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1. 21. Appropriation by Coloniality : TNCs, land, hegemony and resistance. The case of Botnia/UPM in Uruguay

   Författare :Adrián Groglopo; Simon Lindgren; Aina Tollefsen; Stellan Vinthagen; Umeå universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Transnational corporations; foreign direct investments; foreignization of land; Latin America; pulp; hegemony; resistance; social movements; Sociology; sociologi;

   Sammanfattning : The overall aim of this thesis is to analyse the social consequences of a transnational corporation(TNC) from the global North investing capital in the global South, and the communal processes that evolve in response. The study highlights the TNC’s construction of leadership and domination in the areas in which it settles, as well as the forces of popular resistance to the TNC’s exploitation of the region’s natural resources and the resulting socio-environmental conditions. LÄS MER

3. 22. Den kalkylerande medborgaren : Bidragsfusk i svensk välfärdsdebatt 1990-2010

   Författare :Ragnar Lundström; Nora Räthzel; Stefan Svallfors; Björn Johnson; Umeå universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; benefit fraud; welfare cheating; public discourse; discourse analysis; welfare policy debates; content analysis; discursive networks; welfare policy debate; moral panics; moral regulation; neoliberal discourse; Sociology; sociologi;

   Sammanfattning : This dissertation analyses discourse on benefit fraud in Sweden between 1990 and 2010. First, it maps general trends in public discourse about benefit fraud. This is done through a content analysis of news reporting about benefit fraud in four Swedish newspapers. LÄS MER

4. 23. The impact of family composition on adult earnings

   Författare :Frida Skog; Rune Åberg; Daniel Larsson; Robert Erikson; Umeå universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Family composition; siblings; divorce; remarriage; adult earnings; propensity score matching; sociologi; Sociology;

   Sammanfattning : This thesis addresses to what extent childhood family composition – the number of siblings and whether the parents live together, or whether there are non-parental adults and/or half-siblings in the household or not – contributes to variations in adult earnings. The theoretical perspective suggests that resources mediate the effect. LÄS MER

5. 24. Digital aftermaths of terror : reactions to terrorist attacks on twitter

   Författare :Moa Eriksson Krutrök; Simon Lindgren; Ragnar Lundström; Sarah J. Jackson; Umeå universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Sociology; sociologi;

   Sammanfattning : Background. This thesis explores digital public reactions to terrorist attacks, and specifically how discourses on terrorism become articulated on social media. LÄS MER

7. 25. Higher education and the evolution of prejudice

   Författare :Paolo Velásquez; Maureen A. Eger; Mikael Hjerm; Eva Jaspers; Umeå universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Prejudice; immigrants; education; attitudes; liberalizing effect; longitudinal; racism; Sociology; sociologi;

   Sammanfattning : Background: This dissertation looks at the effect of higher education on prejudice, in particular anti-immigrant sentiment. In studies of prejudice, higher education is constantly shown to correlate to lower levels of prejudice, the so-called “liberalizing effect of education,” yet we do not fully understand to what extent education matters for these attitudes. LÄS MER