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  1. 16. The European Union and Ukraine: From Neighbor to Family Member : A study of a changed European identity narration in relation to Ukraine after the Russian invasion in 2022

    University essay from Försvarshögskolan

    Author : Sara Norbäck; [2023]
    Keywords : EU; Ukraine; identity; Lacan; narrative; European values; Eastern gaze; Žižek; signifier;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates the occurrence of a shift in the EU’s narration about the Self and Ukraine after the Russian invasion in 2022. Previous research points toward the EU as having a diminishing outlook on Eastern Europe and constantly keeping Ukraine at arm’s length. READ MORE

  3. 17. Rising Anti-Gender Movements and Populism in Europe : An Analysis and Discussion in the Context of Turkey’s Withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention

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    Author : Gökçe Kavel; [2023]
    Keywords : Istanbul Convention; anti-gender movement; populism; anti-rights; diffusion;

    Abstract : There is an increasing global anti-rights movement—the child of marriage of the right-wing populist and anti-gender movements—that affects the rights of not only women and LGBTQIs but also refugees, asylum seekers, and various minorities. Although this research only focuses on the event of Turkey’s withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention, it provides valuable perspective to understand and prevent the further spread of anti-gender and right-wing populist tactics and rhetoric. READ MORE

  4. 18. Co-occurring Cold Extremes in North America and Unusually Warm Weather in Europe

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Luft-, vatten- och landskapslära

    Author : Petros Stergiou; [2023]
    Keywords : Extreme temperature events co-occurrence; cold spells; warm extremes; Europe; North America; Pan-Atlantic atmospheric teleconnections; Samtidiga extrema temperaturhändelser; kalla extrema; varma extrema; Europa; Nordamerika; Pan-Atlantiska atmosfäriska telekopplingar;

    Abstract : In this project, we identified and examined the 50 coldest extreme temperature eventsin North America (CENA) and the 50 warmest extreme temperature events insouthwestern Europe (WEEU) during the winter seasons from 1948 to 2023. For theanalysis, we utilized daily NCEP-NCAR reanalysis data for temperature, sea levelpressure (SLP), and 500hPa geopotential height (Z500). READ MORE

  5. 19. A phenomenographic study embracing the "wickedness" of education as sustainable development: Mapping the qualitatively different ways in which South-East European immigrants in Sweden understand the concept of Sustainable Development

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik och specialpedagogik

    Author : Martina Lazarevska; [2022-11-25]
    Keywords : Sustainable Development; Education for Sustainable Development; Education as Sustainable Development; phenomenography; wicked problems’’;

    Abstract : Aim: This research is situated in education as sustainable development. It, therefore, aims to embrace the ‘‘wickedness’’ of sustainable development by allowing for qualitatively different ways of understanding to emerge from the participants’ descriptions. READ MORE

  6. 20. The financial crisis and its effects on people's health in Sub-Saharan Africa

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistik

    Author : Frida Apelqvist; Agnes Spånér; [2022-07-08]
    Keywords : Financial crisis; Health; Africa; GDP; Suicide; Infant mortality; HIV;

    Abstract : The financial crisis hit the world during the years of 2008 and 2009. This crisis led to severe financial consequences in mostly North America, Europe but also in Sub-Saharan Africa. Sub-Saharan Africa already had healthcare difficulties, low standard of living and were sensitive to shocks. READ MORE