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  1. 16. "It's not like someone hands you a brochure" : A qualitative study of migrant mothers' perceptions of their learning at Swedish open preschools

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för beteendevetenskap och lärande

    Author : Ariana Moir; [2017]
    Keywords : Community of practice; Wenger; open preschools; migrant mothers; parental learning;

    Abstract : Times of transition can provoke informal learning that is both potentially transformative and often unacknowledged. New mothers living in a new country are in effect undergoing a double transition, and thus are in a position to possibly undertake a great deal of informal learning. READ MORE

  3. 17. Embodiment and the Boundaries Between Us in Virtual Reality - A critical analysis of inclusivity in social virtual reality environments

    University essay from Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Claudia Maneka Maharaj; [2017]
    Keywords : Virtual Reality; Social structures; Inclusivity; Diversity; Gender; Race; Ethnicity; Culture; Phenomenology; Agential Realism; Design; Technology; Discourse; Embodiment; Bodies; Social environments;

    Abstract : Virtual Reality (VR) is considered the next major communication tool and its potential has been described as “a ubiquitous force and as pervasive and transformative as the internet was in the 90s or the smartphone was in the 2000s” (Somasegar, 2016). Social spaces in VR (SocialVR) are at the forefront of developing new possibilities in communication that could offer greater connection and understanding between people around the world. READ MORE

  4. 18. Missing Link of Power: Conceptualization of Empowerment within the Context of Reparations for Conflict Related Sexual Violence

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Marita Kutchava; [2016]
    Keywords : Reparations; conflict related sexual violence. Empowerment. Power.; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Intersection between gender and armed conflict has been overlooked for centuries. There was little to no understanding of gendered harm the conflict brings to women’s lives and means to redress it. READ MORE

  5. 19. Eco-gastronomy: creative food for transformation

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Stockholm Resilience Centre

    Author : Tove Björklund; [2016]
    Keywords : Eco-gastronomy; social-ecological resilience; transformations; resilient food systems; niches and regimes; social-ecological innovation; network-nature interactions; relational approach; sustainable business strategies.;

    Abstract : Present-day food systems are characterised by industrial mass-production and are becoming exceedingly untenable from a social, ecological and economic perspective. The era of favourable growing conditions and stability is no longer guaranteed, and arguments for holistic and transformative solutions are raised, that can reconnect humanity to the biosphere and create resilient food systems. READ MORE

  6. 20. From victims to activists: The role of communication for the empowerment and impact of the PAH anti-evictions movement in Spain

    University essay from Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Mariona Sanz Cortell; [2015]
    Keywords : Communication; Communication for Development; Social movements; Social Change; Empowerment;

    Abstract : The anti-evictions movement Plataforma de Afectados por la Hipoteca (PAH) is one of the most effective and valued grassroots initiatives in Spain. It has convinced the majority of the population on the need to change the mortgage law, given solution to the immediate needs of its members via civic-disobedience actions and dignified the people who are not able to pay their mortgage debts. READ MORE