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  1. 1. Dreams, hope and future; An anthropological study about poverty and future plans among of vulnerable youth in Cape Town

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

    Author : Gustav Carlsson; [2023-09-27]
    Keywords : Hope; Social mobility; Capital; Social suffering; Temporality; Potentiality;

    Abstract : This thesis is a result of Minor Field Studies (MFS) carried out in Cape Town, South Africa and funded by the Swedish public authority SIDA - Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency. South Africa struggles with poverty and has the greatest inequality in the world. READ MORE

  3. 2. The Impacts of Climate Change on the Livelihoods of Small-Scale Traders in Zambia: A Case Study of Cross-Border Traders in Kazungula District

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Saidi Victor Phiri; [2023]
    Keywords : Vulnerability; climate change; cross-border trader; and livelihoods; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Climate change is one of the global problems that the world is facing today. Previous studies have shown that climate change has negatively affected the livelihoods of the vulnerable population. However, understanding climate change is usually influenced by how it affects a person’s livelihood. READ MORE

  4. 3. The New Life Across IJ--Shaping an Innovative Community Model in Amsterdam Noord- IJ Plein in 2050

    University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

    Author : Qiwei Sun; [2022]
    Keywords : Urban Regeneration; Student Housing; Social-cultural Development; Innovative Community Design;

    Abstract : After Brexit, the city of Amsterdam has been boosting its attractive power for people around the world, becoming a major international centre in Europe and one of the most interesting social-cultural and innovation hubs of the globe. While the city grows, it pursues ambitious objectives related to sustainable development, social inclusion, housing shortage and heritage protection. READ MORE

  5. 4. The Swedish Dream – appropriation of nature at the timber frontier in ‘Swedish America’, Norrland, 1850-1900

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Humanekologi

    Author : Anton Blanck; [2021]
    Keywords : Keywords: socio-ecological transformations; modernity; human-nature relations; Sweden; environmental history; capitalist transitions; steam-power; historical natures; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis provides a historiographical account of the multiple socio-ecological transformations that occurred in Västernorrland, Sweden, during the second half of the 19th century. By engaging with ecological Marxist thinking, such as the world-ecology framework proposed by Jason W. READ MORE

  6. 5. Digital Diplomacy: A study of social media and the changing role of the diplomatic service

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Frida Theander; [2021]
    Keywords : Digital Diplomacy; Public Diplomacy; Symbolic Capital; Power relations; Diplomatic core; Cultural diplomacy; Field of Struggle; Field Theory; Pierre Bourdieu.; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : This study concerns digital diplomacy and the changing role of the diplomatic profession. By constructing a survey followed by descriptive in-depth interviews, this study demonstrates that Swedish diplomats have overall a positive view on social media’s role within the profession. READ MORE