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1. 1. Island of the Roses : A case study of the ontological threat of a micronation

   University essay from Försvarshögskolan

   Author : Lukas Gunnarson Hellerstedt; [2024]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : The discipline of OSS’s (Ontological Security Studies) incorporation in Security Studies has helped unravel state behaviour which other IR-theories (International Relations) have struggled to make sense of. Going beyond the physical security concerns which characterise the traditional literature, OSS has up until recently consistently emphasised the psychological threat of harm to the “self” – emanating from a point of departure which renders it disembodied. READ MORE

3. 2. Separation in Plato's Phaedo

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Filosofiska institutionen

   Author : Johannes Wilhelmsson; [2024]
   Keywords : Plato; Forms; separation; transcendence; Phaedo; independent existence;

   Abstract : An investigation into whether Plato was committed to separate Forms in the Phaedo. Two accounts of separation are distinguished: Gail Fine's modal account where separation is a capacity to exist independendently from sensible particulars, and Daniel D. Devereux' non-modal account where separation is equivalent with non-immanence. READ MORE

4. 3. DEMOCRACIES WITHOUT DEMOCRATS A quantitative study of citizens’ preferences for autocratic regimes

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Petronella Ruben Hydén; [2023-12-06]
   Keywords : Autocratization; Autocracy; Outsider; Insider; Attitudes;

   Abstract : What decides whether a person prefers democracy or autocracy? Can the preference be narrowed down to one single influencing factor, or is it instead a combination of several phenomena that determines it? In order to understand the shifts in autocratic tendencies globally from a macro perspective, it is crucial to study the micro perspective behind it: individuals. This essay builds on previous research regarding citizens’ preference for different regime types to map out further why some people prefer autocracy over democracy. READ MORE

5. 4. (Swift) sanctions and the rise of parallel payment systems: A qualitative study of financial infrastructure and power dynamics in times of FinTech

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

   Author : Jacqueline Klehr; [2023-10-05]
   Keywords : Financial infrastructure; economic sanctions; Swift; payment systems; ; cross border payments; financial network;

   Abstract : In 2022, the West imposed sanctions of unprecedented scale on Russia following the war in Ukraine, including severing Moscow from the main global financial message provider, Swift, with the objective to harm the ability of Russian banks to operate globally. As the global financial system is centralised, being severed from Swift significantly complicates the process of conducting cross border payments. READ MORE

6. 5. The Rockepreneur and the digital dilemma - A qualitative study of Swedish independent and alternative musicians and artists perceptions of entrepreneurship and the new music environment

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : André Klint; Erik Kristhammar; [2023-07-18]
   Keywords : Market environment; noise overexposure; industry dynamics; entrepreneurship; digitalization;

   Abstract : This qualitative study aims to investigate and capture the perceptions among Swedish independent and alternative musicians and artists regarding the digital environment in the recorded music industry and their perceptions of entrepreneurship. As a result of digitalization, the entrepreneurial discourse around musicians and the music industries has been intensified. READ MORE