Sökning: "Political polarization"

Visar resultat 16 - 20 av 28 avhandlingar innehållade orden Political polarization.

  1. 16. Gentrifiering, socialgeografisk polarisering och bostadspolitiskt skifte

    Författare :Karin Hedin; Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; gentrification; polarization; neoliberalism; housing policy; Bostadspolitik; filtrering; gentrifiering; nyliberalism; polarisering;

    Sammanfattning : Ever since the term ‘gentrification’ was coined by Ruth Glass in 1964 this specific form of socio-economic change has attracted much attention within the social sciences, not least from geographers and sociologists. This has generated a rich discussion on the mechanisms behind the process and, to a lesser extent, a debate on positive and negative outcomes of gentrification. LÄS MER

  3. 17. A Risky and Polarized World : Essays on Uncertainty, Ideology and Foreign Policy

    Författare :Maximiliano Sosa Andrés; Eva Mörk; Luca Repetto; Pilar Sorribas-Navarro; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Risk tolerance; uncertainty; institutions; polarization; policy; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

    Sammanfattning : Essay 1 - We examine whether risk aversion as well as higher order risk attitudes (HORAs) (prudence and temperance) have changed during COVID-19. We include prudence and temperance as higher order measures, as these two have been largely understudied under extreme events but are determinants of decisions related to the health and financial domains. LÄS MER

  4. 18. Understanding the polarization of responses to genocidal violence in Rwanda

    Författare :Theogene Bangwanubusa; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; popular support; obedience; genocidal violence; grassroots thinking; elite; informal elite; social power; ordinary people; war-displaced people; immigration; social taboo; social pact; mixed ethnic relations;

    Sammanfattning : This doctoral dissertation is concerned with identifying factors that are important in explaining popular support for genocidal violence in Rwanda. It focuses on former communes, Giti and Murambi, to investigate why Giti successfully resisted the genocidal violence, while Murambi fell prey to large-scale violence. LÄS MER

  5. 19. Poverty and conflict in Southeast Asia

    Författare :Anders Engvall; Handelshögskolan i Stockholm; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

    Sammanfattning : This is a collection of papers on three Southeast Asian countries, Cambodia, Lao PDR and Thailand. All four studies rely on household survey data for analyzing topics related to poverty and conflicts. Trust and Conflict in Southern ThailandThe insurgency in Thailand’s southern border provinces has caused thousands of casualties since 2004. LÄS MER

  7. 20. Mellan lag och moral : Civil olydnad och militanta veganer i fyra svenska dagstidningar åren omkring millennieskiftet

    Författare :Yvonne Andersson; Kristina Widestedt; Gunilla Jarlbro; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; journalism; civil disobedience; militant vegans; animal rights; rhetorical analysis; protagonist; antagonist; the Mediapolis; moral standpoints; Media and communication studies; Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap; journalistik; Journalism;

    Sammanfattning : The main purpose of the dissertation is to describe how four Swedish newspapers construct ethical standpoints and what norms they prescribe. This is done through a characterization of the civil disobedience discourse, in particular the discourse about animal rights activism and militant vegans, around the turn of the millennium (1990-2004). LÄS MER