Essays about: "research thesis about social problems"

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  1. 1. From ‘Nordic Exceptionalism’ to ‘Swedish Expansionism’

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

    Author : John Lowe; [2021]
    Keywords : narrative criminology; Nordic exceptionalism; punishment; prisons; policing; political narratives; gangs; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The recent growth of the Swedish prison population and police force suggests a stark reversal from the small, rehabilitation oriented criminal justice system described in the “Nordic penal exceptionalism thesis.” This paper is based on a narrative analysis of documents published by the Government Offices of Sweden in the collection titled “A Safer Sweden” from 2013 to 2021. READ MORE

  3. 2. Understanding swedish prepping : a mixed-method study on resilience, trust, and incentives to prepare for crises

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

    Author : Emelie Olsson; [2021]
    Keywords : prepping; emergency preparedness; crisis; social resilience; community resilience; vulnerability; trust; social capital;

    Abstract : The focus of this thesis is individual emergency preparedness – prepping - in Sweden. Due to several threats and crises in recent years, including the COVID-19 pandemic, the Swedish Parliament chose to resume emergency preparedness planning in 2017, but few Swedes are prepared themselves. READ MORE

  4. 3. E-commerce Related Last Mile Logistics

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för service management och tjänstevetenskap

    Author : Hoda Nseif; Kinga Danesch; [2021]
    Keywords : Urban freight flow; freight last mile logistics; LML typology; Sustainable LML; last mile delivery; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : E-commerce activities have been growing rapidly throughout the past decade, leading to a growth just as dominant in last mile logistics and urban freight transport as well. Different factors create these deliveries highly inefficient, expensive, and polluting. This led to the generation of major problems that became more dominant in urban areas. READ MORE

  5. 4. “We change structures the moment our experience counts” : Exploring lived experience leadership in the third sector

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för Urbana Studier (US)

    Author : Nele Charlotte Buchholz; Rosie Rooney; [2021]
    Keywords : Leadership; lived experience leadership; third sector; diversity; equality; inequality; critical leadership studies; leadership-as-practice; feminist standpoint theory; UK; Germany;

    Abstract : Leadership in general is still perceived as individualistic, masculine and hierarchical. Despite fighting against discrimination and for social justice, third sector organizations are themselves often places of entrenched privilege and limited diversity. READ MORE

  6. 5. The Curious Case of Universal Basic Income

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Rik Hendrik Gerardus Hendriks; [2021]
    Keywords : Universal Basic Income; Minimum Income Protection; Welfare States; Behavioural Patterns; Non-take up of Benefits and Tax-Benefit Model Simulations.; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This research focuses on universal basic income (UBI) and what potential societal effects an implementation of such a benefit could have. While many opinionated papers circulate within the academic debate, this thesis tries to systematically bring together, interpret and critically evaluate the scientific publications that are relevant to the analysis of the implementation of UBI. READ MORE