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  1. 1. Discipline and Order: Hostile architecture in Copenhagen

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

    Author : Egill Karlsson; [2022]
    Keywords : Hostile architecture; Copenhagen; Sensory ethnography; Phenomenology; Order; Discipline; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Hostile architecture is a tool used to control and regulate behavior, individuals, and groups in public spaces. This research explores the use, purpose, and meaning of hostile architecture in Copenhagen. To explore the phenomenon, I conducted fieldwork and semi-structured interviews. READ MORE

  3. 2. Electronic Performance And Tracking Systems (EPTS) : Perceptions, Benefits and Challenges of Professional Football Athletes and Training Staff

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för informatik (IK)

    Author : Pavlos Bitilis; [2021]
    Keywords : Information Systems; Personal Informatics PI ; Wearables; Electronic Performance Tracking Systems EPTS ; Football; Football Technology; Football Athletes; Football Training Staff; Sensemaking; Qualitative Research; Ethnography; Greece;

    Abstract : Personal Informatics (PI) are information systems that allow people to process activities with the usage of information technology, aiming to produce informational products (data) either for themselves or for others. Technologies that enable PI are becoming increasingly popular, assisting people in collecting personally relevant information about their body and their behaviour. READ MORE

  4. 3. Undermining the Local: Power, Acceptance, and Confidence surrounding a Chilean Mining Operation : Social Impacts of the Mining Operation Los Pelambres on the Cuncumén Community

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Naturresurser och hållbar utveckling

    Author : Julia Schwab; [2020]
    Keywords : Sustainable Development; Ethnography; Social License to Operate; Mining; Power; Trust; Victim Mentality;

    Abstract : The present ethnographic research explores the socio-economic repercussions of a copper mining operation in Chile on its host community. By examining the development of the relationship between this local community and the mining company since the latter’s arrival, this thesis sheds light on the possible (secondary) impacts of corporate social responsibility (CSR) measures and participatory spaces on intracommunal dynamics. READ MORE

  5. 4. ‘I'm going to do this, and I don't need your permission.’ Identity constructions of female adventurers.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för tjänstevetenskap

    Author : Karolina Zalewska; [2018]
    Keywords : Social Sciences;

    Abstract : With the shift from collective to individual, people started to increasingly reflect on their position in the society and potential for individual growth. Previously inaccessible services and initiatives promoting self-development emerged. READ MORE

  6. 5. Between Compassion and Privilege: Identity, Responsibility and Power Among Volunteers Engaged in Refugee Reception

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för etnologi

    Author : Daniel Mårs; [2016]
    Keywords : responsibility; orientalism; globalization; identity; emotions; volunteers; refugee reception; power; privilege; class; MACA; Cultural Sciences;

    Abstract : Based on a research project on the refugee reception in Malmö, Sweden in the fall of 2015, this thesis explores how volunteers engaged in refugee related aid work acquire two conflicting identity positions. Through compassionate acts they orient between two poles: the refugees and the Swedish society. READ MORE