Search for dissertations about: "Northern Germany"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 18 swedish dissertations containing the words Northern Germany.

  2. 1. A Gap in the Grid : Attempts to introduce natural gas in Sweden 1967-1991

    Author : Anna Åberg; Arne Kaijser; Per Högselius; Erland Mårald; KTH; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; natural gas; energy policy; infrastructure planning; history of technology; Sweden; Northern Europe; risk; project planning; Denmark; Norway; Soviet Union; Germany; energy systems; energy history; fossil fuels;

    Abstract : This thesis follows the process of introducing natural gas in Sweden and the construction of a Northern European gas grid from 1967 to 1991. Natural gas is a relatively unnoticed fuel in Sweden today, but this relative anonymity stands in contrast to an extensive historical activity that has taken place behind the scenes of Swedish energy policy. READ MORE

  4. 2. Academics and Politics : Northern European Area Studies at Greifswald University, 1917–1991

    Author : Marco Nase; Norbert Götz; Mark Bassin; Peter Stadius; Södertörns högskola; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Scandinavian Studies; Soft Power; Public Diplomacy; History of Universities; Nazi Germany; GDR; Historical Studies; Historiska studier;

    Abstract : The decision to institute Area Studies in German universities in 1917, was born out of a perceived need to widen the intellectual horizon of the public and academia alike. At Greifswald University this ambitious reform programme saw the foundation of a Nordic Institute, charged with interdisciplinary studies of contemporary Northern Europe. READ MORE

  5. 3. What Kind of Regionalism? : Regionalism and Region Building in Northern European Peripheries

    Author : Josefina Syssner; Rune Johansson; Michae Keating; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; regionalism; region building; regional identities; cultures and images; regional development; soft location factors; social capital; ideology; discourse; comparison; regionalism; regionskapande; regional identitet och kultur; regional utveckling; socialt kapital; ideologi; diskurs; jämförelse; Ethnicity; Etnicitet;

    Abstract : "What Kind of Regionalism?" is a comparative study of regionalism and region building in two northern European regions – Meclenburg-Western Pomerania in Germany and Norrbotten in Sweden. The aim of the thesis is to investigate what kind of regionalism is emerging in regions that are neither economically successful nor regarded as 'ethnic communities'. READ MORE

  6. 4. Genetic mapping of retinal degenerations in Northern Sweden

    Author : Linda Köhn; Irina Golovleva; Alison Hardcastle; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Bothnia dystrophy; cone dustrophy; linkage analysis; mutation; PITPNM3; PRPF31; retinitis pigmentosa; RLBP1; Medical genetics; Medicinsk genetik; genetik; Genetics;

    Abstract : Inherited retinal degenerations are a group of disorders characterised by great genetic heterogeneity. Clinically, they can be divided into two large groups of diseases, those associated with night blindness, e.g. retinitis pigmentosa (RP), and those with macular malfunction, e. READ MORE

  7. 5. Bronze Age Identities : Costume, Conflict and Contact in Northern Europe 1600-1300 BC

    Author : Sophie Bergerbrant; Kristian Kristiansen; Nick Thorpe; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Bronze Age; burials; gender; warfare; lifecycle; contact; costume; South Scandinavia; Lüneburg culture; identity; conflict; warrior; Archaeology; Arkeologi; arkeologi; Archaeology;

    Abstract : This dissertation deals with male and female social identities during the Middle Bronze Age (1600-1300 BC) in southern Scandinavia and northern Germany. South Scandinavian Bronze Age research has traditionally focused on the male sphere, while women have seldom been seriously considered or analysed in terms of their roles, power or influences on society. READ MORE