Essays about: "Sense-Making"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 64 essays containing the word Sense-Making.

  1. 11. Understanding the contradictory perceptions on the new EU Forest Strategy for 2030 through theories of sense making and meaning making

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för ekonomisk historia och internationella relationer

    Author : Karin Gjellan; [2022]
    Keywords : Meaning making; sense making; crisis management; European Union; Sweden;

    Abstract : It has been clear for decades that climate change will lead to devastating consequences, and how these challenges should be addressed is being discussed on all levels of society. One example is the new EU Forest Strategy for 2030 which is a part of the European Union’s work to cope with the climate crisis. READ MORE

  3. 12. Mental Health Support and its Cultural Understanding – A comparative study on the impacts of humanitarian aid in the context of IDP camps in Iraqi Kurdistan.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

    Author : Lara Gusek; [2022]
    Keywords : Disaster mental health; Psychosocial support; Humanitarian aid; Decolonizing; IDPs; Iraqi Kurdistan; Recovery; Resilience; Prevention; Coping mechanisms; Trauma; Adaptation; Cultural Sciences; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Mental health issues are a serious matter with great consequences on livelihoods. Iraqi Kurdistan is situated in one of the most unstable regions and experienced an influx of IDPs over time who are in need of mental health support. However, mental health support is shaped and understood differently according to the culture. READ MORE

  4. 13. Making tradition sustainable: How consumers make sense of NIVEA’s sustainability communication

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för strategisk kommunikation

    Author : Lisa Winnenburg; [2022]
    Keywords : Perceived Brand Authenticity; Sustainability Communication; Sense- making Theory; Consumer Perspective; Global Brand; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : With the growing concern about the environment, consumers become more critical in their consumption and almost every organization communicates its sustainability efforts. However, not in every case do consumers believe in sustainability claims. READ MORE

  5. 14. ”You’re a Doubter. You’ve Been Deceived by Satan.” : A Study of Information Use in Latter-day Saints Undergoing a Crisis of Faith

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för ABM

    Author : Emilia Selmosson; [2022]
    Keywords : Information science; Information behavior; Mormons; Belief and doubt; Informationsbeteende; informationssökning; mormoner; tvivel;

    Abstract : Introduction. Crises of faith are major cognitive gaps. This investigation discerns the function of information use in responding to crises of faith in addition to exploring the information-related context of the LDS church. READ MORE

  6. 15. Symbolic coping in Canada’s coal phaseout : applying social representations dynamics to communities in transition

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Linda Varekamp; [2021]
    Keywords : just transition; resistance; transformation; social representations theory; structural approach; central core;

    Abstract : The Canadian federal government has introduced policy to phase out coal-fired electricity generation by 2030, as part of its climate change mitigation commitments under the Paris Agreement. The policy plan, positioned as a just transition, includes funding and measures to help workers and communities manage economic difficulties arising from the coal phaseout. READ MORE