Essays about: "Latvian in Sweden"

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  1. 1. “Zviedrija ne ēd pīrāgi”: A case study of heritage Latvian in Sweden : Heritage language exposure and language change in preadolescent heritage speakers

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Baltiska språk

    Author : Signe Rirdance; [2023]
    Keywords : Language change; Latvian in Sweden; diaspora Latvian; heritage Latvian; family language policy; language maintenance; language attrition; heritage language acquisition; divergent attainment; Språkförändring; lettiska i Sverige; lettisk diaspora; lettiska arvsspråket; hemspråkspolicy; språkunderhåll; språkförlust; inlärning av arvsspråk; avvikande språkförmåga; Valodas pārmaiņas; latviešu valoda Zviedrijā; diasporas latviešu valoda; etniskā mantojuma valoda; ģimenes valodas politika; valodas uzturēšana; valodas zaudēšana; mantojuma valodas apguve; atšķirīga valodas apguve;

    Abstract : Heritage languages are increasingly seen as a source of important insight in linguistics. Latvian has a long and under-researched history as a heritage language, with a heterogenous community of heritage speakers from two waves of migration in many countries including Sweden. READ MORE

  3. 2. The portrayal of disability on the websites of the higher education institutions : A comparative critical discourse analysis on the web pages of disability services in Latvia and Sweden

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik och didaktik

    Author : Zane Blumberga; [2021]
    Keywords : Persons with disabilities; disability content; web pages; higher education; Latvia; Sweden; critical discourse analysis; Michel Foucault; inequalities; models of disability;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to critically examine and compare the web pages that provide disability content and information of ten selected Latvian and Swedish higher education institutions’ websites. The theoretical framework of the research is built upon the critical discourse analysis and Michel Foucault’s ideas of discourse and power while the analytical framework incorporates elements of Mullet’s (2018) framework of critical discourse analysis, Pauwels (2012) multimodal framework for analysing websites and the snapshot click study by Gabel et al. READ MORE

  4. 3. Renewable Energy Policy: A Comparative Case Study of Latvia and Sweden

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Anastasija Timoseva; [2019]
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    Abstract : In autumn 2017, a news scandal surfaced in the Latvian media about a potential subsidy scam by the renewable energy generating companies. The scandal bought the attention of the Latvian government towards the renewable energy policy in Latvia with thoughts to research the existing support system and potentially change it to a new one. READ MORE

  5. 4. An Old Model in a New Time - The growing of the precariat and the decline of the Swedish model. A critical analysis of Lex Laval

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Fredrik Blomberg; [2015]
    Keywords : arbetsrätt; labour law; EU-rätt; EU-law; Precariat; Swedish model; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : I sin teori om prekariatet ger Guy Standing sin syn på den rådande arbetsmarknaden där fler och fler människor lever under osäkra arbetsförhållanden. Enligt honom är det konsekvenserna av en politik som har sett rörlighet på marknaden som svaret på ekonomiska problem. READ MORE

  6. 5. A Responsible Start : Corporate social responsibility perception of incubated young entrepreneurs: case of Latvia and Sweden

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för marknadsföring (MF)

    Author : Arta Berzina; [2015]
    Keywords : Corporate social responsibility; socially responsible entrepreneurship; young entrepreneurs; start-ups; business incubators;

    Abstract : The following graduation paper titled “Corporate social responsibility perception of incubated young entrepreneurs: case of Latvia and Sweden” provides an in-depth research into the understanding of the corporate social responsibility definition and its consideration among young entrepreneurs who lead their start-up businesses within the business incubators in Latvia and Sweden.The research aims to provide a summary of the prevailing definitions and views of CSR as it is one of the most discussed, yet controversial topics in modern business world. READ MORE