Essays about: "Free Social Spaces"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 35 essays containing the words Free Social Spaces.

  1. 1. Between Environmental Burden and Utopia: Music and Art Festivals as Prefigurative Spaces for Sustainability Transformations

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Jakob Wondra; [2023]
    Keywords : festivals; prefiguration; three spheres of transformation; sustainability science; leverage points; culture and sustainability; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : There is a need to identify leverage points for a broader cultural transformation that addresses the root causes of the nature-climate emergency. Music and art festivals are creative free spaces outside the everyday workings of society that have the potential to plant the seeds of a holistic, sustainable future. READ MORE

  3. 2. Social Media in Political Movements; An Opportunity or a Limitation? : A Qualitative Study About the Role of Social Media in the Individual’s Autonomy During The Egyptian Revolution 2011

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

    Author : Osama Mahmoud Alsaeid; [2023]
    Keywords : Social Media Activism; Autonomy; multi-Dimensional Autonomy; Arab Spring;

    Abstract : This qualitative research aims to understand better how the multi-dimensional autonomy facilitated by social media activism influenced the dynamics of the Arab Spring, with a particular focus on the Egyptian Revolution of 2011. Based on semi-structured interviews with earlier Egyptian activists, social media significantly provided individuals with platforms to express their opinions more freely, engage in dialogue, and foster a sense of solidarity and empowerment, which enhanced their feeling of autonomy. READ MORE

  4. 3. A glance at everyday life of New Elder Group in China: A case study of Xiamen, China

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

    Author : Jianmei Zhou; [2023]
    Keywords : everyday life; diversity of older people; New Elder Group; LaoPiaoZu; time-geographic approach; life course theory; Xiamen; China; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis targeted a new group in the transitioning Chinese society---the New Elder Group (NEG) --- at the private level, focusing on their everyday life. NEG refers to retired people who are relatively young (55-80), financially independent, and in good health. Their primary desires in everyday life is to “live a good every day”. READ MORE

  5. 4. ”Alla” är välkomna hit : exkluderande design på stationstorgen i Hyllie och Rosengård

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

    Author : Anna Ekstrand; Thilde Brolin; [2023]
    Keywords : exkluderande design; stadsplanering; nyliberalism; postpolitik; Malmö; Rosengård; Hyllie;

    Abstract : Tiggeriförbud och visitationszoner är frågor som allt oftare debatteras i dagens samhälle. Samtidigt som kontrollen över våra offentliga rum blir allt strängare betonas vikten av en levande stadsmiljö. READ MORE

  6. 5. Trygghet genom stadsdelsomvandling : utvecklingen av Berga centrum, Linköping

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

    Author : Frida Sahlman; [2022]
    Keywords : stadsbyggnad; trygghet; jämlikhet; situationell brottsprevention; offentliga rum;

    Abstract : Säkerhet och trygghet är idag stora samhällsfrågor. Urbanisering har medfört resurskonkurrens mellan städer. Det är därför av stor vikt för staden att vara trygg och säker. Diskursen har medfört att välfungerande platser beskrivs som fria från brott, attraktiva och välförvaltade. READ MORE