Search for dissertations about: "Social realm"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 69 swedish dissertations containing the words Social realm.

  2. 6. Climate Science for Policy? The knowledge politics of the IPCC after Copenhagen

    Author : Jasmine Livingston; BECC: Biodiversity and Ecosystem services in a Changing Climate; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; climate change; science; politics; IPCC; knowledge; performance;

    Abstract : The rise of climate change as an issue of global concern has rested on scientific representation and understanding of the causes and impacts of, and responses to climatic change. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), in particular, has been central to how climate change has become known as a global political problem. READ MORE

  4. 7. The cost of free water : Water resources allocation and use in the Curu Valley, Ceará, northeast Brazil

    Author : Karin Kemper; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AREAS; TVÄRVETENSKAPLIGA FORSKNINGSOMRÅDEN;

    Abstract : Despite enormous investments in water storage infrastructure over past decades, the Curu Valley in the semi-arid state of Ceara, Northeast Brazil, is subject to increasing water stress. This study explains the current situation in the valley and explores institutional alternatives for the achievement of more efficient water resources allocation and use. READ MORE

  5. 8. Negotiating Reproduction: Family Size and Fertility Regulation among Shuar People of the Ecuadorian Amazon

    Author : Charlotte Petersson; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Ecuador; Amazonia; Shuar people; reproduction; ; conviviality; well-being; state; population policy; family planning; subjectivity; power;

    Abstract : The focus of this dissertation is situated in the realm of the global reproductive health discourse and its interplay with national politics in Ecuador. It addresses how high fertility rates are perceived as an issue that hinders development and modernisation. READ MORE

  6. 9. Next to nothing: A study of nanoscientists and their cosmology at a Swedish research laboratory

    Author : Mikael Johansson; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; anthropology of science and technology; cosmology; nanoscience; nanotechnology; individualism; technoscape; skills;

    Abstract : This study is based on anthropological fieldwork conducted among nanoscientists at the Department of Microtechnology and Nanonscience, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden. The aim of the dissertation is to explore cosmological notions among this group of researchers through their conceptualization of nature and self. READ MORE

  7. 10. Making fields of merit: Buddhist nuns challenge gendered orders in Thailand

    Author : Monica Lindberg Falk; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; anthropology; Thailand; sex; gender; Buddhism; nuns; rituals; gifts; education;

    Abstract : This anthropological study addresses the interaction and interconncectedness between religion and gender relations in Thailand, analysing this through the lens of the Buddhist nuns' (mae chiis') lives, actions and role in Thai society. The mae chiis have a long hstory in Thailand. READ MORE