Essays about: "the effect of modernization"

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  1. 1. The Populist Surge and Democratic Dissatisfaction: Unveiling the divide : A quantitative analysis on variations in the level of satisfaction with democracy among populists and non-populists in Western Europe the past 20 years

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Anne-Margrethe Lindaas Skeie; [2023]
    Keywords : Populism; satisfaction with democracy; democratic dissatisfaction; Western Europe; populist radical-right parties; quantitative methods; regression analysis;

    Abstract : This thesis deals with differences in the level of satisfaction with democracy between populists and non-populists in eleven Western European countries the past twenty years, with the common denominator that they all have experienced the electoral success of a populist radical-right party and a population increasingly expressing distrust and dissatisfaction with democracy. The thesis is based on a definition of populism in which it is regarded as a threat to democracy, and moreover, the thesis explores whether there are any significant differences in the level of satisfaction with democracy and whether these differences changes as time passes between these two voter groups. READ MORE

  2. 2. Intergenerational blame attribution - a consequence of the perceived personal post-crisis economy of youth in Sweden?

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Maral Darakhsh; [2023]
    Keywords : intergenerational tension; threat; authoritarianism; blame attribution; modernization theory;

    Abstract : Motivated by recent claims from youth that older generations are jeopardizing their future, the purpose of this thesis is to study potential explanations for the variation of intergenerational blame attribution among Swedish youth. Ordinary least squares regression analysis is conducted on survey data, especially focused on young participants, to test several hypotheses about how perceived economic threats and one’s value orientation can impact young people’s motivation to blame elderly generations for economic difficulties. READ MORE

  3. 3. Challenges working from home and its impact on Code reviews - Multiple Case Study

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för programvaruteknik

    Author : Rohith Girikshith Tallari; Ravi Theja Kataray; [2022]
    Keywords : Code Review; Software Engineering; COVID-19; pandemic; Work from home WFH ; Modern code reviews MCR ;

    Abstract : Background: COVID-19 is a dangerous contagious infection which was declared as a global pandemic by World Health Organisation (WHO) in March 2020. It was rapidly spreading worldwide, forcing the world to move into isolation and the software developing companies to change their work settings into remote working. READ MORE

  4. 4. City of the Anthropocene : A Case Study of Lynetteholm, Copenhagen.

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

    Author : Amalie Mørk; [2021]
    Keywords : urban development; sustainability; ecological modernization; human development; urban regime theory; urban planning; local governance; Lynetteholm;

    Abstract : This paper is a study upon a global vision of a sustainable future, to local implementation of environmentally effective solutions, in contemporary urban planning projects. The purpose was to illuminate a gap between the global rationality of sustainability and local rationality of sustainability and to identify the effect it has on sustainable outcomes. READ MORE

  5. 5. Framtidens klimatneutrala bostäder : en studie av bostadsbyggande aktörers syn på framtidens bostäder

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

    Author : Karin Alfredsson; [2021]
    Keywords : bostadsutveckling; klimatneutralitet; bostadsbranschen; klimatpåverkan; gröna bostäder; low-impact living; normer; stigberoende;

    Abstract : För att en hållbar framtid skall kunna uppnås är det mycket i samhället som behöver förändras, inte minst bostäder. Bostadsbranschen står idag för ungefär 20 procent av Sveriges totala utsläpp av växthusgaser och har således en påtaglig klimatpåverkan. READ MORE