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1. 1. Exploring the influence of ICT on Financial Inclusion and Mobile Money Services in Sub-Saharan Africa

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistik

   Author : Noa Almfors; Klara Stenman; [2023-07-10]
   Keywords : Sub-Saharan Africa; Financial Inclusion; Information and Communication Technology; Internet; Mobile Money;

   Abstract : This thesis investigates the influence of two types of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), internet and mobile phones, on Financial Inclusion (FI) and Mobile Money Mobile Money (MM) adoption in 24 Sub-Saharan African countries in the last decade. A unique feature of this research is the incorporation of an index measuring financial inclusion, developed specifically for this study. READ MORE

3. 2. Socioeconomic status and preferences for income inequality: A quantitative study using the International Social Survey Program Data

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Aude Elisabeth Marguerite Carreau; [2023]
   Keywords : preferences; income inequality; socioeconomic status; meritocracy; social mobility; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : People's preferences for income inequality vary, and this research investigates the influence of socioeconomic status on these preferences. Drawing on a structural position theory that considers individuals’ self-interest and rationality to be driven by their socioeconomic status, this paper examines the extent to which socioeconomic status affects the likelihood of accepting income inequality. READ MORE

4. 3. Between career development and modern slavery : A netnographic exploration of how LinkedIn users conceptualise and experience the unpaid internship

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

   Author : Amanda Tydesjö; [2023]
   Keywords : Unpaid internship; educational contract; employability strategy; modern slavery; career development;

   Abstract : Societal demand to enhance individual employability in an increasingly congested postgraduate labour market has led to a boom in unpaid internships in the 21st century. This has produced a continuum of attitudes, from perceiving the unpaid internship as an important career opportunity to perceiving it as exploitative slavery. READ MORE

5. 4. A polycrisis of climate change, food insecurity, socioeconomic inequality, and conflict intensity? A statistical analysis of interrelated crises.

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Alva Linnér; [2023]
   Keywords : conflict intensity; climate vulnerability; food insecurity; socioeconomic inequality; greed versus grievances; environmental scarcity and conflict.; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Along with escalating climate change impacts, aggravated hunger and malnutrition, and widening socioeconomic disparities, recent decades have also seen increased casualties during intrastate conflicts. The aim of this thesis is accordingly to investigate the interactions among climate vulnerability, food insecurity, and socioeconomic inequality and their effects on conflict intensity. READ MORE

6. 5. “People, Corrupted”: Monstrous Transformations in “The Whistlers” and “Whitefall”

   University essay from Karlstads universitet/Fakulteten för humaniora och samhällsvetenskap (from 2013)

   Author : Charles Perseus D'Aniello; [2023]
   Keywords : monster theory; monstrosity; gothic; internet horror; bare life; zombies; heterotopia; cannibalism;

   Abstract : This essay explores monstrosity in two contemporary horror stories: “The Whistlers” by Amity Argot, and “Whitefall” by C.K. Walker, focusing on how the humans in these texts are monstrously transformed. READ MORE