Search for dissertations about: "russian town"

Found 4 swedish dissertations containing the words russian town.

2. 1. People in Between : Ethncity and Material Identity, a New Approach to Deconstructed Concepts

   Author : Charlotta Hillerdal; Frands Herschend; Johan Rönnby; Neil Price; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; ethnicity; materiality; cultural identity; cultural practice; Viking Age; Varangians; Russia; Métis; Canada; colonialism; post-colonial; Romantic philosophy; indigenous; Ruhnu; Estonia; authenticity; national identity; Viking Age towns; Scandinavia; town formation; discontinuity; Archaeology; Arkeologi; arkeologi; Archaeology; Östersjö- och Östeuropaforskning;

   Abstract : In questions concerning ethnicity and cultural identity in prehistory, there is a great divide between the conclusions maintained on a theoretical level of discussion and the interpretations given to material remains, when these theories are practiced on the archaeological material. Inherited scientific and political structures, usage and ideas contribute to our understanding of ethnicity and the everyday use of the concept, and influence archaeological interpretations. READ MORE

4. 2. From Pioneers to Target Group : Social Change, Ethnicity and Memory in a Lithuanian Nuclear Power Plant Community

   Author : Kristina Sliavaite; Sociologiska institutionen; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Ignalina nuclear power plant; Deindustrialization; post-socialism; East Central Europe; ethnicity; collective memory; social change; Russian speaking population; decline; modernization; migration; enclave; risk; social insecurity; uncertainty; national insurance; Social problems and welfare; Cultural anthropology; ethnology; Sociala problem; migration; risk; social välfärd; socialförsäkring; Kulturantropologi; etnologi;

   Abstract : This thesis focused on an examination of human agency and strategies for responding to rapid social and economic change. Fieldwork was carried out in the community of Visaginas town that was built during the Soviet period in Lithuania. The town is situated next to the Ignalina nuclear power plant. READ MORE

5. 3. Socio-demographic determinants of pregnancy outcomes and infant growth in transitional Russia

   Author : Andrej Grjibovski; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Pregnancy outcomes; infant growth; breastfeeding; social factors; Russia;

   Abstract : There is a growing body of literature exploring social, demographic, and life-style factors in relation to pregnancy outcomes and infant growth patterns. However, only a few studies on the topic were conducted in transitional economies of Eastern Europe despite considerable political, economic, and social changes in these countries during the last 15 years. READ MORE

6. 4. Asthma, chronic bronchitis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and respiratory symptoms among adults in Estonia : prevalence and risk factors : comparison with Sweden and Finland : the 'FinEsS' studies Estonia I

   Author : Mari Meren; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Epidemiology; asthma; chronic bronchitis; COPD; Estonia; the FinEsS Studies;

   Abstract : The thesis is based on original research data of the Estonian part of the "FinEsS" studies, which are cross-sectional comparative studies between Finland, Estonia and Sweden aiming to estimate the prevalence of respiratory symptoms, asthma, chronic bronchitis, COPD and allergy and to assess risk factors for the diseases and conditions. In Estonia the study areas included Tallinn, the capital of the country, Saaremaa, an agricultural island in the Baltic Sea, and Narva, a heavily industrialised town located at the Russian border. READ MORE