Search for dissertations about: "commodification"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 26 swedish dissertations containing the word commodification.
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1. Fictitious Carbon, Fictitious Change? : Environmental Implications of the Commodification of Carbon
Abstract : Governments increasingly rely on the use of market instruments to tackle climate change and help decarbonize a deeply fossil fuel-dependent economy. This dissertation examines this trend as one instance of the ‘commodification of carbon’, or the process through which emission reductions are made into commodities and then traded on the market. READ MORE
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2. The Last Urban Frontier : Commodification of Public Space and the Right to the City in Insurgent Hong Kong
Abstract : This thesis explores the production and transformation of public spaces in Hong Kong, a city that is steeped in neoliberal ideals and has seen substantial deterioration in terms of democratic rights and freedoms in recent years. As a result of the expansion of neoliberal capitalism, commodification of urban space has not only exacerbated, but also become more far-reaching and indiscriminate. READ MORE
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3. Exchangification of art: transforming street art into market products
Abstract : Art markets are filled with tensions, often explained as an inevitable dichotomy between arts and commerce. During the last century, this phenomenon has been defined as the commodification of art. READ MORE
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4. Time to Work : Responsibilization and Reification in the Swedish Welfare State
Abstract : In late 2015 and early 2016, more than two million refugees crossed European borders. Sweden, with its 10 million inhabitants welcomed more than 160,000 refugees, the second highest number per capita in Europe. READ MORE
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5. On the governmentalization of sustainability : the case of flood risk mitigation in Sweden
Abstract : Contemporary society is confronted with numerous sustainability challenges. Some are new, others have been around since time immemorial, but none have been governed on the societal level since their emergence. READ MORE