Essays about: "empirically"
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1. Curatorial Intentions and Visitor Experience : Three case studies of publicly funded Konsthallar and how curatorial intentions affect the creation of social space
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för kultur och estetikAbstract : Publicly funded art institutions in Sweden are tasked with the mission of making contemporary art available and accessible to the citizens. This thesis investigates three cases of publicly funded art institutions in Sweden, namely Göteborgs Konsthall, Malmö Konsthall and Liljevalchs Konsthall. READ MORE
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2. Incorporating Environmental Psychology in Architectural Design Processes : creation of a Translation Tool based on Affordances
University essay from SLU/Dept. of People and SocietyAbstract : Considering the enormous investment society makes in developing and shaping the built environment, and the huge impacts that buildings have on people’s health and well-being, there is an urgent need to better understand how to design buildings for human welfare. In the realm of architectural practice, designers are increasingly met with demands to present evidence of how their designs perform from a user perspective. READ MORE
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3. We Didn’t Start the Fire… Right? - How external support affects the use of violence in political movements
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskningAbstract : Abstract: What explains the use of violence in extra-institutional political campaigns? Domestic groups challenge host states using both nonviolent and violent tactics. While Gandhi’s struggle for India’s independence is perhaps the most famous example of nonviolence, many of today’s bloody civil wars also started out as nonviolent movements. READ MORE
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4. INFLATION ANDINTEREST : What does high inflation imply?
University essay from Umeå universitet/NationalekonomiAbstract : The objective of this paper is to examine the general relationship between the year-onyear inflation-rate and nominal interest rates, contributing to a better understanding of what high inflation implies for nominal rates. Although a heavily researched topic, economists still seem far from a consensus regarding the relation between these two variables; some papers suggest a strong relationship – while others reject the idea of an empirically observable relationship altogether. READ MORE
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5. CARRY ON WITH CARRION? A wildlife road infrastructure study regarding the effects of ethical justification on policy acceptance
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : Policy acceptance is an important aspect of compliance and government effectiveness. Political science and psychology researchers have attempted to understand policy acceptance through individual and contextual factors but still cannot explain all attitudinal differences. READ MORE
