Search for dissertations about: "power 2017"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 361 swedish dissertations containing the words power 2017.

  2. 1. Vulnerability and Power : Social Justice Organizing in Rockaway, New York City, after Hurricane Sandy

    Author : Sara Bondesson; Daniel Nohrstedt; Elin Bjarnegård; Annica Kronsell; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Social vulnerability; Disaster risk reduction; Social movements; Power; Empowerment; Hurricane Sandy; Rockaway; Statskunskap; Political Science; Statsvetenskap med inriktning mot krishantering och internationell samverkan;

    Abstract : This is a study about disasters, vulnerability and power. With regards to social justice organizing a particular research problem guides the work, specifically that emancipatory projects are often initiated and steered by privileged actors who do not belong to the marginalized communities they wish to strengthen, yet the work is based on the belief that empowerment requires self-organizing from within. READ MORE

  4. 2. Where the Wind Blows : the socio-political geography of wind power development in Finland, Norway and Sweden

    Author : Johanna Liljenfeldt; Örjan Pettersson; Kerstin Westin; Olof Stjernström; Peter Schmitt; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; wind power; planning; land use; participation; power relations; energy justice; mixed methods; Finland; Norway; Sweden; Social and Economic Geography; kulturgeografi;

    Abstract : This thesis analysis the planning process for large-scale wind power development in Finland, Norway and Sweden. The aim is to explore the emerging power relations and socio-economic dynamics of the negotiation, planning and realization of this new development. READ MORE

  5. 3. On Reliability of SiC Power Devices in Power Electronics

    Author : Diane-Perle Sadik; Hans-Peter Nee; Per Ranstad; Nando Kaminski; KTH; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Silicon Carbide; Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Field-Effect Transistor MOSFET ; Junction Field-Effect Transistor JFET ; Bipolar Junction Transistor BJT ; Reliability; Failure Analysis; Reliability Testing; Short- Circuit Currents; Humidity; Resonant converter; Series-resonant converter SLR ; Base drive circuits; Gate drive circuits; Life-Cycle Cost Analysis LCCA ; Kiselkarbid; MOSFETar; JFETar; Bipolär Junction Transistor BJT ; Tillförlitlighet; Robusthet; Felanalys; Tillförlitlighetstestning; Kortslutningsströmmar; Luftfuktighet; Resonansomvandlare; Serie-resonansomvandlare SLR ; Basdrivkretsar; Gate-drivkretsar; Felskydd; Livscykelkostnadsanalys; Electrical Engineering; Elektro- och systemteknik;

    Abstract : Silicon Carbide (SiC) is a wide-bandgap (WBG) semiconductor materialwhich has several advantages such as higher maximum electric field, lowerON-state resistance, higher switching speeds, and higher maximum allowablejunction operation temperature compared to Silicon (Si). In the 1.2 kV - 1. READ MORE

  6. 4. Pushing borders : Cultural workers in the restructuring of post-industrial cities

    Author : Chiara Valli; Brett Christophers; Dominic Power; Sara Gonzalez; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Social and Economic Geography; Kulturgeografi; gentrification; displacement; creative labor; cultural labor; social movements; resistance; Milan; Brooklyn; Urban studies;

    Abstract : This research explores the agency and positioning of cultural workers in the restructuring of contemporary cities. This positioning is ambiguous. READ MORE

  7. 5. Made in Canada : The strategies, spaces and working lives of independent designers in the Canadian fashion system

    Author : Taylor Brydges; Dominic Power; Brian Hracs; Johan Jansson; Susanne Reimer; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : fashion; labour; creative industries; Canada; Filosofi; Philosophy;

    Abstract : Drawing on 87 interviews with independent fashion designers and key informants, this thesis is a collection of papers which aim to explore the strategies, spatial dynamics and working lives of independent fashion designers in the Canadian fashion industry. The majority of fashion design firms in Canada are small independent businesses, typically run by an individual or pair of designers, with few employees. READ MORE