Essays about: "Micro-Perspective"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 25 essays containing the word Micro-Perspective.

  1. 1. DEMOCRACIES WITHOUT DEMOCRATS A quantitative study of citizens’ preferences for autocratic regimes

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Petronella Ruben Hydén; [2023-12-06]
    Keywords : Autocratization; Autocracy; Outsider; Insider; Attitudes;

    Abstract : What decides whether a person prefers democracy or autocracy? Can the preference be narrowed down to one single influencing factor, or is it instead a combination of several phenomena that determines it? In order to understand the shifts in autocratic tendencies globally from a macro perspective, it is crucial to study the micro perspective behind it: individuals. This essay builds on previous research regarding citizens’ preference for different regime types to map out further why some people prefer autocracy over democracy. READ MORE

  2. 2. DEMOCRACY FOR ALL? A Quantitative Study on How Power-sharing Affects Approval of Non-Democratic Governance in African Post-Conflict Societies

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Viktor Johannes Päts; [2023-10-30]
    Keywords : Intrastate conflict; post-conflict power-sharing; Afrobarometer; non-democratic governance; grievances;

    Abstract : Since the Cold War, intrastate conflicts have become more common, and more conflict settlements call for power-sharing. Despite power-sharing being so common as a means of ending civil conflict, academic research indicates that power-sharing could be harmful to democratization. READ MORE

  3. 3. Understanding Sustainability Transitions: The Perspective of Innovators in incumbent firms - A case study of the roles and challenges faced by innovators and incumbent firms

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Marcus Källström; [2023-07-20]
    Keywords : Sustainability transitions; Transitions; Sustainability; Innovators; Incumbent firms; Multi-level perspective; Regime innovation; Role of innovators; Transition roles;

    Abstract : Creating green sustainable innovation is a step in the right direction towards a sustainable future. It is however not sure that incremental improvements will be enough, it is instead called for radical shifts in socio-technical systems, so called sustainability transitions. READ MORE

  4. 4. Bog Bodies in a Macro Perspective. A Spatial Study of Early Iron Age Scanian Bog Skeletons and Their Cultural Roles as Seen Through the Liminality Perspective

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Arkeologi

    Author : Nell Andersson; [2023]
    Keywords : bog bodies; bog skeletons; spatial perspective; landscape archaeology; early iron age; liminality; entanglement; ritual perspective; History and Archaeology;

    Abstract : This thesis was written with the aims to better understand the spatial relation between the Scanian iron Age bog bodies and the archaeological remains within the surrounding landscape, which in turn would lead to a new theory of understanding the cultural and social aspects of the bog body phenomenon, specifically by applying the liminality perspective. This was done by approaching the material through a wider macro perspective, as opposed to the normally individual-focused micro perspective most used in the bog body research. READ MORE

  5. 5. Analyzing the Effects of Brand Activism on Consumer Loyalty: Macro and Micro Perspective

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för marknadsföring (MF)

    Author : Nina Roques; [2023]
    Keywords : Brand activism; consumer perception; consumer behavior; consumer loyalty; communication; Russia-Ukraine conflict;

    Abstract : This study seeks to investigate, from both macro and micro perspectives, the effect of brand activism on consumer loyalty.  The macro perspective examines the general relationship between brand activism and consumer loyalty, whereas the micro perspective examines the specific context of companies' withdrawal from Russia as a form of brand activism. READ MORE