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  1. 1. THE TINY WEIGHT OF EMPTY SPACE

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik, kommunikation och lärande

    Author : Maria do Carmo Salgueiro Pinto Antunes; [2023-10-10]
    Keywords : Death; Grief; Digitalization; Professional practice; Multimodal literacies;

    Abstract : Purpose: The primary purpose of this study is to display the multimodal literacies embedded in how professionals deal with death and grief within two digitalized professional environments. One is a center for palliative care, in which death is at the center of professional practice. READ MORE

  3. 2. The Influence of Controversial Protest Actions by Activist Groups on the Online Climate Debate : A Case Study on the Climate Debate on Twitter in Germany Related to the German Activist Group the Last Generation in Comparison to Fridays for Future Germany

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

    Author : Christina Huebscher; [2023]
    Keywords : climate activism; online climate debate; protest actions; controversial protest actions; activist groups; Last Generation; Letzte Generation; Fridays for Future Germany;

    Abstract : In Germany, the Last Generation emerged as a new climate activist group at the end of 2021. The group is considered rather controversial due to their contested protest actions of for instance vandalizing artwork. READ MORE

  4. 3. Can mini-publics make legitimate constitutions? : A public reason study of the Irish Convention on the Constitution

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Statsvetenskap

    Author : Patrik Persson; [2023]
    Keywords : Public reason; deliberative democracy; Ireland; same sex marriage;

    Abstract : This thesis examines the abilities of constitutional mini-publics to make legitimate constitutions. Legitimacy in this thesis is defined as following the ideal of public reason. It is a quantitative study of the third weekend of the Irish Convention on the Constitution (a constitutional mini-public). READ MORE

  5. 4. Assessing the Transformative Potential of a Sociocracy-Informed Climate Change Adaptation Lab in Lund, Sweden

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

    Author : Rory Daniel Antoniuk; Spilios Iliopoulos; [2023]
    Keywords : Climate change; climate change adaptation; sociocracy; transformational change; transformative change; power; power cube; ladder of participation; complexity; systems; public participation; climate change adaptation lab; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Effective climate change adaptation necessitates enhanced public participation as there is a need for the voice of people to be meaningfully incorporated to facilitate transformational adaptation, contend with complexity, and avoid maladaptation. Despite this, widespread participation in climate change adaptation governance in Global North countries like Sweden is currently restricted by rigid power dynamics, even in spaces that purport to be transformationally participatory. READ MORE

  6. 5. Dialog om landskapet, i landskapet : naturvägledning i fysisk planering

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Vera Fredriksson; [2023]
    Keywords : naturvägledning; deliberativa ideal; utomhuspedagogik; medborgardialog; fysisk planering;

    Abstract : I denna studie undersöks huruvida naturvägledning, som facilitering av dialog om landskap, i landskapet kan användas i dialogprocesser vid fysisk planering. Syftet för uppsatsen att bidra med ökad förståelse och kunskap om hur vi kan ha en deliberativ dialog om en plats av socioekologiskt värde i en meningsfull kontext i planering genom naturvägledning. READ MORE