Liberia was an unprecedented disaster as evidenced by 10,672 recorded cases and 4,808 reported fatalities between 2014 and 2016. READ MORE
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3. HOW ALTERNATIVE IS ALTERNATIVE NEWS MEDIA? - Alternative News Media’s Framing of the COVID-19 Vaccine Process
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för journalistik och masskommunikationAbstract : Although research on alternative news media has been growing over the last decade, the focus is still predominantly on the far-right wing alternative media landscape. There is still little knowledge on the differences among different alternative news media and how they are embedded in the overall news media landscape. READ MORE
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4. More than a pipeline: understanding and responding to the environmental injustices surrounding the Coastal GasLink pipeline conflict
University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUSAbstract : The winter of 2020 was dominated by Canadian and international news coverage about a group of indigenous land defenders in Northern British Columbia, Canada. At the centre of the media frenzy was a pipeline conflict involving an indigenous community, namely, the Wet’suwet’en Nation, and Canada’s largest private sector investment ever which is set to cross directly through Wet’suwet’en territory. READ MORE
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5. The interplay of regional dynamics, firm characteristics, and knowledge bases in establishing global innovation networks – A case study of the video game cluster in the Skåne region of Sweden
University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionenAbstract : This paper investigates the spatial distribution of different knowledge sourcing mechanisms by a network of video game developers in the Skåne region of Sweden. The video game industry has evolved considerably since its inception; transforming from a localized niche industry to one of the fastest growing media industries in the world. READ MORE
