Essays about: "Mutual Aid"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 34 essays containing the words Mutual Aid.

1. 21. An Alternative Currency for Education : A Comparative Case Study of Learning Practices within Time Banks

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik och didaktik

   Author : Alice Lida Taherzadeh; [2018]
   Keywords : Time Banks; Informal Education; Lifelong Learning; Deschooling; Mutual Aid;

   Abstract : This study aims to investigate learning practices within Time Banks in Spain. Time Banking is a community currency concerned with the exchange of services between members using time as the currency. READ MORE

3. 22. CHINA IN AFRICA: A MODERN STORY OF COLONIZATION? : A case study of China’s engagement in Angola

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Omid Khodadadzadeh; [2017]
   Keywords : China; Africa; Neocolonialism; Angola; Africa Policy; Aid; Resources; Trade;

   Abstract : This study conducts a single descriptive analysis of China’s engagement in Angola and has the purpose of examining if there are any features of Neocolonialism in regards to China’s relationship with Angola from 2000-2017. In doing so, it was required to operationalize Neocolonialism into five main dimensions and use them as sorting tools. READ MORE

4. 23. Finding Patterns in Lock-Free Algorithms

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informationsteknologi

   Author : Christian Tönqvist; [2017]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : Lock-free algorithms are an approach to concurrent programming wherethreads access shared state without mutual exclusion. Writing correctcomplex lock-free programs can come with great difficulties. The typesystem Capable aims to aid the programmer in writing concurrentsoftware, such as lock-free algorithms. READ MORE

5. 24. "The Good Swede" : Symbols and Narrative in Swedish Public Aid to the Democratic Republic of Congo

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för kulturantropologi och etnologi

   Author : Vendela Runold; [2016]
   Keywords : Democratic Republic of Congo; Congo; DRC; aid; narrative; symbols; anthropology of aid; anthropology; Geertz; Bruner; Lizardo; public aid; Swedish aid; bistånd; svenskt bistånd; Demokratiska Republiken Kongo; Kongo; DRK; Utrikesdepartementet; Sida; humanitärt bistånd; utvecklingssamarbete; biståndsantropologi;

   Abstract : By research and interpretation of official documents published by the Swedish Ministery for Foreign Affairs and the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida), this thesis aims to understand and shine a light on the symbols that shape the Swedish public aid culture and how these symbols function in a narrative of what Swedish aid to the Democratic Republic of Congo is and is not. The theoretic framework leans on both the symbolic/interpretative anthropology of Edward Bruner, Clifford Geertz and Sherry Ortner; Omar Lizardo's more contemporary writing on the power of symbols; and Jerome Bruner's psychological perspective on symbols. READ MORE

6. 25. Disagreement in business negotiations : A qualitative study of BELF usage in face-to-face business negotiations

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

   Author : Anton Marra; [2016]
   Keywords : BELF; expressing disagreement; business negotiations; conversation analysis;

   Abstract : Knowledge of successful Business English as a lingua franca (BELF) has been recognized to be an essential element in overall business know-how (Kankaanranta & Louhiala-Salminen, 2010). In line with this notion, research has found that professionals use BELF and exploit a variety of discourse and pragmatic strategies that aid the process of cooperation and agreement so that mutual understanding can be reached (Firth, 1996; Kankaanranta & Planken, 2010; Pitzl, 2005). READ MORE