Search for dissertations about: "exclusivity"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 swedish dissertations containing the word exclusivity.

2. 1. Living in the calm and safe part of the city : The socio-spatial reproduction of upper-middle class neighbourhoods in Malmö

   Author : Ann Rodenstedt; Irene Molina; Brett Christophers; Rowland Atkinson; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Self-segregation; gated communities; security; upper-middle class; neoliberalisation; post-industrialism; housing; lifestyle; status; exclusivity; exclusion; community; neighbourhood choice; stigmatisation; spatial representations; socio-spatial reproduction; avoidance behaviours; Malmö; Victoria Park; Bellevue; Sweden; Social and Economic Geography; Kulturgeografi;

   Abstract : When residential segregation is mentioned in news coverage and when it is talked about in everyday discourse in Sweden, it is very often associated with immigration and minority groups living in the poorer areas of the city. A common assumption is that “immigrants” actively withdraw from society and that they choose to live together rather than integrating with the majority population. READ MORE

4. 2. Quality provision in duopoly

   Author : Cédric Argenton; Handelshögskolan i Stockholm; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

   Abstract : This dissertation comprises three essays revisiting the classical topic of quality provision in a duopoly. Two essays consider a situation in which consumers cannot identify the origin of an individual product but observe or infer the average quality of the units brought to the market: Chapter 2 studies the case where the two producers bargain over a minimum quality standard before deciding about their own quality level, while Chapter 3 deals with the case where qualities are (exogenously) fixed and producers have to decide about the quantity they will offer for sale. READ MORE

5. 3. Copyright in the Age of Access to Legal Digital Content : A study of EU copyright law in the context of consumptive use of protected content

   Author : Kacper F. Szkalej; Sanna Wolk; Maria Bergström; Johan Axhamn; Marcus Norrgård; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; copyright; intellectual property; EU law; law and technology; DRM; consumer protection law; Civil Law; Civilrätt; Europarätt; European Integration Law;

   Abstract : In a world where copyright is being infringed in a plethora of ways, consumers find it difficult to access legal digital content. Therefore, this thesis investigates how copyright law governs access to legal content in the digital environment in respect of so-called consumptive use. READ MORE

6. 4. The Rise of Luxury Brands Online : A study of how a sense of luxury brand is created in an online environment

   Author : Anita Radón; Per Olof Berg; Miriam Salzer-Mörling; Micael Dahlén; Lars Strannegård; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Luxury; Luxury Brands; Brand Image; Brand Identity; Internet; Online Environment; Communities; Counterfeits.; Business studies; Företagsekonomi; företagsekonomi; Business Administration;

   Abstract : Luxury brands have only recently tapped into the online market in an attempt to increase revenues and expand their businesses. This leap onto the online world has resulted in several new challenges, including the luxury brand paradox. READ MORE

7. 5. We bang our heads, therefore I am : subculture as laboratory of identity – the case of heavy metal

   Author : Susanna Larsson; Rolf Lidskog; Emma Engdahl; Philip Lalander; Örebro universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; subculture; heavy metal; identity; authenticity; ritual; alienation; gender; Sociologi; Sociology;

   Abstract : Subculture is a structure against which identities are both created and guarded. These identities are often socially and practically negotiated against an idea of individual authenticity. The thought of nurturing ones uniqueness while striving to fit in is a common duality and a clear cause of friction within subcultures. READ MORE