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  1. 1. Blågröna lösningar i en grå stadsdel

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

    Author : Matilda Hiller; Niklas Jönsson; [2024]
    Keywords : Blågrön infrastruktur; dagvattenhantering; regnbäddar; biofilter; svackdiken; permeabel markbeläggning; öppet förstärkningslager; växtval; Gåsebäck; Helsingborg;

    Abstract : Vatten är livsviktigt för allt liv på jorden, men vad händer när vattnet istället för resurs blir en belastning? Stora andelar hårdgjorda ytor i kombination med skyfall kan skapa problem i städer. I miljöer med mycket asfalt eller betong, förändras vattnets naturliga kretslopp. READ MORE

  3. 2. Publicly approved wars : How soft power is used to sway public opinion

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

    Author : Ville Sternbeck; [2024]
    Keywords : Soft Power; Public Opinion; American Military Intervention; Afghanistan War; Taiwan Crisis;

    Abstract : The United States has always been a very prominent user of hard power and has in most of its existence wielded a great amount of it, seen by their long military history. Another power the United States has a vast amount of is soft power, begging the question how this power has been utilized in the past, to for example create public support for military intervention. READ MORE

  4. 3. DOES FOREIGN AID PROMOTE HUMAN RIGHTS? Evidence from a quantitative large-N study of 121 aid-receiving countries, 2003-2021

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Nora Engvall Olmås; [2023-10-30]
    Keywords : human rights; physical integrity rights; civil liberties; foreign aid; Official Development Assistance; bilateral aid; multilateral aid;

    Abstract : Human rights are in crisis. Even if the Universal Declaration of Human Rights celebrates 75 years in 2023, the anniversary comes at a time when the world is experiencing human suffering so grave that international human rights organizations are alerting for a global human rights crisis. READ MORE

  5. 4. ”CEDAW IS OUR HOLY TEXT, OUR HOLY BOOK” Combating gender-based violence in a de facto state: The case of Iraqi Kurdistan

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Såma Salih; [2023-08-31]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : The Kurdistan region in Iraq, also known as KRI, has gained semi-independence over the decades and is today recognized in the Iraqi constitution as an autonomous part of the federal country. While still belonging to Iraq, it has been declared that the KRI performs better than its parent state in terms of security, stability and promoting international norms such as gender equality. READ MORE

  6. 5. POTENTIALS FOR LEARNING IN THE DESIGN OF DIGITAL TEXTBOOKS

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik, kommunikation och lärande

    Author : Sonja Husgafvel; [2023-07-03]
    Keywords : Digital Textbooks; ; Multimodal Text Analysis; ; Semiotic Theory; ; Visual Grammar; ; Potentials for learning; ; History;

    Abstract : Purpose: The aim of this study was to enhance the knowledge of the learning potentials associated with the different designs of digital textbooks and their implications for the representation of historical content. More specifically, the analysis focused on four Finnish digital history textbooks, with the Winter War being selected as the specific learning unit due to its significant role in the history of Finland. READ MORE