Search for dissertations about: "olympics"
Found 3 swedish dissertations containing the word olympics.
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1. On the Multi-Scale Nature of Ski-Snow Friction : Field Testing, Characterisation and Modelling of Cross-Country Ski Performance
Abstract : The goal of most endurance sports is to get from point A to B in the shortest time possible. Throughout the course, athletes need to overcome the resistive forces that are present in their specific sport. READ MORE
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2. The olympic host selection process
Abstract : The members of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) who participate in the host election process for the Olympics come from around 77 countries. No other decision process has been found where the final decision is made in secret by so many nationalities. READ MORE
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3. Nothing more to see : Contestations of belonging and visibility in Russian media
Abstract : The purpose of this dissertation is to explore the role of visibility in the production and contestation of belonging to political communities. On the basis of an empirical enquiry of Russian media during the 2010s, a theoretical conceptualization of the relation between visibility and belonging is suggested, starting in the idea that what becomes visible to publics and how, and what is rendered invisible, are the objects of constant political regulation and contestation. READ MORE