Essays about: "Public tendencies"

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1. 1. United States of America: The land of threat and opportunity : A qualitative study of democratic autoimmunity in the Capitol attack on January 6, 2021

   University essay from Försvarshögskolan

   Author : Karin Rådemar; [2023]
   Keywords : Capitol riot; Autoimmunity; Derrida; Democracy; United States;

   Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to address and problematize how an undemocratic event like the Capitol riot on January 6th, 2021 could occur in the United States, the nation that for so long has been perceived to be the world’s leading democracy. The thesis takes a point of departure in French philosopher Jaques Derrida’s theory of autoimmunity, which is a theory aiming to explain how democracies are at constant risk of developing autoimmune reactions within their institutions, causing them to undermine their own values and principles. READ MORE

3. 2. Cost-benefit analysis of the Northern Norway line : A review and assessment of previous investigation, the cost-benefit methodology and political decision-making

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Nationalekonomi

   Author : Thomas Normann; [2023]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : Prior to undertaking major public infrastructure projects, various types of cost-benefit analyses are carried out. The purpose is to provide decision-makers with an objective basis upon which to determine whether a project should be completed or not, as well as to rank projects based on the net increase in aggregate societal welfare they are predicted to yield. READ MORE

4. 3. REPOLITICIZING AIRPORT ACTIVISM? Exploring the discursive struggle of environmental movements & news media in the context of depoliticized eco-politics

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för journalistik och masskommunikation

   Author : Erika Stacke; [2022-09-01]
   Keywords : Environmental movements; activism; news media; discursive struggle; post-politics; depoliticization; political debate; eco-politics;

   Abstract : In a situation of ecological degradation and rapid climate change, environmental movements aim to create debate and attain political change. Here, news media is an important actor, possessing the power to represent movements and their cause in ways that legitimize or disqualify their voice in public debate. READ MORE

5. 4. The impact of Institutional Quality on MNCs strategies when conducting FDI in Sub-Saharan Africa

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Lisa Gunnarson; Alicia Steivik; [2022-06-22]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : An important part for the future economic development in Sub-Saharan Africa is the inflowof foreign direct investments. One factor in attracting these investments is having a suitableexternal environment that fits the requirements of the firm, therefore an interdependentrelationship exists between the two. READ MORE

6. 5. EU’s Action Plan for a Circular Economy in Practice - Stakeholders response to adopting circular economy initiative for electric vehicles batteries in Sweden

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Purushottam Adhikari; [2022-06-20]
   Keywords : Circular economy CE ; Circular Business Models CBM ; Swedish manufacturers; Electric Vehicle Batteries EVB ; Critical Raw materials CRM ;

   Abstract : Despite EU and national climate goals, transportation-related emissions are on the rise, accounting for almost a quarter of EU GHG emissions. Policymakers, particularly in the European Union, are beginning to question the future of mobility as a result of these unfavourable implications and tendencies. READ MORE