Essays about: "How are social actions established in discourse"

Found 3 essays containing the words How are social actions established in discourse.

1. 1. The Business Case for Sustainable Sourcing : A Corporate Social Opportunity

   University essay from Mälardalens högskola/Akademin för ekonomi, samhälle och teknik

   Author : Henrik Christensson; Björn Holmdahl; [2020]
   Keywords : Sustainability; Purchasing; Sourcing; Screening Evaluation;

   Abstract : Sustainability has become a prevalent societal value and is ubiquitous in public discourse. Securing sustainable economic growth on increasingly globalized markets is perceived by many as one of the greatest challenges of our time. Supply chains have become globally dispersed and are increasingly complex to manage. READ MORE

3. 2. Minerals and Magic Machines: A critical approach to modern agricultural technology and its connection to world-system flows of rare earth elements

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Humanekologi

   Author : Niklas Sjøbeck Jørgensen; [2018]
   Keywords : Technology; ag-tech; agriculture; Denmark; rare earths; extractivism; mining; China; discourse; reductionism; politics; nature; machines; fetishism; world system; supply chain; critical realism; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This thesis connects agricultural technology (ag-tech) within a Danish context to a world system of production in which rare earth elements (REs) play a crucial role. These elements are essential for modern technology. READ MORE

4. 3. A Foucauldian–Fairclaughian Discursive Analysis of the Social Construction of ICT for Environmentally Sustainable Urban Development – the Case of European Society

   University essay from Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

   Author : Simon Elias Bibri; [2013]
   Keywords : ICT; sustainable urban development; environmental urban sustainability; energy efficiency technology; GHG emissions reductions; ICT4SUD; discourse; episteme; discursive construction; European society; information society; ICT industry; buildings; rebound effects; Foucauldian;

   Abstract : ICT has become so deeply embedded into the fabric of European society – in economic, political, and socio-cultural narratives, practices, and structures – that it has been constructed as holding tremendous untapped and inestimable potential for instigating and unleashing far-reaching societal transformation, addressing key societal challenges, and solving all societal problems. It has recently been seen, given its ubiquity, as a critical driver and powerful catalyst for sustainable urban development due to its potential to enable substantial energy savings and GHG emissions reductions in most urban sectors, especially buildings. READ MORE