Essays about: "World system theory"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 377 essays containing the words World system theory.

  1. 1. Indigenous Collections at the Museum of World Culture : Digitisation, Decolonisation and Other Stories

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper (KV)

    Author : Silvia Sánchez Membrilla; [2024]
    Keywords : decolonial computing; decolonisation; digital cultural heritage; digital humanities; digitisation; postcolonialism; computación decolonial; decolonización; digitación; digitalización; humanidades digitales; patrimonio cultural digital; postcolonialismo;

    Abstract : Introduction. This thesis investigates the digitisation of Indigenous collections at the Museum of World Culture (Gothenburg, Sweden), with particular attention to Carlotta’s role in shaping the digital collections. READ MORE

  3. 2. Democracy and the World System: A case for the use of world systems analysis in democratization research

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Teodor Lundberg; [2024]
    Keywords : Regimes; Democracy; Democratization; Trade; World systems analysis; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : This paper examines the relevance of the world system as a structural condition to be considered in research on regimes and democratization. This is a pilot study in reformulating world systems analysis into the research topic of regimes, their creation and democratization. READ MORE

  4. 3. Erratic Patterns : Unravelling the Cultural Transfers of Library Classifiers

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för ABM

    Author : Keeley Lindkvist; [2023]
    Keywords : Library classifier; library classification; classification; cultural transfer; classification and culture; Library of Congress Classifi-cation Scheme LCC ; knowledge organisation; knowledge organization; The Swedish Institute in Rome ISVRoma ; Biblioteksklassificerare; biblioteksklassificering; kulturell överföring; klassificering och kultur; Library of Congress klassificeringsschema LCC ; kunskapsorganisation; Svenska institutet i Rom ISVRoma ;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates the oft-overlooked influence of the classifier's input during the assignment of library classifications and draws upon cultural transfer theory to shed light on the underlying principles that guide the process. Classifiers' personal knowledge, experience, and beliefs, have a critical role in determining the 'aboutness' of a work and its subsequent classification. READ MORE

  5. 4. Assembly Line Balancing : Addressing the Theory-Practice Gap

    University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för system- och rymdteknik

    Author : Christoffer Fink; [2023]
    Keywords : assembly line balancing; ALB; OptaPlanner;

    Abstract : The efficiency of an assembly line depends on how the different tasks are distributed among the work stations that make up the assembly line. Assigning the tasks to the stations is called assembly line balancing (ALB) and is an NP-hard optimization problem. READ MORE

  6. 5. Optimal taxation by two-agent reinforcement learning

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för data- och systemvetenskap

    Author : Erik Lindau; [2023]
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    Abstract : An economy’s tax policy is one of the vital moments for, on the one hand, stimulating economic growth and labor, and, on the other hand gaining revenues from economic performance. A sufficient level of tax revenues is further important to keep up with governmental obligations and social welfare. READ MORE