Search for dissertations about: "social conventions"
Showing result 21 - 25 of 71 swedish dissertations containing the words social conventions.
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21. Adult Education at Auction : On Tendering-Based Procurement and Valuation in Swedish Municipal Adult Education
Abstract : Our understanding of adult education’s purpose and value is linked to how we think ‘good’ education should be organised and provided. This thesis explores the interplay between organisation and values by looking at how conceptualisations and valuations of adult education are affected when private providers become involved in public education. READ MORE
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22. Green Power Generators: How the Political Stakes of Global Environmental Conventions Make Some NGOs More Powerful than Others
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23. Emotions carved in stone? The social handling of death as expressed on Hellenistic grave stelai from Smyrna and Kyzikos
Abstract : This study deals with expressions of emotions in Hellenistic funerary art. The material for this study consists of 245 grave reliefs from the Greek cities of Smyrna and Kyzikos in Western Asia Minor; mostly dated to the second century BCE. READ MORE
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24. The Resilience of Diplomacy : Adaptation and Continuity of Diplomatic Practice in Crises
Abstract : In this thesis, I study how crises impact diplomatic norms and practices. Diplomacy plays a fundamental role in enabling peaceful and constructive relations between states. READ MORE
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25. Class, Culture, and Conflict in the Edwardian Book Inscription : A Multimodal Ethnohistorical Approach
Abstract : This study draws on theories and methodologies from the fields of multimodality, ethnography and book history studiesto explore class conflict and social mobility in Edwardian Britain (1901-1914). Using a dataset of 2,998 book inscriptions, this work investigates the types of inscriptions present in books bought and exchanged in Edwardian Britain; the ways in which inscriptive practices varied according to location, gender, age, social class and occupation; the material and semiotic features of inscriptions; and their communicative and performative purposes. READ MORE