Search for dissertations about: "open access power thesis"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 34 swedish dissertations containing the words open access power thesis.

2. 1. Open access and closed discourses : Constructing open access as a development issue

   Author : Jutta Haider; Eva Hemmungs Wirtén; Lunds Universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

   Abstract : This thesis investigates the connection between open access – the free online availability and distribution of scientific and scholarly publications – and the ‘developing world’ from a post- development perspective. It takes a discourse analytical approach, drawing predominantly on Michel Foucault’s understanding of discourse. READ MORE

4. 2. Open Service Innovation in Industrial Networks

   Author : Per Myhrén; Lars Witell; Anders Fundin; Karlstads universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Open Innovation; Service Innovation; Open Service Innovation; Radical Innovation; Incremental Innovation; Role Constellations; Innovator Actors; Innovation Roles; Business Administration; Företagsekonomi;

   Abstract : Constant development of new technologies in a rapidly changing and globalized world decreases product life cycles. Time-to-market is crucial for commercial success. This development requires resources to create new knowledge and skills within organizations and together in networks with other firms. READ MORE

5. 3. Wireless Sensor Networks for Development : Potentials and Open Issues

   Author : Marco Zennaro; Björn Pehrson; Andreas Kassler; KTH; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Telecommunication; Telekommunikation;

   Abstract : Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) provide a way to bridge the gap between the physical and the virtual worlds. They promise unprecedented abilities to observe and understand large-scale, real-world phenomena at a fine spatial-temporal resolution. READ MORE

6. 4. The mediation of affect : security, fear and subversive hope in visual culture

   Author : Rodrigo Ferrada Stoehrel; Simon Lindgren; Eric Carlsson; Kari Andén-Papadopoulos; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; affect; emotion; aesthetics; visual culture; discourse; Otherness; power; security; media and communication studies; medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap;

   Abstract : The overarching purpose of this study has been to problematise how visual practices and the mediation of affect is linked to the capacity to produce (new) perceptual realities, sensations and imaginaries, ultimately aiming to legitimate or counter-legitimate the hegemonic discourses and practices mobilised in the name of security. The first part of my thesis approaches this matter through an analysis of media cultures and discursive systems circulating within the court and the state military. READ MORE

7. 5. “It was like I had to fit into a category” : people with trans experiences navigating access to trans-specific healthcare and health

   Author : Ida Linander; Lisa Harryson; Isabel Goicolea; Anne Hammarström; Erika Alm; Jan Wickman; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Transgender; Gender dysphoria; Qualitative; Access to healthcare; Health inequalities; Affective labour; Trans studies; Queer phenomenology; Foucault; Governmentality; Sex reassignment; folkhälsa; Public health; gender studies; genusvetenskap;

   Abstract : Background: Trans issues have received increased attention over the last couple of years and important changes have been made in the legislation relating to gender reassignment and in trans-specific healthcare practices. At the same time, many people with trans experiences report poor mental health, bad experiences when encountering the healthcare and a tendency to postpone seeking care due to being badly treated. READ MORE