Search for dissertations about: "mobilization"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 236 swedish dissertations containing the word mobilization.

  1. 11. Sexual Violence in Armed Conflict: Threat, Mobilization and Gender Norms

    Author : Anne-Kathrin Kreft; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; sexual violence; armed conflict; intra-state war; victimization; agency; women s mobilization; gender norms; Women; Peace and Security framework; Colombia;

    Abstract : Sexual violence is a highly gendered violence. It disproportionately – albeit not exclusively – affects women and girls, and it asserts gendered hierarchies between perpetrators and victims. The widespread rape of women has been reported e.g. READ MORE

  2. 12. Gender Equality and Conflict : Gendered Determinants of Armed Conflict, Violent Political Protest, and Nonviolent Campaigns

    Author : Susanne Schaftenaar; Isak Svensson; Elin Bjarnegård; Jessica Maves Braithwaite; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; gender equality; gender inequality; conflict; armed conflict; nonviolent campaign; violent protest; war; gender; women; mobilization; protest; civil resistance; social movements; political violence; riot; conflict data; Peace and Conflict Research; Freds- och konfliktforskning;

    Abstract : Women’s rights are not only acknowledged as fundamental human rights, but have also been linked to matters of peace and security by scholars and policymakers. This composite dissertation explores how gender equality affects conflict, specifically armed conflicts, violent political protests, and nonviolent campaigns. READ MORE

  3. 13. Co-creating democracy : Conceptualizing co-creative media to facilitate democratic engagement in society

    Author : Montathar Faraon; Mauri Kaipainen; Robert Ramberg; Bert Mulder; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; co-creative media; democracy; concept-driven design research; socio-technical systems; consensus-seeking; internet voting; mobilization; open so; Information Society; informationssamhället;

    Abstract : Internet-based information and communication technology (ICT) have increasingly been used to facilitate and support democratic engagement in society. A growing body of research has demonstrated that the Internet and, in particular, social media have given citizens the opportunity to participate, interact, network, collaborate, and mobilize themselves within communities. READ MORE

  4. 14. Mechanisms Underlying Intensive Care Unit Muscle Wasting : Intervention Strategies in an Experimental Animal Model and in Intensive Care Unit Patients

    Author : Monica Llano-Diez; Lars Larsson; Marco Sandri; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; acute quadriplegic myopathy; intensive care unit; myosin; regulation of contraction; muscle atrophy; mechanical loading; mobilization; Clinical Neurophysiology; Klinisk neurofysiologi;

    Abstract : Critically ill patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) commonly develop severe muscle wasting and weakness and consequently impaired muscle function. This not only delays respirator weaning and ICU discharge, but has deleterious effects on morbidity, mortality, financial costs, and quality of life of survivors. READ MORE

  5. 15. Political protest and ethno-nationalist mobilization : the case of the French Front National

    Author : Jens Rydgren; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Front national; Nationalism; Frankrike;

    Abstract : .... READ MORE