Search for dissertations about: "win power"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 swedish dissertations containing the words win power.

2. 1. Purchasing in power asymmetry - A study of vaccine procurement for developing countries

   Author : Ala Pazirandeh; Teknisk logistik; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Purchasing; Power; buyer-supplier relationships; humanitarian logistics; global health;

   Abstract : The purpose of this study was to increase the understanding of, and develop a model to explain, interrelations between purchasing strategies carried out by buyers within vaccine supply chains for developing countries and their buyer-supplier power structure. In the humanitarian aid context, availability of required goods (e.g. READ MORE

4. 2. Power politics and peace policies : Intra-state conflict resolution in southern Africa

   Author : Thomas Ohlson; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Peace and conflict research; conflict resolution; intrastate civil war; peace agreement; regional security complex; policy change; Southern Africa; Freds- och konfliktforskning; Peace and conflict research; Freds- och konfliktforskning; Peace and Conflict Research; freds- och konfliktforskning;

   Abstract : Why do some peace agreements after intra-state war fail, while others succeed? The dissertation focuses this question, with specific attention to intra-state wars in regional security complexes. The aim of this comparative study is theory building. Propositions, indicators and research questions are derived from a typology of explanatory variables. READ MORE

5. 3. Opportunities and uncertainties in the early stages of development of CO2 capture and storage

   Author : Mårten Lind; Mats Westermark; Mohsen Assadi; KTH; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Acceptance; cement; CCS; CO2 capture and storage; early opportunities; enhanced oil recovery; expert opinions; hybrid power cycles; optimism; oxyfuel combustion; pressurised fluidised bed combustion; pilot plant; potassium carbonate; risk; Sargas; scenario studies; scientific uncertainty; stakeholder perceptions; Chemical process and manufacturing engineering; Kemisk process- och produktionsteknik;

   Abstract : The topic of this thesis is carbon dioxide (CO2) capture and storage (CCS), which is a technology that is currently being promoted by industries, scientists and governments, among others, in order to mitigate climate change despite a continued use of fossil fuels. Because of the complex nature of CCS and the risks it entails, it is controversial. READ MORE

6. 4. Mobile cellular communications with base station antenna arrays

   Author : Per Zetterberg; KTH; []
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   Abstract : This thesis deals with the problem of increasing thespectrum efflciency of cellular systems by the use of antennaarray base stations. The focus of the thesis is on downlinktransmission in frequency division duplex systems. i.e. READ MORE

7. 5. From feminism to class politics : the rise and decline of women's politics in Reykjavík 1908-1922

   Author : Auður Styrkársdóttir; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; women; women s movements; women s lists; women in local governments; structured policy approach; neo-institutionalism; patriarchal theories; parties; Reykjavik; Iceland;

   Abstract : The main objective of this dissertation is to seek answers to three questions: 1) Why did it take so much longer for women than men to win the vote? 2) Why did it take women so long to be elected in any numbers to national legislatures?, and 3) What has been the political significance of women's entry into national legislatures? The answers are sought by examining an aspect of the development of parties ignored by most political scientists, namely the relationship between women's suffrage, party politics and patriarchal power. An empirical study on Iceland is used to examine this aspect in detail. READ MORE