Search for dissertations about: "University of Gothenburg Departments of Geography"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 swedish dissertations containing the words University of Gothenburg Departments of Geography.

  2. 1. Lock-in as make-believe – Exploring the role of myth in the lock-in of high mobility systems

    Author : Maja Essebo; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; myth; lock-in; geography; Malmö; Öresund; theoretical advancement;

    Abstract : All human practices are, ultimately, set and defined by limits; be they social, economic, physical, or environmental. Yet even in the face of such realities, practices which transgress the confines of possibility remain remarkably obdurate. This thesis addresses the issue of one such practice, i.e. READ MORE

  4. 2. Earth writing : exploring representation and social geography in-between meaning/matter

    Author : Martin Gren; Högskolan i Kalmar; []
    Keywords : Human Geography; Kulturgeografi; Geography;

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  5. 3. The Past of Present Livelihoods : Historical perspectives on modernisation, rural policy regimes and smallholder poverty - a case from Eastern Zambia

    Author : Pelle Amberntsson; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Rural livelihoods; Smallholders; rural policy regime; development; modernisation; Zambia; Rural livelihoods; Smallholders; rural policy regime; development; modernisation; Zambia;

    Abstract : This study is an enquiry into the processes shaping rural livelihoods in peripheral areas. The study is situated in the field of livelihood research and departs in the persistent crisis within African smallholder agriculture and in rural policy debates during the postindependence era. READ MORE

  6. 4. From formal employment to street vending: Women’s room to maneuver and labor market decisions under conditions of export-orientation – the case of Penang, Malaysia

    Author : Anja K. Franck; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; gender and trade; feminization of labor; female labor force participation; women’s work; gender at work; informal economy; hawking; street vending; Penang; Malaysia;

    Abstract : This study is a compilation thesis consisting of an introduction and four separate papers. It is an inquiry into women’s working lives in Penang, Malaysia. The export-oriented development model adopted in Malaysia stimulated women’s large-scale entry to the formal labor force. READ MORE

  7. 5. Global Shift in the Aircraft Industry : A study of airframe manufacturing with special reference to the Asian NIEs

    Author : Sören Eriksson; University of Gothenburg Departments of Geography; []
    Keywords : aircraft industry; airframe; Asian NIEs; China; East and Southeast Asia; global shift; India; Indonesia; international division of labour; international subcontracting; Singapore; South Korea; Taiwan; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP;

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