Search for dissertations about: "the Nordic region"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 73 swedish dissertations containing the words the Nordic region.
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1. From Kinship to Global Brand : The Discourse on Culture in Nordic Cooperation after World War II
Abstract : This work analyzes the political instrumentalization of culture. Specifically, it studies how this is done through cultural policy within Western democracies. The analysis takes, as an example, official Nordic cultural cooperation in the post-war period. READ MORE
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2. Kilometer-scale climate modeling of precipitation in the Nordic region
Abstract : Future changes in precipitation, in particular extremes, are among the most impact-relevant consequences of a warming climate driven by increases in atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations. Still, climate model projections of future changes in regional and local precipitation remain uncertain. READ MORE
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3. Baltic-Finns and Scandinavians : Comparative-Historical Linguistics and the Early History of the Nordic Region
Abstract : The study investigates how the early nineteenth century invention of comparative-historical linguistics affected European ethnohistoric thought, and how this process altered ethnohistorical research on the early, pre-Christian history of the Nordic region. The case study of the Nordic region (Denmark, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Estonia) includes the discipline histories of Finno-Ugric studies, linguistics and the larger field of intellectual history. READ MORE
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4. How partisan emotions and negativity shape our politics : examining affective polarization in the Nordic region
Abstract : Political polarization has become one of the buzzwords of the 21st century political vocabulary. Several political and societal developments, such as the success of populist parties, negative discord on social media, and the smearing of political opponents, to name just a few, all get lumped together under the umbrella term of increased political polarization. READ MORE
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5. Climate vulnerability assessment methodology : Agriculture under climate change in the Nordic region
Abstract : Food security and climate change mitigation are crucial missions for the agricultural sector and for global work on sustainable development. Concurrently, agricultural production is directly dependent on climatic conditions, making climate change adaptation strategies essential for the agricultural sector. READ MORE