Essays about: "Shawn"

Found 5 essays containing the word Shawn.

  1. 1. Mobilising environmentalists : A qualitative study of Swedish environmental social movements online

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Sociologi

    Author : Shawn Hedbom; [2022]
    Keywords : sociologi; sociology; collective identity; online; micro blog; netnografi; netnography; etnografi; ethnography; kvalitativ; qualitative;

    Abstract : Many studies on social movements aim to understand a moment on an international level. This paper aims to contribute to the understanding of the Swedish environmental movement and the collective identity that can be found in these movements. In an effort to do this, the study aimed to answer research questions. READ MORE

  3. 2. Urban infrastructure inundation risk from permanent sea-level rise scenarios in London (UK), Bangkok (Thailand) and Mumbai (India): A comparative analysis

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Shawn Pace; [2021]
    Keywords : Geography; GIS; Climate Change; Sea-Level Rise; Urban Infrastructure; DEM; London; Mumbai; Bangkok; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Due to anthropogenically created climate change, global cities are facing inundation by rising sea levels. This study aimed to fill knowledge gaps in understanding the exposure of urban infrastructure such as roads, railways, buildings and parks to sea-level rise (SLR) scenarios, and how this would affect local populations. READ MORE

  4. 3. Control and Uncertainty in the Delegation of War : A Principal-Agent Explanation of Interrebel Relations

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning

    Author : Shawn Davies; [2018]
    Keywords : External Support; Sponsor; Interrebel Warfare; Interrebel Alliance; Leverage; Principal-Agent; Monitoring;

    Abstract : External support has previously been found to increase both interrebel alliances and interrebel conflict. This thesis uses a modified principal-agent theory to bring these findings together in a common theoretical framework, arguing that external support leads to interrebel alliances when the sponsor’s leverage is high, and to interrebel warfare when the sponsor’s leverage is low. READ MORE

  5. 4. Relative clause formation in King Alfred's translation of Gregory's Pastoral Care

    University essay from Engelska institutionen

    Author : Shawn Duff; [2008]
    Keywords : relativization strategy; relative clause; relative frequency; Old English;

    Abstract : In this paper, relative clauses in King Alfred’s Old English translation of Gregory the Great’s Pastoral Care were examined using relative frequency as a tool to determine whether or not certain factors influenced the choice of relativization strategy. These factors include antecedent case, antecedent gender, antecedent number, distance, animacy, noun phrase type, case of relativized NP, and syntactic function. READ MORE

  6. 5. Organizational Networks as Catalysts for Strategic Sustainable Development

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Avdelningen för maskinteknik

    Author : Molly Doyle; Dermot Hikisch; Shawn Westcott; [2008]
    Keywords : Collaboration; collective intelligence; globalization; networks; organizational networks; social networks; sustainability; sustainable development.;

    Abstract : In an increasingly connected and interdependent world, the global sustainability challenge needs to be addressed by organizational networks from a whole-systems perspective. This study explores organizations through the lens of network theory and the Framework for Strategic Sustainable Development, with a special focus on networks already considering sustainability issues. READ MORE