Essays about: "Universalism"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 50 essays containing the word Universalism.

  1. 6. Climate change: Information, beliefs and action. Can new information affect Swedes’ climate change mitigation efforts?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Martin Kihlstedt; [2022]
    Keywords : Climate change; information provision experiment; beliefs; action; climate behavior; social norms; climate policy; survey experiment; information deficit; Sweden; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Due to the steep requirements of the 1.5°C goal, there is an urgent need to better understand what measures can be used to strengthen climate mitigation efforts. This study illuminates which factors drive climate mitigation efforts in the Swedish public and how such efforts are affected by new information. READ MORE

  3. 7. Young consumer perceptions of wooden multistorey construction

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Economics

    Author : Anders Nytell; [2022]
    Keywords : apartment purchase; means end theory; perceptions; preferences; wooden multistorey construction;

    Abstract : In a time when many institutions call for climate action, the housing shortage in Sweden continues to increase and therefore also the need for increased construction. Traditional construction methods that use concrete and steel emit large amounts of greenhouse gases and many call for better construction methods to meet the demand of more sustainable practices. READ MORE

  4. 8. The Case for Mars: A Critical Discourse Analysis on Human Rights, Borders, and Privilege

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Mänskliga rättigheter

    Author : Sophie Beria; [2022]
    Keywords : human mars settlement; Mars; space colonization; human rights; nation-state; ideological narratives; critical discourse analysis; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis is inspired by the lack of academic discourse on human rights aspects of human space settlement. It builds on the ever-growing literature on colonizing Mars and the ongoing public debate on the benefits versus disadvantages thereof. READ MORE

  5. 9. HOW HAS THE EUROPEAN IDENTITY BEEN ARTICULATED BY THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION? A case study

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Carl Berggren; [2021-02-12]
    Keywords : European identity; Integration; European Commission; Universalism; Particularism;

    Abstract : The concept of European identity is a debatable topic in Europe. There have been several studies about European identity’s function and of its content, whereas the European Commission has tried to protect and maintain its common identity in Europe through peace and crises. READ MORE

  6. 10. Hybridization of the Self, Colonial Discourse and the Deconstruction of Value Systems : A Postcolonial Literary Theory Perspective of Literature inculpating Colonialism

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humaniora

    Author : Brian Burns; [2021]
    Keywords : Postcolonialism; Postcolonial Literary Theory; Hybridization; Walker; Malouf; Phillips; Achebe; Freud; Nietzsche; Bhabha; Siad; McLeod; Barry;

    Abstract : The aim of this essay is to provide a perspective on literature inculpating colonialism using postcolonial literary theory and method. The subject material incorporates four novels studied during the literature modules for the English course at Högskolan Gävle (HIG). READ MORE