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Rural development has received an ongoing attention within the development discourses, particularly in the context of achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. In recent years, the integration of multi-stakeholder partnerships has become increasingly common in development agendas, aiming to address complex social issues, particularly those in rural areas. In this regard, this research examines

The Iranian diaspora is rather well studied. Researchers have investigated wide topics within the diaspora, from its political activities, the identity of 2nd generation diaspora Iranians, to host society dynamics and nostalgia. These studies reveal an ethno-nationalist attitude, as many in the Iranian diaspora do not adhere to the Persian-dominated identity articulated by the Iranian diaspora. To

This research explores how elderly residents in Gothenburg, Sweden, interact with and access-urban blue and green spaces, how this may vary in warmer temperatures, and the applications this-can have in current climate adaptation planning in the city. This study considers a localized focus-area situated in Gothenburg Municipality’s Climate Adaptation Plan. Using a mixed methods-approach, this resea

The Philippines, the most disaster-prone country globally, faces intensified natural hazards due to climate change. Informal settler families, living in precarious conditions, are particularly vulnerable. This study investigates the resilience of an informal settler community in Tondo, Manila, assessing their capacities to cope, adapt, and transform in the face of disasters, particularly typhoons

In the United States, the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness is central to a highly publicized public lands dispute. The proposed Twin Metals project seeks to mine the largest undeveloped sulfide mineral deposit in the country, located just kilometers from the Boundary Waters, America’s most visited Wilderness area. Advocates assert that sulfide pollution poses an irreversible threat to a regio

AI-genererade verk har ökat snabbt under det senaste årtiondet och skakat om EU:s immaterialrättsliga landskap. Tack vare dessa intelligenta system kan individer idag skapa verk som överträffar mänskligt hantverk på bara några minuter. Verk som utnyttjar AI, särskilt autonoma produkter, utmanar de trad-itionella uppfattningar som upphovsrättslagstiftningen bygger på. Frågan om dessa verk kan erhål

Den globala uppvärmningen förändrar jordens klimat i snabb takt, det är främst utsläpp av växthusgaser som exempelvis koldioxid från förbränning av fossila bränslen som är orsaken. Sverige har tagit flera steg mot en hållbar energiproduktion där 65 % av elen är förnybar, men samtidigt är fossila bränslen en betydande del. Av Sveriges totala energianvändning går 25 % till att värma upp det befintliGlobal warming is changing the Earth's climate and is mainly caused by greenhouse gas emissions from, for example, fossil fuels. Sweden's energy production consists of 65 % renewable energy, but the remaining amount comes from fossil fuels. Of Sweden's total energy production, a quarter goes to heating existing buildings. Upcoming EU directives set higher requirements for energy effici

The rule of law, as a topic of long-standing concern to the sociology of law, has been contributed to by countless scholars from theoretical and empirical perspectives. However, there is still great potential for the study of the rule of law in other countries beyond the conventional Western understanding. This is especially the case for research on the rule of law in China, a self-proclaimed soci

Denna uppsats handlar om hur unga bokläsare ser på sin och andras läsning och hur de förhåller sig till det tillskrivna värdet läsning och böcker har i samhället. Dessutom behandlas även deras relation till boken som objekt och läsritualen. Utifrån åtta djupgående intervjuer med läsare i 20-30 årsåldern och teori om symboliskt kapital, fin-och fulkultur, ritual och materialitet diskuteras detta i

This thesis investigates the hydrosocial territory of Sicily through a political ecology lens, analysing how water insecurity is due to climate change, state absence, socio-political fragmentation. Although water is physically present on the island, its mismanagement, shaped by clientelism, infrastructural decay, and political dysfunction, produces a sense of insecurity, exacerbating social inequa

Title: Small Firms, Big Impact: Investigating ESG and Sustainability Strategy in SMEs Seminar Date: 2025-06-04 Course: BUSN09, Degree project in International Strategic Management Authors: Louise Christell & Daniel Lilja Supervisor: Merle Jacob Keywords: SME, Corporate sustainability, ESG, Strategy, Trade-off, Stakeholder management Purpose: The primary purpose of this study is to expl

This thesis explores the structure and potential future of public transport in Mainz, Germany, through the lens of the Foundational Economy. The Foundational Economy, a broad project developed by several European scholars, offers a critique of neoliberalism by advocating for renewed policy attention to essential goods and services—such as public transport. The Foundational Economy reorients public

An exploration of alternative approaches to addressing gender-based violence/harms (GBV/H) as a phenomenon in Ireland and the UK, often articulated as a formation of ‘rape culture’ in its normalisation of these forms of harm and power dynamics, manifesting in social, political and legal spheres. In an attempt to tackle the root causes of GBV/H, this research examines the specific harms through a

This study analyzes the implications of nature-based solutions (NBS) for women in the Gambia, in flood prone communities in the context of the Rural Integrated Climate Adaptation and Resilience (RICAR) project. Employing a mixed-methods approach, including surveys and focus group discussions, the thesis investigates gendered differences with the guiding research question “How do nature-based solut

Credit ratings play a crucial role in financial risk assessment, influencing borrowing costs, investment decisions, and overall market stability. As corporate financial data becomes more intricate, machine learning (ML) emerges as a promising tool to enhance traditional credit evaluation methods. This thesis investigates the predictive performance of six supervised ML algorithms—Support Vector Mac

This paper analyses the evolving nexus between personal data protection and antitrust law in the European Union’s digital economy, where personal data functions as a critical competitive resource. It explores how the German Fed-eral Cartel Office’s landmark 2019 decision against Facebook, which framed excessive data collection under non-compliant GDPR terms as an abuse of dominance, signalled a p

This thesis explores the way donor ideologies influence the structure and allocation of foreign aid for sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) in the Arab States region. Drawing on postcolonial theory and the humanitarian–development nexus, it investigates how socio-political shifts within traditional donor countries, specifically rising conservatism, affect both the overall size of the

With the growing integration of renewable energy sources into the power grid, new challenges for system stability have emerged. To address this, the European Union has introduced a regulation called Requirements for Generators (RfG). This regulation sets specific performance standards, one of which is a minimum critical clearing time related to faults. Some production facilities with low inertial

This thesis explores the migration experiences of privileged American women who have relocated to Spain, not as economic refugees or global elites, but as people navigating complex landscapes of physical, emotional, and existential insecurity. Drawing on feminist ethnography, emotional geographies, and theories of postnational belonging, the project analyzes how gender, autonomy, care, and politic

This thesis explores public librarians' views on and approaches to AI-generated fiction. The aim is to increase understanding of how the use of generative AI impacts the cultural sector from a library perspective. Generative AI is used to create text and image content, often through so-called large language models (LLMs), such as ChatGPT. The growing use of generative AI within the cultural se