Search for dissertations about: "Strike"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 93 swedish dissertations containing the word Strike.

  2. 1. Resisting feminised precarity : Farm workers in post-strike Western Cape, South Africa

    Author : Åsa Eriksson; Lena Gemzöe; Camilla Elmhorn; Irene Molina; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; gender; race ethnicity; precarity; feminisation of labour; resistance; intersectionality; farm work; South Africa; Sweden; genusvetenskap; Gender Studies;

    Abstract : This dissertation seeks to contribute to the body of research on gender, neoliberal globalisation and work, and on the forms of resistance people engage in within a deeply unequal global order. It was devised in relation to developments during and after widespread, unprecedented labour and social protests among farm workers in export-oriented agriculture in the Western Cape, South Africa, 2012–2013. READ MORE

  4. 2. New Techniques for Estimation of Source Parameters : Applications to Airborne Gravity and Pseudo-Gravity Gradient Tensors

    Author : Majid Beiki; Laust Pedersen; Mehrdad Bastani; Mark Pilkington; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Gravity gradient tensor; pseudo-gravity; magnetic field; eigenvector analysis; least squares algorithm; strike direction; source parameter estimation; analytic signal; Euler deconvolution; joint inversion; infinite dike model; geological contact model; Solid earth physics; Fasta jordens fysik; Geophysics with specialization in Solid Earth Physics; Geofysik med inriktning mot fasta jordens fysik;

    Abstract : Gravity gradient tensor (GGT) data contains the second derivatives of the Earth’s gravitational potential in three orthogonal directions. GGT data can be measured either using land, airborne, marine or space platforms. READ MORE

  5. 3. Drivers of Going Green in Financial Markets and Corporate Networks

    Author : Zahra Hashemzadeh; Nationalekonomiska institutionen; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Investor Behavior; Asset Pricing; Financial Markets; Corporate Network; Corporate Social Responsibility CSR ; ESG performance; Sustainability; Environmental performance; Climate Strike; Public Attention;

    Abstract : This dissertation is a collection of three self-contained empirical papers developing the knowledge on environmental responsibility of investors and corporations.The first paper investigates how corporate environmental performance propagates in firm networks. READ MORE

  6. 4. Sustainable Surface Functionalization of Lightweight Materials : Cerium Oxide Nanoparticles Replacing Chromium in Anodic Coatings and Carbon Nanomaterials for Lightning Strike Protection

    Author : Thirza Poot; Kajsa Uvdal; Linnéa Selegård; Zhang-Jun Hu; Mats Eriksson; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : Aviation accounts for 2-3% of the carbon dioxide emitted globally. One way to reduce emissions is to develop and introduce sustainable, functional, lightweight materials and coatings that increase the lifetime and fuel efficiency of aircraft. READ MORE

  7. 5. Standing up to a Multinational Giant : The Saint-Gobain World Council and the American Window Glass Workers' Strike in the American Saint Gobain Corporation in 1969

    Author : Fredrik Håkansson; Lars Olsson; Marcel van der Linden; Lars Berggren; Geert Van Goethem; Linnéuniversitetet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; World Councils; Compagnie de Saint-Gobain; the American Saint Gobain Corporation; flat glass; sheet glass; window glass; trade union internationalism; Charles Levinson; the International Federation of Chemical and General Workers’ Unions; the United Glass and Ceramic Workers of North America; glassworkers; Historia; History;

    Abstract : In the 1960s, a large number of World Councils were founded in a number of industrial branches. One of the most recognized World Councils was established in the multinational glass manufacturer Compagnie de Saint-Gobain in 1969, in connection to an international trade union action against the company. READ MORE