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  1. 1. What Kind of Home Makes a ‘Good Life’? A critical exploration of the Swedish kollektivhus to support a degrowth transition

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Humanekologi

    Author : Charlotte Estey; [2021]
    Keywords : degrowth; ecological modernization; kollektivhus; co-housing; narratives; Stockholm; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Under the capitalist growth imperative, mainstream housing is connected to high social and ecological consequences. In light of the need for an alternative approach to housing, my thesis adopts a degrowth perspective to critically explore an alternative housing model: the Swedish kollektivhus (‘collective house’; co-housing). READ MORE

  3. 2. The Moral Economy of Swedish Labour Market Co-operation and Job Security in the Neoliberal Era

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för kulturantropologi och etnologi

    Author : James Fleming; [2021]
    Keywords : Moral economy; embedding; industrial relations; Sweden; corporatism; co-operation; job security; ne- oliberalism; labour market negotiations; unions; employer organisations; anthropology; political econ- omy; de-commodification; social peace; Inbäddning; Sverige; samarbete; arbetssäkerhet; nyliberalism; arbetsmarknadsparter; arbetsmarknadsrelationer; arbetsmarknad; förhandlingar; fackförbund; facket; arbetsgivarorganisation; antropologi; social fred; kommodifiering; Svenskt näringsliv; LO; anställningskydd; Las;

    Abstract : In the neoliberal era, there has been a global trend towards increased labour market insecurity and inequality, even in countries traditionally emblematic of union strength and socio-economic security such as Sweden. In this study, I present the first ethnographic research conducted in anthropology of negotiations between the central Swedish union and employer peak bodies (known as the ‘labour market partners’). READ MORE

  4. 3. World Automatic (((((The Really Real Project)))))

    University essay from Konstfack/Grafisk design & illustration

    Author : Jonna Mayer; [2019]
    Keywords : work; post-work; creativity; automation; commodification; de-commodification; marxism; UBI; universal basic income; communism; posthumanism; fiction; artefacts; future; history; ai; artificial intelligence; graphic design; design; self-design; CRISPR-cas9; unemployment; capitalism; postcapitalism; anthropocene;

    Abstract : In a prospective post-work society, a select group of citizens participate in a cross-temporal project. As we follow along their journeys, questions arise. READ MORE

  5. 4. Food: to feed or to profit? : (De)commodification in the food system and Community Supported Agriculture

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia

    Author : Emma Vandenbroeck; [2019]
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  6. 5. Do Capitalist Welfare States Still Consist of ”The Good, the Bad and the Ugly?” Revisiting Esping-Andersen’s “Three Worlds” Studying Welfare Regimes of the 21st Century.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Linda Talme; [2014]
    Keywords : welfare-state regimes; Esping-Andersen; welfare states; de-commodification; stratification; reproduction; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : This thesis aims to reproduce the study Esping-Andersen conducted in the seminal work “The Three Worlds of Welfare Capitalism” (1990) in a 21st century context. The study conducted in “Three Worlds” discovered that welfare states tended to cluster around three welfare-state regimes: social democratic, conservative and liberal. READ MORE