Search for dissertations about: "human relations"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 420 swedish dissertations containing the words human relations.

  2. 1. Socio-Economic Transformation and Gender Relations in Lao PDR

    Author : Damdouane Khouangvichit; Aina Tollefsen; Gunnar Malmberg; Jonathan Rigg; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; socio-economic transformation; gender relations; Lao PDR; globalization; livelihoods; tourism; mining; economic liberalization; Human geography; Kulturgeografi; Social and Economic Geography; kulturgeografi;

    Abstract : The aim of this study is to examine socio-economic transformation and gender relations in Lao PDR after the adoption of economic liberalization by the Lao government in the late 1980s. Against a background of general socio-economic transformation in Laos the main focus of the study is on the local level, with emphasis on how people in their everyday lives have engaged with and handled the changes. READ MORE

  4. 2. The School and the Animal Other : An Ethnography of Human-Animal Relations in Education

    Author : Helena Pedersen; Bo Andersson; Dennis Beach; Peter McLaren; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; human-animal relations; critical theory; gender theory; postcolonial theory; critical pedagogy; the other ; the discourse of species; boundary work; critical ethnography; socialization; meaning-making practices; social representations; the hidden curriculum; social and cultural reproduction; Human-animal relations; critical theory; gender theory; postcolonial theory; critical pedagogy; the “other”; the discourse of species; boundary work; critical ethnography; socialization; meaning-making practices; social representations; the hidden curriculum; social and cultural reproduction.;

    Abstract : How human-animal relations are expressed and negotiated has significance for the situation of animals in society and offers insights that contribute to our understanding of how we organize relations between humans as well. This critical ethnographic investigation is positioned at the intersection of education research and the interdisciplinary area of human-animal studies. READ MORE

  5. 3. The Lure of Origins : An Inquiry into Human-Environmental Relations, Focused on the ”Neolithization” of Sweden

    Author : Per Johansson; Humanekologi; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Neolithization; Origins research; Organism concept; Artifact concept; Person concept; Ecological relations; Human-environment relations; Human ecology; Umwelt concept; Symbolism; Archaeology; Tim Ingold; Early Neolithic in Sweden; Cultural anthropology; ethnology; Arkeologi; Kulturantropologi; etnologi;

    Abstract : The purpose of this dissertation is to contribute to the discussion of the deeper meaning, in our contemporary context, of the ”neolithization” of Sweden. The basis for the investigation is twofold: * a critical examination of recent research reports dealing mostly with the Early Neolithic of (Middle) Sweden which shows, inter alia, that ”agriculture” was of marginal importance for a very long time from about 4000 BC onwards, while, at the same time, the idea of ”the transition to farming” dominates discourse. READ MORE

  6. 4. Governing from Above : Solid Waste Management in Nigeria's New Capital City of Abuja

    Author : Onyanta Adama; Gunilla Andrae; Kristian Stokke; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; governance; space; place; solid waste management; relocated capital city; Abuja; Nigeria; Human geography; Kulturgeografi; Human Geography; kulturgeografi;

    Abstract : This doctoral dissertation examines how the symbolic character of a relocated capital city influences and intersects with local conditions to shape the governance structure and relations in service delivery. The focus is on Abuja, the new capital city of Nigeria, and the sector studied is solid waste management. READ MORE

  7. 5. On Environmental Grounds : Outdoor Recreation, Place Relations and Environmental Sustainability

    Author : Daniel Wolf-Watz; Klas Sandell; Peter Fredman; Robert Pettersson; Ebba Lisberg Jensen; Mittuniversitetet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Environmental Concern; Place; Nature; Practice; Tourism; Kulturgeografi; Human Geography;

    Abstract : This thesis examines the relationship between outdoor recreation and environmental concern as part of the wider issue of environmental sustainability in late-modern societies. It includes studies of environmentalists’ (that is environmentally committed individuals’) preferences and motivations with regard to outdoor recreation, and covers the inquiries of whether and how outdoor recreation can influence levels of environmental concern. READ MORE