Essays about: "Social Risk"

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  1. 16. Comparison of High ESG Portfolio Performance in Germany and Switzerland

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Nino Shakulashvili; Saud Talic; [2023-06-29]
    Keywords : ESG; Portfolio Performance; Fama French; Carhart; Risk Factors; Value; Size; Momentum; Germany; Switzerland;

    Abstract : This study focuses on the relationship between stock return performance and sustainability, the latter taking the form of the Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) framework. The paper provides a comparative setting in which stocks of companies headquartered in Germany and Switzerland are examined. READ MORE

  2. 17. Publicly Disclosing Vulnerable Neighborhoods, The Costs and Consequences - Evidence from the Big City Areas of Sweden

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Anna Jahre; Johanna Midhage; [2023-06-29]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : In recent years, the police’s listing of “vulnerable neighborhoods” in Sweden has become a highly debated topic. Intense attention has been directed toward such areas, and the social consequences of the lists have been highly debated. However, research on the economic impact of the listing practice has been given less interest. READ MORE

  3. 18. IDENTIFYING HATE SPEECH IN SOCIAL MEDIA THROUGH CONTENT AND SOCIAL CONNECTIONS ANALYSIS

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Institutionen för filosofi, lingvistik och vetenskapsteori

    Author : Milan Stanišić; [2023-06-19]
    Keywords : hate speech; social media; natural language processing; classification;

    Abstract : Hate speech is a problem which puts its targets at risk of serious harm. It spreads fast and has a real influence on the society because of the ubiquity of the internet and social media, and so various research efforts have been put to find solutions to automatic hate speech detection. READ MORE

  4. 19. Exploring risks of blue economy developments to people’s livelihood. A case study of Namibia’s coastal communities.

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för marina vetenskaper

    Author : Femke van Toor; [2023-02-13]
    Keywords : Blue Economy; Risks; Livelihoods; Ecosystem services; Marine management;

    Abstract : Fuelled by the vision of the blue economy, marine sectors are developing and expanding at a fast rate. Though intended to be done in a sustainable matter, such developments often come with a large set of uncertainties and possible impacts on the environment as well as on the coastal communities who are depending on the natural environment to sustain their livelihoods. READ MORE

  5. 20. IMPORTED LABOUR: THE KEY TO SUCCESSFUL NORM TRANSFER IN IDEA-DRIVEN AID? How the Solidarity Norm was Transferred in the Swedish-Vietnamese Aid Project Bai Bang

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Alice Sjöstedt; [2023-01-30]
    Keywords : Norms; Norm transfer; Constructivism; Implementation; Imported labour; Bilateral aid; Solidarity; Solidarity among; Social democracy; Socialism; The Bai Bang project;

    Abstract : Norms present at the international arena is a topic of interest for researchers belonging to the school of constructivism. One being Stålgren (2006), who claims that the core norms in idea-driven projects risks being unsuccessfully transferred to domestic implementation, as there often is a conflict between the international decision-makers and the domestic actors’ constructions of reality. READ MORE