Essays about: "image policy"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 116 essays containing the words image policy.

  1. 1. Using Gender Quotas to Legitimise Non-Democracies : A critical discourse analysis of the Algerian gender quota

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Cajsa Hemström; [2023]
    Keywords : gender quota; autocratic gender-washing; feminist institutionalism; Algeria; critical discourse analysis; gender reform; WPP;

    Abstract : This thesis examines a gender quota in Algeria to determine if signs can be found that it was adopted to improve the regime’s image, rather than to empower women. Such symbolic gender reforms are also known as autocratic gender-washing and are problematic as they are generally viewed as democratisation efforts but have no such effect. READ MORE

  3. 2. ‘Overcoming Hopelessness’: Asylum Seekers’ Experiences of Precarity and Empowerment in Sweden

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Socialhögskolan; Lunds universitet/Sociologiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Sociologi

    Author : Hugo Fritjofsson; [2023]
    Keywords : Sweden; asylum; migration; qualitative; refugees; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Sweden has long been seen as a generous, inclusive provider for refugees, historically granting social rights on par with citizens shortly upon arrival. However, extensive recent academic literature has come to critique this perception, highlighting retrenchments and restrictive developments in asylum policy amid increasing precarity for asylum seekers. READ MORE

  4. 3. Acceptance and adoption of mobile development technologies for accessibility in a public sector : A software practitioner's perspective

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informatik och media

    Author : Mikael Falk Lundgren; [2023]
    Keywords : Accessibility; Cross-platform Technology; Mobile App Development; Mobile Development Technologies; Native Technology; NativeScript; Perspective; Public Sector; TAM2; Technology Adoption; Technology Migration;

    Abstract : With rapid technology growth and a rising disabled and aging population, mobile appaccessibility is vital. Stricter accessibility laws, especially in the public sector, highlight thisemphasis. However, despite this, the body of research focusing on software practitioners’perspectives, especially concerning cross-platform development, is lacking. READ MORE

  5. 4. Is there a willingness to pay for shade provision as part of cycling urban infrastructure? Eliciting attributes of a discrete choice experiment in Neiva, Colombia

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Jorge Andres Arce Correa; [2023]
    Keywords : Bicycle commuting; shade; sustainable development; stated preference; welfare economics;

    Abstract : This manuscript reports on an exploration of whether shade provision is valued by urban users of cycling infrastructure. A description of the elicitation process has been outlined in order to build a general but detailed analysis of the different stages included in the exercise of attribute elicitation. READ MORE

  6. 5. The Humanitarian Border – A Paradox? : A Conceptual Analysis of Ambiguities and Contradictions in the Border Regime of the European Union

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Avdelningen för migration, etnicitet och samhälle (REMESO)

    Author : Gina Linnert; [2023]
    Keywords : Mediterranean Sea; European Union; Humanitarian Border; Humanitarian Borderwork; Borders; Mobility; Conceptual Analysis;

    Abstract : People have been migrating across the Mediterranean Sea between Africa and Europe for thousands of years. Since the 1990s, the Mediterranean has often been the only route for people to reach the EU due to the tightening of the EU border regime. READ MORE