Essays about: "constructions"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 668 essays containing the word constructions.

  1. 6. An Idea of Land : Hydroelectric Dams lying in the middle of the Sámi of Sweden and Three Affiliated Tribes in the United States.

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Historiska institutionen

    Author : Corey Klinge; [2024]
    Keywords : Sámi; Indigenous; Sábme; Native American; Three Affiliated Tribes; Imperialism; Hydroelectric Dams;

    Abstract : In this study a comparative approach between both the Sámi of northern Sweden and the Three Affiliated Tribes of North Dakota in relation to the constructions of the Letsi Reservoir and Garrison Dams will be given. The comparison will help create an understanding of what kinds of impacts they had to a number of factors. READ MORE

  3. 7. Diversifying a Museum Collection and the Politics of Representation : A Mixed-Methods Approach to the Acquisition Policies and Implementation of Diversity Strategies at Stockholm's Moderna Museet in the 21st Century

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för kultur och estetik

    Author : Jonas van Kappel; [2024]
    Keywords : Moderna Museet; museum collections; art acquisition policies; diversity discourse; gender representation; intersectionality; queer studies; performativity; art donations; mixed-methods; museology;

    Abstract : Since 1958, Moderna Museet has housed Sweden’s largest collection of Swedish and international modern and contemporary art. This thesis examines the 21st-century collecting strategies and policy development of Moderna Museet, with a focus on diversity and representation, using intersectional theory and queer studies. READ MORE

  4. 8. SeqLTL and ωLTL

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för data- och informationsteknik

    Author : Oskar Grekula; [2023-10-19]
    Keywords : Linear Temporal Logic; Co-safety LTL; Tight Witness; Compositional;

    Abstract : Linear Temporal Logic (LTL) is worthwhile for its applications in, among others, model checking, runtime verification and reactive synthesis. However, many useful properties are not expressible in LTL, or not in a natural way. READ MORE

  5. 9. Constructing a civilized wilderness. An intersectional discourse analysis of the Sierra Club 1893-1910

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    Author : Eleonor Ivdal; [2023-10-05]
    Keywords : the Sierra Club; intersectional theory; discourse analysis; civilization; American wilderness; national park movement; gender; class; race; ethnicity;

    Abstract : This study investigates if and how the Sierra Club adapted complex and contradictory rationalizations to legitimize their authority in wilderness and civilization. The study aims thereby to enhance our understanding of the origin narrative of the American preservation and conservation movement at the turn of the twentieth century which depicted white male heroes as discoverers and protectors of a pristine wilderness. READ MORE

  6. 10. IMPORTED LABOUR: THE KEY TO SUCCESSFUL NORM TRANSFER IN IDEA-DRIVEN AID? How the Solidarity Norm was Transferred in the Swedish-Vietnamese Aid Project Bai Bang

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Alice Sjöstedt; [2023-01-30]
    Keywords : Norms; Norm transfer; Constructivism; Implementation; Imported labour; Bilateral aid; Solidarity; Solidarity among; Social democracy; Socialism; The Bai Bang project;

    Abstract : Norms present at the international arena is a topic of interest for researchers belonging to the school of constructivism. One being Stålgren (2006), who claims that the core norms in idea-driven projects risks being unsuccessfully transferred to domestic implementation, as there often is a conflict between the international decision-makers and the domestic actors’ constructions of reality. READ MORE