Essays about: "Social policy of US"

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  1. 11. Hidden Communities Of Practice : An Exploratory Case Study on the Integration of Immigrant Women in Malmö

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för Urbana Studier (US)

    Author : Asmita Dalavi; Isabel Pontes; [2023]
    Keywords : Community of Practice; Mutual Engagement; Joint Enterprise; Shared Repertoire; Immigrant Women; Sweden; Malmö; Situated Learning; Knowledge Sharing;

    Abstract : Integration of immigrants has become a major focus of the EU policy agenda in recent years with Sweden being one of the first EU countries to address the need for immigrant integration. However, in recent times integration outcomes in Sweden have become unfavourable. READ MORE

  3. 12. Swedish Consumers' Perception of Virtual Power Plants : A mixed-method study of VPPs

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Filip Pettersson; Roni Batti; [2023]
    Keywords : Virtual Power Plant VPP ; Perceived Value; Consumer Engagement; Technology Acceptance; Diffusion of Innovation; Switching Suppliers; Electric Vehicle EV ; Solar Panel;

    Abstract : The phenomenon of Virtual Power Plant (VPP) has gained increased attention in many parts of the world in recent years. In 2022 the European Union, in response to the rising energy prices as well as the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine, set a goal of speeding up the process of creating a digital energy system (European Commission, 2022, p. 20). READ MORE

  4. 13. PARTISAN ELECTORAL CYCLES AND GOVERNMENT RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. A quantitative study of subnational governments in the US and Canada

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Felix Bäckstedt; [2022-11-07]
    Keywords : COVID-19; subnational; government response; Electoral Cycles; partisanship;

    Abstract : Although decisive government response to the COVID-19 pandemic have been critical to keep down infection rates such policies have also brought with it substantial social and economic costs. Much scholarly attention has been directed towards how political determinants have influenced elected leaders’ decision making on this. READ MORE

  5. 14. Hysterical Bodies: A socio-legal and feminist policy analysis of gender bias in the treatment of cardiovascular disease in the US, UK, and Canada

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Mänskliga rättigheter

    Author : Lena Fonteyne; [2022]
    Keywords : Gender Bias; Cardiovascular Disease; Feminism; Ableism; Power; Hysteria; Human Rights; United States; United Kingdom; Canada; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis is an exploration of gender bias in the treatment of chronic illnesses by analysing the relationship between gender, feminism, and ableism in regard to power relations within a human rights healthcare-focused framework. Through a combination of feminist theory and critical disability theory, this thesis aims to answer how gendered cycles of inequality are perpetuated within healthcare systems specifically in the treatment of cardiovascular disease. READ MORE

  6. 15. Philippine strategic behavior from 2011 to 2021 in light of developments in the South China Sea

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

    Author : Raluca-Maria Irimia; [2022]
    Keywords : Philippine foreign policy; South China Sea dispute; Hedging theory; Risk management; Philippine-China relations; Philippine-US relations; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : In the past decades, China's rise has set off a shift from the unipolar era, rendering the South China Sea (SCS) a theatre for revived great power rivalry. In this environment, the behavior of secondary states navigating the heavy seas of the SCS dispute has drawn significant academic attention to the study of small and middle-power strategy. READ MORE