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1. 1. Democratization of Intelligence? Comparing Vietnam and Ukraine

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Björn Erik Almroth; [2023]
   Keywords : Covert intervention; Vietnam War; Russia-Ukraine War; implausible deniability; democratization of intelligence; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : This study explores how a contemporary systemic shift regarding secrecy and intelligence is affecting the strategic performance of states engaged in overt or covert intervention. These changes are conceptualized by researchers as “implausible deniability”, “delayed disclosure” and “the democratization of intelligence” and their significance are applied to limited-war theory with a theoretical focus on acknowledgment and open secrets. READ MORE

3. 2. Assessing the alignment : An exploratory qualitative study of OMXS30 firms' sustainability narratives' calibration with their ESG performance

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

   Author : Petter Alraek Kågström; Jacob Ådén; [2023]
   Keywords : Sustainability; Legitimacy; Firm disclosure; ESG; Greenwashing; ESG score;

   Abstract : Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to gain a holistic understanding of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) related narratives applied in OMXS30 firms’ annual reports. The understanding contributes to the existing literature by highlighting which main narrative strategies firms’ use to gain and maintain legitimacy, and whether or not the legitimacy gained and maintained from the narratives are in line with the firms’ ESG performance. READ MORE

4. 3. Viral Voices. Digital storytelling, women and HIV in Podcast Positivos: Mujeres VIHvas project

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Forum för genusvetenskap och jämställdhet

   Author : Cristina Arcas Noguera; [2020]
   Keywords : HIV; AIDS; women; silence; voice; disclosure; hegemonic herstory; digital storytelling; performing narratives; intersectionality; cyborg; podcast;

   Abstract : Despite being considered as the most social infection, there is little data on HIV infection in women. Women have not been considered beyond their reproductive role as subjects with a sexuality that transcends the historical mandate of biological reproduction, maintaining a secondary role in the infection. READ MORE

5. 4. The non- straightforward link between anti-corruption and CSR-reporting : A study assessing the quality of CSR disclosure regarding anti-corruption of four Swedish banks

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

   Author : Elin Blom; Alexandra Larsson; [2020]
   Keywords : Sustainability reporting; CSR; anti-corruption; money laundry; corruption; CONI model; Consolidated Narrative Interrogation Model; GRI; Legitimacy theory; Stakeholder theory;

   Abstract : In 2019, the two Swedish banks Swedbank and SEB was involved in what has been called one of the largest money laundry scandals. Money laundering is a critical sustainability issue for banks since their operations enable money from corrupt activities to be laundered into the financial system, hence diverts resources from education and health services. READ MORE

6. 5. The Balancing Act of Disclosure: Experiences of Stigma and Resistance Among Men Who Sell Sex to Men

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för socialt arbete

   Author : Linda Laura Palhamn; [2019-02-13]
   Keywords : Disclosure; MSW male sex work ; stigma; and resistance;

   Abstract : Little attention has been given in previous research to disclosure about sex work and even less to men’s experience of disclosure about selling sex. There is a lack of understanding of the choices behind disclosure and how men who have experiences of selling sex use disclosure. READ MORE