Search for dissertations about: "global identity"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 121 swedish dissertations containing the words global identity.

2. 6. Our Fury is Burning : From Local Practice to Global Connections in the Dalit Movement

   Author : Eva-Maria Hardtmann; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Identity Psychology ; Group identity; Civilization; Dalits; Kastväsen Indien; Proteströrelser Indien; Proteströrelser Storbritannien; Kulturell identitet; Daliter Identity Psychology ; Group identity ; Civilization; Dalits; ; socialantropologi; Social Anthropology;

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4. 7. Global and local in late bronze age central Macedonia. Economy, mobility and identity

   Author : Ole Christian Aslaksen; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Forging Identities; Mobility; Identity; Economy; Central Macedonia; Bronze Age World; Mycenaean Greece; Balkans; Central Europe; Tell societies; Travelers; Ethnicity; Networks; Kastanas; Axiochori; Limnotopos; Tsautsitsa; Kilindir; Toumba Thessaloniki; Assiros; GIS; Pottery; Contextual Archaeology; Resources; Power; Trade;

   Abstract : What impact did expanding Bronze Age networks have on regions located between the great centers in the period 1700-1100 BC? Where the Aegean meets the Balkans, Central Macedonia lies between well-known cultures connected by veins of communication such as the Axios River. In this doctoral dissertation the impact of increased communication is investigated through a new synthesis of artifacts, landscapes and settlement materials from Central Macedonia. READ MORE

5. 8. Irish Scene and Sound : Identity, Authenticity and Transnationality among Young Musicians

   Author : Virva Basegmez; Helena Wulff; Gunnar Ternhag; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : Contemporary Ireland; Irish music scene; young musicians; identity; authenticity; transnationality; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP;

   Abstract : Ireland has long been famous for its rich traditional music. Yet the recent global success of Irish pop, rock and traditional music has transformed the Irish music scene into a world centre attracting musicians, tourists, fans and the music industry from both Ireland and abroad. READ MORE

6. 9. Sexual behaviour, debut and identity among Swedish Schoolchildren

   Author : Åsa A. Kastbom; Carl Göran Svedin; Gunilla Sydsjö; Therése Skoog; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES;

   Abstract : Background: Sexual behaviour among schoolchildren and adolescents is a sparsely researched area and there are delicate methodological obstacles and ethical concerns when conducting such research. Still it is a subject that engages both parents and professionals. READ MORE

7. 10. The Global City 2.0 : An International Political Actor Beyond Economism?

   Author : Kristin Ljungkvist; Nils Hertting; Stefano Guzzini; Bo Bengtsson; Jan Aart Scholte; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Global City; urban security; cities and globalization; counterterrorism; cities and climate change mitigation; New York City politics; role conception; Statskunskap; Political Science;

   Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to increase our understanding of the Global City’s pursuit of what can be regarded as independent foreign and security policies, despite the fact that such policies have traditionally been considered to be a core function of central governments. By studying how the Global City’s role in the globalized world is constructed in local public narratives as the local government develops and pursues specific international policies, the thesis argues, we can come closer to an understanding of what it means to be and to govern a Global City, and why its local government find it to be in the city’s interest to claim international political authority. READ MORE