Sökning: "The primitive others"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 10 avhandlingar innehållade orden The primitive others.
1. Landet bortom horisonten : En analys av journalistik om Västpapua i svensk press 1959-2009
Sammanfattning : The present thesis concerns Swedish journalism on West Papua, the western part of the island New Guinea. West Papua is a politically contentious area that since the 1960s is part of Indonesia, after a criticised UN-supervised referendum. LÄS MER
2. Taking Time and Making Journeys : Narratives on Self and the Other among Backpackers
Sammanfattning : This work addresses the phenomenon of long-term, so-called ‘independent’ travelling, or backpacking, often to destinations described as the ‘third world’. It regards backpacker journeys as arenas for identity work, for expressing individuality and a ‘strong character’. LÄS MER
3. Toward intelligent goods : characteristics, architectures and applications
Sammanfattning : In the context of globalization, the requirements on transport logistics continuously rise. Often goods travel through many different countries, using several transport modes and involving a number of different actors. LÄS MER
4. Improving Low-Power Wireless Protocols with Timing-Accurate Simulation
Sammanfattning : Low-power wireless technology enables numerous applications in areas from environmental monitoring and smart cities, to healthcare and recycling. But resource-constraints and the distributed nature of applications make low-power wireless networks difficult to develop and understand, resulting in increased development time, poor performance, software bugs, or even network failures. LÄS MER
5. Mathematical modelling approach to collective decision-making
Sammanfattning : In everyday situations individuals make decisions. For example, a tourist usually chooses a crowded or recommended restaurant to have dinner. Perhaps it is an individual decision, but the observed pattern of decision-making is a collective phenomenon. LÄS MER
