Essays about: "Meaning"

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  1. 26. A META-SYNTHESIS STUDY OF DATA VISUALIZATION IN CITIZEN SCIENCE

    University essay from Institutionen för tillämpad informationsteknologi

    Author : Xing Liu; [2023-11-20]
    Keywords : Data Visualization; Visualization; Citizen Science; Learning; Higher Education; Datavisualisering; Visualisering; Medborgarforskning; Lärande; Högre utbildning;

    Abstract : How can citizen science use data visualization technology? What are the current status and the boundaries? As part of the systematic meta-synthesis study, a feedback loop has been developed to show how current statutes on citizen science data visualization can be interpreted in a comprehensive manner. In a Citizen Science context, data visualization goes beyond technical efficiency, abstract data, and symbolic meaning, incorporating material traces, and social domains such as viewer perceptions, individual experience, and pre-knowledge into meaning-making interpretations of visualization. READ MORE

  2. 27. A Case Study: Human Rights Violations in Gaza: A qualitative analysis of the UN’s responsibility under the principle of R2P to combat the violations of articles 3 & 13 of the UDHR in Gaza

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

    Author : Sara Aziz; [2023-10-18]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : This case study examines how the United Nations (UN) is responsible, in accordance with the concept of the Responsibility To Protect (R2P), for combating the violations of articles 3 and 13 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) in Gaza. These articles entail the right to life, liberty and security of person (article 3) and the right to freedom of movement and residence (article 13). READ MORE

  3. 28. MEANINGFUL OR MEANINGLESS? THE RELEVANCE OF INFORMAL RELATIONSHIPS - A case study of the perceived importance of relationship enablers between the United Nations and the European Union

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Sören Selander; [2023-10-05]
    Keywords : informal relationships; social capital; trust; cooperation;

    Abstract : The special meaning of the UN-EU relations characterized not only by symbolic significance but also in terms of legitimization and especially growing financial importance, complemented by the findings of previous literature on business organizations underscoring the value of informal relationships, led me devote this thesis to the perceived importance of social capital in the UN-EU relations. In line with existing theories of social capital which argue that the interpersonal side of relationships can lead to advantages, pointing at the same time to some favorable conditions such as trust, obligations and expectations, and relational embeddedness that need to be fulfilled for a relationship to become meaningful, this study aims to analyze the perceptions of the individuals involved in the informal relationships between the UN and the EU on the relevance of these relational social capital conditions. READ MORE

  4. 29. Momentum Factor in Swedish Industries A Comprehensive Study during 2016-2022, with Emphasis on the COVID-19 Period

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Alex Holm; Ellioth Tilly; Thomas Eklind; [2023-09-01]
    Keywords : Momentum strategies; Volatility; Excess return; Jensen s Alpha; Covid -19. 1;

    Abstract : The momentum strategy is a widely recognized investment approach that aims to generate abnormal returns by buying past winners and selling past losers. The purpose of this thesis is to investigate if the momentum strategy is applicable at Swedish industries and see if there are any differences between a longer and shorter holding and ranking period. READ MORE

  5. 30. ADJUSTING TO A NEW POLITICAL CONTEXT - A study of the civil servants’ possibilities to influence policymaking at the Government Offices in a new political context

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Förvaltningshögskolan

    Author : Ida Wicht; [2023-08-28]
    Keywords : Politics; Administration; Government Offices; Regeringskansliet; Dualism; Influence; Civil servant; New political context; Contract parliamentarism;

    Abstract : Purpose: The purpose of this thesis is to study if the civil servants’ possibilities to influence the policymaking process at the Government Offices (Regeringskansliet) has been affected by the new political concept. The new political concept refers to the simultaneous occurrence of contract parliamentarism and a coalition government, which has been the arrangement in Sweden after the two most recent general elections. READ MORE