Essays about: "Neoliberal"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 344 essays containing the word Neoliberal.

  1. 21. Power in the Age of the Green Energy Transition: Multinational Corporations, the State, and Cobalt in the Democratic Republic of Congo

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Wilma Arvidsson; [2023]
    Keywords : cobalt; Democratic Republic of Congo; Glencore; multinational corporations; green energy transition; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates the power balance between states and multinational corporations, and how the green energy transition impacts this balance, a connection commonly overlooked by researchers. I have sought to remedy this gap by conducting a qualitative case study of the relationship between the Democratic Republic of Congo, which holds the majority of global cobalt reserves, and major cobalt producer Glencore. READ MORE

  3. 22. Assembling Paint, Parties and Toxins

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för etnologi

    Author : Mina Planting Mollaoglu; [2023]
    Keywords : Malmö; Sofielund; cultural sound zone; municipality policy; culture; urban planning; built environment; industry; graffiti; associations; community culture; cultural analysis; materialism; assemblage; tactics; space; terrain vague.; Cultural Sciences;

    Abstract : Over the last decade, Swedish cities like Stockholm and Gothenburg have seen a decline in cultural events due to noise complaints, unsuitable locations, and changing demographics. Malmö, facing similar issues amid urban growth, introduced a 2021 planning program for the Sofielund industrial district, featuring a "cultural sound zone" to support cultural activities. READ MORE

  4. 23. Healing the Depressed Self: A Study of Social Media Therapy

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Medier och kommunikation

    Author : Virginie Behar; [2023]
    Keywords : Social Media; Therapeutic Culture; Therapy; Instagram; TikTok; Depression; Neoliberal Mental Healthcare;

    Abstract : Since 2019, therapy content from both mental health professionals and social media users has proliferated on both TikTok and Instagram, a phenomenon some have called Tiktok and Instagram therapy. This study explores two different facets of social media therapy. READ MORE

  5. 24. Privatization of Public Space: Tracing Spatial Epistemologies of Publicness in Sweden : Planning for all in a neoliberal economy

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Kulturgeografiska institutionen

    Author : Emma Carlén; [2023]
    Keywords : Privatization; publicness; commodification; public space; accessibility;

    Abstract : Public spaces play an important role in urban planning for the creation of a vibrant and attractive city. When reaching for the aims of becoming a vibrant city with attractive urban realms, while boosting profit making under a proliferation of neoliberal capitalism, the question of publicness has arguably fallen behind. READ MORE

  6. 25. Growing Greener : A WPR analysis of the urban sustainability discourse in Stockholm’sclimate policy

    University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för humaniora, utbildnings- och samhällsvetenskap

    Author : Cornelia Böttiger; [2023]
    Keywords : Climate change; urban governance; policy; WPR; sustainability; discourse; Stockholm’s climate policy;

    Abstract : The purpose of this study is to critically examine how the problem of “climate change” is constructed in Stockholm’s climate policy and what underlying assumptions that those problematizations are built upon. The study also explores what is silenced in the problem representation and what potential effects (subject positions) it generates. READ MORE