Essays about: "wHAT IS MODERNIZATION"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 56 essays containing the words wHAT IS MODERNIZATION.
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1. THE ROAD TO CLIMATE JUSTICE A discursive analysis of global climate governance between 2015 and 2022
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : There is an urgent need for effective global climate governance addressing the pressing threat of climate change. Based on the institutional power of language, various research has examined the development of global climate governance through discursive lenses, however, the recent period has not yet been examined. READ MORE
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2. Upskilling the Workforce in the Context of Digital Transformation - Managers’ Perspectives on the Learning Process
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate SchoolAbstract : The concept of upskilling is argued to be essential for organizations in the digital age since it allows them to remain competitive by providing their workforce with the necessary skills to adjust to new technologies and ways of working. However, previous research has primarily focused on what skills to achieve but studies on how to adapt and train the workforce in the context of digital transformation is still limited. READ MORE
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3. The Ulleråker Hospitalum : A Case Study in the Wage Development of the Medical Sector 1890-1920
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionenAbstract : This essay presents a case study about the development of income levels in the medical sector during Sweden´s period of modernization, 1890-1920, focusing specifically on the five wage groups which comprised the medical staff at Uppsala´s Ulleråker hospitalum (=mental asylum). This institution, though different in it´s stated mission from hospitals and the like, was similarily organized, and staffed with employees belonging to the same categories as regular hospital staff - they shared similar social backgrounds, education levels, work tasks and conditions. READ MORE
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4. Dioxins: An Easy Problem to Solve or a Hard-Fought Battle for the Environment? a Case Study of How and Why the Pulp and Paper Industry in Sweden Transitioned Away From Chlorine-Bleaching
University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/SociologiAbstract : The situation for the environment is in many ways dire. However, amidst all the negative environmental developments it is easy to neglect the successes that have actually happened. READ MORE
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5. Growing to thrive or growing to die? Analysing high-school students’ perspectives on the relationship between economic growth and environmental sustainability
University essay from Lunds universitet/SociologiAbstract : How and what we should teach children about sustainability, in relation to our current economic system, has become the cornerstone of the debate on Education for Sustainable Development (ESD). This debate takes place in conjunction with a much broader debate on the concept of sustainable development itself, where the role of economic growth is both questioned and supported, seen as either a necessary support for sustainability or as a barrier to truly sustainable societies. READ MORE
