Essays about: "Social Sciences"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 5058 essays containing the words Social Sciences.

1. 1. Decolonial Resistance in Agriculture: The Role of Spirituality in the Work of Food Sovereignty Organizations in Mexico

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

   Author : Milena Garbers; [2021]
   Keywords : food sovereignty; decolonial knowledges; spirituality; Indigenous knowledges; resistance; Mexico; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Recent decades have exposed the crisis inherent in the globalized agriculture system characterized by nature commodification, trade liberalization, corporatization and environmental destruction. The crisis is driven by a colonial and neoliberal-capitalist ideology grounded in the supposed universality of western knowledge. READ MORE

3. 2. Identifying Power Structures in a Municipal Network: The Decision-making Process Behind Buying Ängelholm-Helsingborg Airport

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för service management och tjänstevetenskap

   Author : Otto Nieminen; Emma Susanna Tapaninen; [2021]
   Keywords : Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Small regional airports are known to be economically unsustainable. When the previous private owner of Ängelholm-Helsingborg Airport announced their intention to shut the airport down, seven municipalities in northwestern Skåne decided to buy it. READ MORE

4. 3. Factors Affecting Covid-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in Sweden (2021)

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Tatev Nazaryan; Nella Karapetyan; [2021]
   Keywords : Vaccine Hesitancy; Covid-19 Pandemic; Vaccination; Vaccine refusers; Vaccine deniers; Immunization; Social Marketing; Medicine and Health Sciences; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Authors: Tatev Nazaryan, Nella Karapetyan Supervisor: Fleura Bardhi Date: May 31st, 2021 Course: BUS39 Degree Project in Global Marketing Keywords: Vaccine Hesitancy, Covid-19 Pandemic, Vaccination, Vaccine refusers, Vaccine deniers, Immunization, Social Marketing Thesis Purpose: The aim of this qualitative study is to understand the factors affecting the Covid-19 vaccine hesitancy phenomenon in Sweden. Theoretical Perspective: Our study adopts the Socio-Ecological Model in order to understand what factors affect hesitancy towards the Covid-19 vaccines. READ MORE

5. 4. The proliferation of coworking spaces in Vietnam’s transitional urban economy – moving towards adaptation or resistance?

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudier

   Author : Caroline Müller-Runte; [2021]
   Keywords : Vietnam; Coworking Spaces; Urban Economy; Transitional Vacuum; Sense of Place; Placelessness; Adaptation; Resistance; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Situated in Vietnam’s transitional vacuum in its urban cores Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, this study is rooted in the aim to understand the emerging variants of coworking spaces currently proliferating across the country. This aim is realized by conducting a multiple case study and semi-structured interviews with nine founders, community managers and users of coworking spaces from heterogeneous backgrounds. READ MORE

6. 5. Pushing Authenticity. Challenging Narratives and Performances on Women’s Subcultural Participation

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi; Lunds universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

   Author : Filippa Nilsson; [2021]
   Keywords : cultural sociology; subcultural theory; gender; ethnography; rave; skateboarding; authenticity; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This thesis examines women’s subcultural participation based on ethnographic fieldwork and 73 interviews with women within the skateboarding and rave cultures. The study explores and develops how we view female participation. READ MORE