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  1. 1. Pentecostalism, Globalisation and Society in Contemporary Argentina

    Författare :Hans Geir Aasmundsen; Olle Kristenson; Södertörns högskola; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Argentina; globalisation; Pentecostalism; society; politics; evangelisation; religious freedom; equality; Religion Theology; Religionsvetenskap Teologi;

    Sammanfattning : In Argentina, Pentecostalism had a breakthrough in the early 1980s, and today more than 10 per cent of the population are Pentecostals. The revival coincided with a socio-political transformation of Argentinean society. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Sheltered Society : Civilian Air raid shelters in Sweden — from idea to materiality, 1918-1940 and beyond

    Författare :Peter Bennesved; Finn Arne Jørgensen; Christer Nordlund; Thomas Kaiserfeld; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Air raid shelters; Civil defense; Aerial protection; History of Technology; Multi Level Perspective; Large Technical Systems; Fortifications; Networks; idé- och lärdomshistoria; History Of Sciences and Ideas; History; historia;

    Sammanfattning : In 2002, Sweden finally stopped producing air raid shelters for its population after over sixty years of continuous production since 1938. Judging from the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency, MSB, the Swedish Air raid shelter registry contain about 65,000 air raid shelters registered as being in use. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Metaphors and Norms - Understanding Copyright Law in a Digital Society

    Författare :Stefan Larsson; Rättssociologiska institutionen; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; IPRED; copyright; file sharing; conceptual metaphor theory; path dependence; skeumorphs; conceptions; Norms; metaphors; InfoSoc; online anonymity; digital society.;

    Sammanfattning : This is a compilation thesis in the sociology of law, which analyses copyright law in three steps; the legal norms, the social norms and the underlying conceptions in their metaphorical representation. These three steps assist in answering the overarching question: "How do legal and social norms relate to each other in terms of the conceptions from which they emanate or by which they are constructed, and what is the role played by the explicit metaphors that express these norms?" The thesis shows how the development of copyright in Europe, when faced with the digital challenge, has been resiliently path dependent (Infosoc, IPRED and more). LÄS MER

  5. 4. Drug Discourses in Contemporary Russia : A Study of the National Press, NGOs and the Government

    Författare :My Lilja; Henrik Tham; Therese Reitan; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Russia; discourse analysis; drug policy; drugs; NGOs; Russian press; Criminology; Kriminologi; kriminologi; Criminology;

    Sammanfattning : In Western Europe and the United States drugs have, since the 1960s, been one of the most discussed social problems. However, in the Soviet Union it was not until perestroika in the mid-1980s that a public debate on this issue began. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Pentecostalism, Globalisation and Society in Contemporary Argentina

    Författare :Hans Geir Aasmundsen; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Pentecostalism and Globalisation; Argentinean society;

    Sammanfattning : In Argentina, Pentecostalism had a breakthrough in the early 1980s, and today more than 10 per cent of the population are Pentecostals. The revival coincided with a socio-political transformation of Argentinean society. LÄS MER