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1. Peers, Privacy & Pleasure: A mapping of how social norms influence consumers in their diffusion of a social media application with privacy implications, the case of TikTok
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate SchoolAbstract : TikTok, the social media network where users can post and share user created content with one another, has fallen under examination of governments across the globe due to rising distress in regards to the privacy implications that the app may have. Understanding how TikTok reached such success even with an apparent privacy implication calls for a mapping of the social norms (Injunctive, Descriptive, Personal) and how they shaped consumer perceptions. READ MORE
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2. Breaking the Cycle of Exclusion : Examining Effective Interventions for Second-Generation Immigrant Children in Sweden
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionenAbstract : Second-generation immigrant children in Sweden, especially those of non-European heritage, find themselves entangled in a web of social exclusion. Against the backdrop of escalating disparities between social strata, and a conspicuous failure in the integration of immigrants, the study explores this matter in depth. READ MORE
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3. Beyond Conflict : NATO's Just Securitization of Russia
University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)Abstract : This thesis addresses the ethical implications of NATO securitizing Russia without being in direct warfare,seeking to contribute to the debate of the integration of ethics into IR. This thesis contributes to that argument by integrating ethical dimensions of normative character through Floyd's Just Security Theory (JST) within the framework of social constructivism to develop new theoretical insights. READ MORE
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4. Shifting paradigms in practice? Investigating the compatibility of Germany's energy cooperatives with sustainable degrowth
University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutetAbstract : The concept of sustainable degrowth presents itself as a normative response to some of the most pressing socio-ecological challenges of our time. The energy sector plays a prominent role in the degrowth debate, however, there is limited conceptual and empirical understanding of how energy production and consumption might look like from a degrowth perspective and which actors might be compatible with the degrowth ideals. READ MORE
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5. Between Discursive Power, Visibility and Resistance: A Critical Study of Employee Ambassadorship on Social Media
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för strategisk kommunikationAbstract : Social media offers employees new opportunities to contribute as communicators and ambassadors to the strategic communication of organizations. However, this study problematizes the prevailing normative and managerial-dominated understanding of self-initiated employee ambassadorship on social media, which neglects power structures in which employees’ communication on social media is embedded. READ MORE
