Essays about: "patronage system"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 12 essays containing the words patronage system.

  1. 1. Multi-modal Public Transport Network Design Method

    University essay from KTH/Transportplanering

    Author : Mingui Liu; [2023]
    Keywords : multi-modal public transportation; mobility on demand; bi-level network planning and optimization; genetic algorithm;

    Abstract : With the rapid development of industrialization and urbanization, industrial development and population growth drive the expansion of urban space, urban transportation demand shows the characteristics of spatial decentralization and diversification, and transportation travelers' requirements for mobility, accessibility, and comfort of transportation travel services are enhanced. Mobility on demand (MoD) services such as DiDi and Uber are new modes of public transportation, bringing many new opportunities and challenges. READ MORE

  3. 2. HOW DEMOCRACY BACKSLIDES. Tracing the Pathway in Turkey

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Zekeriya Alperen Bedirhan; [2022-06-17]
    Keywords : democratic backsliding; politicization; clientelism; patronage system; reform avoidance; authoritarian legacy;

    Abstract : Democratic backsliding is a gradual process that negatively affects the countries in terms of democracy. The different levels of democracies can face a number of challenges as a result of democratic backsliding and this is due to various factors. For this thesis, the main aim is to find the variables which affect the Turkish case. READ MORE

  4. 3. The Cultural Production of Climate Disinformation : A Social Network Analysis of the NIPCC

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap

    Author : Erik Björklund; [2022]
    Keywords : Disinformation; climate change; post-truth; social network analysis; The Cultural Industries; climate communication; NIPCC; IPCC; scientific realism; conspiracy theories; alternative epistemological realities;

    Abstract : This master thesis in media and communication studies examines the production and dissemination of disinformation regarding climate change. Utilizing a synthesis of social network analysis, cultural industries, and disinformation studies. It is a study of the Nongovernmental International Panel on Climate Change and its production of texts. READ MORE

  5. 4. Paul’s Discourse on Slavery and Freedomin the Light of Stoic Philosophy

    University essay from Enskilda Högskolan Stockholm/Avdelningen för religionsvetenskap och teologi

    Author : Ji Ra Maran; [2019]
    Keywords : Slavery System; Patronage Culture; Social Classes; Greco-Roman World;

    Abstract : This thesis focuses on Paul’s view on freedom for believers in the context ofslavery. Paul’s understanding comes through in his metaphorical usage of slavelanguage in 1 Cor 7:20-24. READ MORE

  6. 5. Modern Patronage and Development in Cambodia: Historical Foundations, Modern Re-Articulations, and the Contemporary Quest for Political Legitimacy

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School; Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Development Studies; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

    Author : Markus Petersson; [2017]
    Keywords : Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Cambodia´s complicated political landscape has created a development context that the international community long struggled to navigate. In this paper I – through a theoretical framework that conceptualises a political context as a historically located totality and defines the quest for political legitimacy as a constraint that can be used to make inferences about the behaviour and actions preferred by the ruling elite – explore how development endeavours can learn to work better within Cambodia´s political landscape. READ MORE