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1. 1. Being Together through ICTs : Transnational Family Practices in the Context of Ukrainian Forced Migration

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

   Author : LARA SANCHEZ GIL; [2023]
   Keywords : Ukrainian narratives; transnational living; co-presence; family practices; information and communication technologies ICTs ; and Spain; Narrativas ucranianas; vida transnacional; co-presencia; prácticas familiares; tecnologías de la información y comunicación TIC ; España.;

   Abstract : According to the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR, 2023), some 117.2 million people will be forcibly displaced or stateless by 2023. In this scenario, a large number of families will have to be reconfigured within a transnational setting. READ MORE

3. 2. Spatializing Hospitality : A design exploration on how to provide spatial agency to immigrant households in Sweden

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Arkitekthögskolan vid Umeå universitet

   Author : Kajsa Grundström; [2023]
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   Abstract : The thesis investigates how a host country can apply ethics of hospitality to housing that allow refugees and asylum seekers spatial agency. The necessity of doing this is to reduce the passive state of being “guests” for refugees when they are waiting for answers of asylum application approval. READ MORE

4. 3. Make America Green Again: Understanding Trumpism as it Relates to Environmental Injustice Legislation

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

   Author : Brooke Moore; [2023]
   Keywords : Trumpism; Environmental Justice; Environmental Legislation; Framing Analysis; Earth and Environmental Sciences; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : The United States is witnessing the emergence of what has popularly been coined Trumpism – a new conservatism inspired by the administration of Donald J. Trump, however, extending beyond to other far-right politicians. READ MORE

5. 4. Temporary Agency Work in Elderly Care in Germany : A qualitative study of deciding factors and their significance for organizations.

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

   Author : Antonia Milena Köster; [2022]
   Keywords : Elderly Care; Temporary Agency Work; Job Demand-Resource Theory; Germany.;

   Abstract : Over the last two decades, more and more elderly care nurses, specialists and untrained, have chosen to go into temporary agency work rather than insitutionalized care. This qualitative study investigated the factors that attract elderly care nurses to temporary employment and possible adjustments organizations can make, to enhance their competitiveness over agencies. READ MORE

6. 5. Perceived Organizational Support, Work Engagement, and Intention to Stay Among Temporary Agency Workers

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för psykologi

   Author : Emma Bergman; Elin Nordström; [2022]
   Keywords : Client Organizations; Equal Work; Intention to Stay; Perceived Organizational Support; Temporary Agency Workers; Work Engagement; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The use of temporary agency workers (TAWs) has grown over the years, and previous research shows that TAWs do not always have time to create interpersonal relationships, experience unequal work tasks, and perceive a lack of social support within the organization. Hence, this study aimed to investigate to what extent perceived organizational support (POS) from the client organization and the perception of equal work correlates with TAWs work engagement, and furthermore to what extent these factors correlate with their intention to stay. READ MORE