Search for dissertations about: "modernization"
Showing result 21 - 25 of 64 swedish dissertations containing the word modernization.
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21. The Buddhist World Emperor's Mission : Millenarian Buddhism in Postcolonial Burma
Abstract : In early postcolonial Burma, a number of so-called royal esoteric associations with a millenarian and eschatological orientation, and founded by persons believed to be the world emperor, emerged in response to political turmoil, nation-building projects, modernization, and after-effects of colonialism. These Theravāda Buddhist esoteric congregations, revivalist and innovative at the same time, were indicative of a general crisis of authority and identity. READ MORE
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22. New Insights on Computerized Trading : Implications of Frequently Revised Trading Decisions
Abstract : Computerized trading may be viewed as an aspect of modernization of financial markets. This dissertation contains four articles that in different ways examine to what extent the modernization influences the economics of the markets. READ MORE
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23. Handling demand-capacity imbalances in aerial vehicle traffic
Abstract : It is expected that the number of drones used in both commercial and leisure operations will grow significantly in the coming years, which raises the need for a solid framework for management of this traffic. Unmanned traffic management (UTM) is a system for handling autonomous drone flights over urban areas. READ MORE
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24. Restructuring the agri-food value chains in post-socialistic Balkans : the dairy value chain in FYR Macedonia
Abstract : Like most of the Western-Balkan countries, the Former Yugoslav Republic (FYR) of Macedonia experienced significant difficulties in adapting and modernizing its agricultural production in accordance to the highly competitive regional and EU markets. By examining the dairy value chain of the FYR Macedonia, this thesis presents the challenges and changes in the organizational and institutional setting of the agri-food value chains in post-socialist Balkan countries. READ MORE
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25. What Can Nature Withstand? : Science, Politics and Discourses in Transboundary Air Pollution Diplomacy
Abstract : Long-range transboundary air pollution generates pressing environmental problems such as the acidification of lakes and soils, forest decline and loss of biodiversity as well as threats to human health across Europe. The overall aim of this study is to explore the role of scientific expertise in environmental diplomacy by analyzing recent international agreements in the transboundary air pollution (LRTAP) regime. READ MORE