Search for dissertations about: "divided societies"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 23 swedish dissertations containing the words divided societies.

  2. 1. On the causes and effects of specialization : A mathematical approach

    Author : Micael Ehn; Kimmo Eriksson; Johan Lind; Mälardalens högskola; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Specialization; Division of labor; matematical model; social stratification; Applied mathematics; Tillämpad matematik; Mathematics Applied Mathematics; Matematik tillämpad matematik;

    Abstract : Division of labor and division of knowledge are so important andcommon in society today that it is almost impossible to imagine asociety where everyone knows the same things and perform the sametasks. This would be a society where everyone grows, or gathers, andprepares their own food, makes their own tools, builds their ownhouse, and so on. READ MORE

  4. 2. Bitter divisions: inequality, identity and cooperation

    Author : Andrea Martinangeli; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : Overriding inequality Group identity, beliefs and cooperation in asymmetric social dilemmas Heterogeneity reduces cooperation. Understanding why can help mitigate the problem. As salient interpersonal differences reduce expectations of favourable behaviours on behalf of others, emphasising common identities should increase cooperation. READ MORE

  5. 3. Harmonizing National Laws on Human Trafficking by Implementing Article 3 of the Palermo Protocol : Problems and Reform

    Author : Dominika Borg Jansson; Petter Asp; Stefan Hedlund; Per Ole Träskman; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Trafficking in human beings; international law; criminal law; organized crime; legal transplants; language; irregular migration; Palermo Protocol; human rights; women’s rights; Criminal Law; Straffrätt;

    Abstract : Trafficking in human beings is one of the most serious and acute problems of our time. It is seen as one of the main forms of organized crime as well as a modern form of slavery. Trafficking is a practice that affects entire societies or rather the very fabric of democratic societies. READ MORE

  6. 4. Ethical aspects of crop biotechnology in agriculture

    Author : Payam Moula; Sven Ove Hansson; Helena Siipi; KTH; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Filosofi; Philosophy;

    Abstract : This thesis analyses a few selected aspects of crop biotechnology in agriculture. The thesis contains two essays; the first addresses the topic of how ethical tools can help to, especially in democratic societies, improve ethical judgments on modern biotechnologies used in agriculture and food production. READ MORE

  7. 5. Modeling Specialization and Division of Labor in Cultural Evolution

    Author : Micael Ehn; Eriksson Kimmo; Thomas Mark; Mälardalens högskola; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Specialization; Division of Labor; Cultural Evolution; Mathematics Applied Mathematics; matematik tillämpad matematik;

    Abstract : Division of labor and division of knowledge are so important and common in society today that it is difficult to imagine a functional society where everyone knows the same things and performs the same tasks. In such a society everyone grows, or gathers, and prepares their own food, makes their own tools, builds their own house, and so on. READ MORE