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1. 1. 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. 2. Can an alternative cosmovision challenge the market hegemony? : an analysis of article 6.8 in the Paris agreement

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

   Author : Amanda Björksell; [2023]
   Keywords : climate negotiations; Paris agreement; Buen Vivir; ; Vivir Bien; article 6.8; climate justice; Bolivia; non-market approaches;

   Abstract : A rising global temperature and increased emissions, in combination with the slow progress of the yearly climate negotiations shows that there is something hindering the radical improvement needed to protect both the planet and humanity. The outset for this thesis is to study the UN climate negotiations and the alternative discourse that can question the hegemony. READ MORE

4. 3. Eurasianism in Sweden - the reception of Dugin's theories in Swedish identitarian forums

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

   Author : Jenny Carleheden; [2023]
   Keywords : Alexander Dugin; Swedish identitarianism; Eurasianism; nationalism; ontological security; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : With Russia becoming increasingly hostile towards the West with the culmination of the full-scale invasion into Ukraine in February of 2022, the rhetoric of Putin has been linked to the philosophy of a geopolitically aggressive right-wing sociologist called Alexander Dugin. With several previous statements pertaining to the delegitimization of the sovereignty of Europe Dugin has previously argued for the Finlandization of the continent as a way for Russia to reactivate its imperial past. READ MORE

5. 4. Cultural heritage under attack - Putin's motives for attacking Ukrainian cultural heritage

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Ellen Archer; [2023]
   Keywords : Putin; Russia-Ukraine war; Cultural heritage; Conflict; Postcolonial theory; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : On February 24th 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine. Since then Ukraine has reported damage to more than 1000 sites of cultural importance. READ MORE

6. 5. Making Sense of Material Culture : A Sensory Approach to Bird-Shaped Vessels in Imperial Age Greece

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Antikens kultur och samhällsliv

   Author : Lina Enevång Viklund; [2023]
   Keywords : bird-shaped vessels; glass unguentaria; ancient senses; archaeology of the senses; ancient lived experience;

   Abstract : The focus of this thesis is Roman bird-shaped glass vessels from the 1 st and 2 nd centuries AD. The vessels were containers for cosmetics and distinguished themselves from other types of unguentaria in that once they had been filled with cosmetic powder, the vessels were reheated and sealed shut by fire. READ MORE