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2. 1. Civic Cultures in Eastern Europe : Communication spaces and media practices of Estonian civil society organizations

   Author : Liisa Sõmersalu; Göran Bolin; Anne Kaun; Maria Bakardjieva; Tobias Olsson; Södertörns högskola; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; civil society; Estonia; Eastern Europe; space; activist media practices; civic cultures; media; Östersjö- och Östeuropaforskning; Baltic and East European studies; Kritisk kulturteori; Critical and Cultural Theory;

   Abstract : What kind of routine media and communication practices do Estonian civil society organizations enact in their everyday work? What sort of symbolic and physical spaces are used, created, and accessed by Estonian civil society organizations and informal citizen groups when engaging internally and with their target groups? How do these spaces and practices evolve over time? These are the questions this dissertation addresses, with the aim of understanding the ways in which already-established and evolving civil society organizations navigate the highly-mediated everyday through their routine media practices and the spaces in which these practices are situated.Theoretically, this study takes a cultural approach to political participation with the concept of ‘civic cultures’ (Dahlgren 2009, p. READ MORE

4. 2. Cooperative Communications : Link Reliability and Power Efficiency

   Author : Tafzeel ur Rehman Ahsin; Ben Slimane; Xavier Lagrange; KTH; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Cooperative Communications; Link Reliability; Power Efficiency; Energy Efficiency; Network Coding; Cooperative Relaying; SRA - ICT; SRA - Informations- och kommunikationsteknik;

   Abstract : Demand for high data rates is increasing rapidly for the future wireless generations, due to the requirement ofubiquitous coverage for wireless broadband services. More base stations are needed to deliver these services, in order tocope with the increased capacity demand and inherent unreliable nature of wireless medium. READ MORE

5. 3. Media and the refugee camp : The historical making of space, time, and politics in the modern refugee regime

   Author : Philipp Seuferling; Heike Graf; Anne Kaun; Staffan Ericson; Myria Georgiou; Södertörns högskola; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; refugee camp; media practices; media technology; refugee regime; forced migration; Germany; media history; heterotopia; space; archive; media infrastructure; memory; witnessing; resistance; Kritisk kulturteori; Critical and Cultural Theory; Östersjö- och Östeuropaforskning; Baltic and East European studies;

   Abstract : This dissertation explores media practices in and of refugee camps. In the wake of forced migration becoming ever more digitized both in its experiences and its governance, this thesis historicizes media practices in refugee camps as a space of the refugee regime. READ MORE

6. 4. Seamless Communications

   Author : Lennart Isaksson; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY;

   Abstract : The evolution of today’s wireless technologies and small hand-held devices has enabled the handling of the trade-off between mobility and performance. Things have, however, become more complex. Users demand high performance when using small and resource-efficient devices. READ MORE

7. 5. Contagious Communications : The role of emotion in viral marketing

   Author : Elsie Margaretha Botha; Esmail Salehi-Sangari; Matthew Robson; KTH; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Viral marketing; Emotion; eWOM; Social Media; Affect; Industriell ekonomi och organisation; Industrial Engineering and Management;

   Abstract : The “connection generation” craves interaction with and connection to vast social networks through the sharing of information, photos, opinions, entertainment and news. This sharing comes in the form of electronic word-of-mouth or eWOM, and provides marketing and communication managers with an unparalleled opportunity to reach a large number of consumers quickly. READ MORE