Search for dissertations about: "power asymmetries"
Showing result 6 - 10 of 29 swedish dissertations containing the words power asymmetries.
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6. Resource characterization and variability studies for marine current power
Abstract : Producing electricity from marine renewable resources is a research area that develops continuously. The field of tidal energy is on the edge to progress from the prototype stage to the commercial stage. READ MORE
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7. Human iris characteristics as biomarkers for personality
Abstract : This dissertation explains why behavioral genetic research can be better informed by using characteristics in the human iris as biomarkers for personality, and is divided into five parts. Part I gives an introduction to the classical twin method and an overview of the findings that have led most developmental researchers to recognize that the normal variation of personality depends on a complex interplay between genetic and environmental factors. READ MORE
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8. The “Dark Side” of Marine Spatial Planning : A study of domination, empowerment and freedom through theories of discourse and power
Abstract : This thesis aims to contribute to the marine spatial planning (MSP) literature by elaborating a robust theoretical account of power for a more rigorous and balanced critical analysis of MSP. Conceived as a problem-solving regime, MSP has emerged as a radical approach to govern the use and protection of marine resources. READ MORE
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9. Essays on commitment and inefficiency in political economy
Abstract : This dissertation is devoted to the analysis of various aspects of inefficiency in the political economy. It consists of four self-containing theoretical essays. The first two chapters deal with the interplay between inefficiency and commitment. Chapter 1 studies the problem of commitment in autocratic regimes and its implications for growth. READ MORE
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10. Framing The Israel/Palestine Conflict in Swedish History School Textbooks
Abstract : The following dissertation has examined the ways in which the history of the Israel/Palestine conflict has been framed in a number of Lower Secondary school Swedish History textbooks as well as in a small number of Social Science/Civics teachers’ statements. The initial problem discussed has been a noted discrepancy between textbook content and scholarship on the conflict’s history. READ MORE