Search for dissertations about: "social imagination"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 52 swedish dissertations containing the words social imagination.
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1. The Transformative Imagination : Re-imagining the world towards sustainability
Abstract : A central task for sustainability science in the Anthropocene is to offer guidance on alternative pathways of change. Even though this search and implementation of pathways towards sustainability is likely to require profound social-ecological transformations, little is yet known about the individual and collective capacities needed to support such transformations. READ MORE
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2. Lucknow Daily : how a Hindi newspaper constructs society
Abstract : This is an anthropological study of journalists and their work. The setting is a north Indian city, and we shall meet reporters on their beats, searching for stories to print in Hindi dailies. READ MORE
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3. Shamanic performances on the urban scene : neo-shamanism in contemporary Sweden
Abstract : This study deals with neo-shamanism, a set of notions and techniques that originated in the non-Western tribal societies and, within the framework of New Age spirituality, were adapted for the life of contemporary urban dwellers. Neo-shamanic practices are based on consciousness-altering techniques, when the Self is perceived to leave the body, to journey in other realities and to interact with the spiritual beings, enlisting their help for social, psychological, and physical healing. READ MORE
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4. Behaving as a Christ‐Believer : A Cognitive Perspective on Identity and Behavior Norms in Ephesians
Abstract : This study contributes to the understanding of how first century Christ-believers, particularly those who shared the imagination of Ephesians, experienced the relation between their social identity as Christ-believers and behavior norms. In order to understand this, a number of theories from the cognitive sciences are used in combination with historical-critical methods. READ MORE
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5. Openness as Political Culture : The Arab Spring and the Jordanian Protest Movements
Abstract : This study is an exploration of the origins of the Arab Spring in Jordan and across the region. Based on ethnographic fieldwork among the leadership of the Jordanian protest movements, it suggests a new way of understanding why these movements fell apart. READ MORE