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  1. 1. Ge igen med samma mynt : Ekonomiska och sociala relationer i Sundborns socken i Dalarna 1820–1849

    Författare :Karin Nibon; Göran Hoppe; Ann Grubbström; John Östh; Johan Berg; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Sundborn; Dalarna; inventory; parish register; private local credit market; claim; debt; economic network; lender; borrower; social network theory; social network; credit; graph theory; household; parish banker; spatial analyses; Sundborn; Dalarna; Kopparbergs län; bouppteckning; kyrkoarkiv; privat lokal kreditmarknad; fordring; skuld; ekonomiskt nätverk; fordringsägare; gäldenär; social nätverksteori; socialt nätverk; kredit; grafteori; hushåll; sockenbankir; rumslig analys; 1800-talet; Geography; Geografi; Social and Economic Geography; Kulturgeografi;

    Sammanfattning : The aim of this thesis is to visualize and explain how people’s economic and social relations were connected in the parish of Sundborn, in the south east of Dalarna, in the period 1820-1849. The study is based on records of claims and debts in inventories and parish registers, which enable reconstruction of the private local credit market. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Caring for Corporate Sustainability

    Författare :Maria Eidenskog; Jenny Palm; Lotta Björklund Larsen; Linköpings universitet; []
    Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Actor network theory; care practice; corporate sustainability; CSR; environmental labels; ISO 26000; matters of care; thinking with care; SME; Att tänka med omsorg; aktör-nätverksteori; CSR; företagens samhällsansvar; hållbarhet; ISO 26000; miljömärkning; omsorgspraktiker; små och medelstora företag;

    Sammanfattning : Corporate sustainability comes in a variety of shapes and the boundaries defining what can be called sustainability are disputed. This thesis explores the making of sustainability at a medium-sized company in Sweden, in this study called HygieneTech, that actively works with sustainability. LÄS MER

  4. 3. ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL CRISES IN SIERRA LEONE : The Role of Small-scale Entrepreneurs in Petty Trading as a Strategy for Survival 1960-1996

    Författare :Fouday Kamara; Sociologi; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Sociology; Sierra Leone; Social Networks and Survival Strategies; Family Business; Poverty alleviation; Petty Trading; Entrepreneurship; Business Culture; Development Issues; Economic Political and Social crises; Social economics; Economics of development; Sierra Leone; Sociologi; Social ekonomi; Utvecklingsekonomi;

    Sammanfattning : Sierra Leone is a small country with rich mineral resources such as diamonds, bauxite, gold and iron ore. Other resources include fishing, forestry and fertile agricultural land, which enable people to farm without any sophisticated methods of mechanization. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Rum i tillblivelse

    Författare :Kristina Tryselius; Lennart Andersson; Thomas Denk; Mattias Kärrholm; Karlstads universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; space; virtual geography; ontology of becoming; geophilosophy; actor-network theory; Deleuze; Latour; the virtual; postulate; virtuell geografi; tillblivelseontologi; geofilosofi; aktör-nätverksteori; Deleuze; Latour; det virtuella; postulat; rum; Human geography; Kulturgeografi; Kulturgeografi; Human Geography;

    Sammanfattning : How is space conceptualized? The question is central to subject theory in human geography. In the present dissertation, this issue is actualized in discussions of the virtual, space, and an ontology of becoming. LÄS MER

  7. 5. What is a sustainable everyday life? : Exploring and assessing the sustainability of everyday travel, sharing and ICT

    Författare :Miriam Börjesson Rivera; Greger Henriksson; Mattias Höjer; Josefin Wangel; Jillian Anable; KTH; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Planering och beslutsanalys; Planning and Decision Analysis;

    Sammanfattning : In a world where the general trend is unsustainable consumption patterns, can sustainable everyday life be enabled? This thesis sought to expand the knowledge base for policies and measures for sustainability, based on the assumption that consumption can be viewed as the outcome of practices in which people engage in their day-to-day life. The thesis addressed the overall aim by examining the following questions: How can information and communication technology (ICT) practices contribute to sustainable everyday practices? How can sharing practices, ICT-based and other, contribute to sustainable everyday practices? and How can travel practices, ICT-based and other, contribute to sustainable everyday practices?Empirical and conceptual studies revealed that ICT has become a fundamental and integral part of everyday practices and that digitalisation is a tangible material companion with implications for sustainability. LÄS MER