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The City of Cape Town has used and, continues to use, the Temporary Relocation Areas as a tool to tackle homelessness and poor housing. Relocation is nothing new in South Africa, but the use of Temporary Relocation Areas represents a shift in how the state attempts to fulfil their constitutional obligations to realize the right to adequate housing for all, with unclear long-term implications. Temp
The purpose of this study is to investigate whether the Taiwan government’s lifting Martial Law and passing the National Security Law signified a process of liberalization or the continuation of the state of exception. Its aim is to unpick the relationship between security policy development within the legal framework and human rights. This study’s historical perspective is deployed deductively to
The sharing economy, which facilitates technology-enabled sharing of underused assets, is an umbrella for a variety of segments and platforms. The concept includes peer-to-peer, business-to-business and business-to-consumer platforms which are celebrated for their potential to facilitate a transformative change towards a sustainable society grounded in access over ownership, empowerment, inclusive
Examensarbetets titel Sociala medier: Frihet eller fängelse? – Instagram-användares inställning till sociala medier och dess inverkan på dem Seminariedatum 2015-05-27 Ämne/kurs FEKN90, Examensarbete på civilekonomprogrammet, 30 HP Författare William Grafström, Simon Kerrén Handledare Jon Bertilsson Nyckelord Instagram, sociala medier, destruktiva sidor, imagestrategier, låtsasliv. Syfte SyftTitle Social media: Freedom or prison? – Instagram users’ attitudes toward social media and its impact on them Seminar date 2015-05-27 Course FEKN90, Master’s thesis, 30 ECTS Authors William Grafström, Simon Kerrén Advisor Jon Bertilsson Key words Instagram, social media, destructive sides, image strategies, pretend life. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to get an understanding of how Sw
Since 2010, Weibo is not only a tool for transmitting information, but also for conducting all kinds of charity activities to attract more public attention and give people more power to influence public welfare. The purpose of this thesis is to explore Chinese citizens’ knowledge of Weibo charities and their motivation for participating in Weibo charities by carrying out a case study of the Free L
The purpose of this study was to examine how people with personal experience of depression create different kind of discourses and collective identities to the aspirational ”real” depression versus the ”non-acceptable” depression in a big Swedish internet forum. It also examined how the forum writers thought about empowerment versus profesional help as a solution for the ”real” depression. Four fo
Home ownership has for long been welcomed and subsidized across most Western countries. Earlier macro studies on the linkages between home ownership rates and unemployment rates have shown a fairly strong support of the Oswald hypothesis. However, these results have been contradicted by micro level evidence on the topic. In this paper the Oswald hypothesis will be analysed by conducting a panel da
Background: In today’s consumption society, there is an endless amount of cosmetic brands to choose from. Moreover, the global consumption of cosmetics continues to increase, both among male and female consumers, and new cosmetic brands are constantly entering the marketplace. Despite this, little is known about the relationships between consumers and cosmetic brands (consumer-brand relationships)
PURPOSE The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of coworking space as it relates to meeting the common goals of collaboration, community, and creativity for its members. Through a case study of a coworking space, the study seeks answers to questions as: “How can coworking spaces enhance community, collaboration, and creativity to create a better experience for their members?” and “Are
The European Union is challenged by systematic, well-resourced, and large-scale information influence activities emanating from Russia. Kremlin’s disinformation and propaganda activities discredit the EU reputation, erode Western values, and impede European integration. Russia’s use of information operations traces back to Soviet propaganda. As propaganda is an old concept, there is overarching li
Nowadays, value at risk (VaR) has developed into a standard indicator in the financial risk measuring field. The aim of this study is not only to measure the risk of the Chinese stock market using VaR methods, but also to value whether the downside risk is priced in the expected return in the market. This study estimates VaR of six indices using four approaches at both 95% and 99% confidence level
Comparative study of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel The Great Gatsby and the film adaptations from 1974 and 2013 with focus on historical and social development.
In this essay, I examine how the author of Hebrews argues in 7:1-10:18 with respect to the Levitical sacrificial cult and its function. Many scholars claim that the author disqualifies and condemns the Levitical cult as ineffective and unsuccessful at the same time as he is building his argument on the cult. This conclusion has led some to question the sustainability of his argumentation. Furtherm
Thesis purpose: The purpose of this study is to contribute to the existing literature on co-creation, specifically regarding the phenomenon of consumer participation in crowdsourcing contests. By taking a consumer perspective, it is our ambition to improve the conceptualization of the phenomenon of participants motives, experiences, attitudes and feelings, in general and related to the brand, in
Denna undersökning studerar vilka säkerhetsperspektiv som speglas i idén Skyldigheten att Skydda genom att utforska ett par nyckeldokument: ICISS rapport från 2001 samt FN:s summitdokument från 2005. Med hjälp av en idé- och ideologianalys svarar undersökningen på vilket av det mänskliga, det politiska, det militära samt ett postkolonialt säkerhetsperspektiv som framförallt speglas i Skyldigheten
Primarily due to a massively overburdened docket, the European Court of Human Rights has been experiencing major challenges in the last decade. The crisis has prompted it to modify its procedures and one recent innovation at the Court is the pilot judgment procedure, which is a tool for dealing with systemic deficiencies in the Member States. This thesis assesses what the effects of the pilot judg
Thought Leadership är en kunskapsbaserad position, som The Big Four vill uppnå hos sina kunder. Målet är att positionera sig, och positionen underbyggs av kunskap internt hos revisionsbolaget. Thought Leadership är ett omfattande arbete, som det skyltas lite med. Kännedomen hos konsumenter är lågt och det är viktigt att ta hänsyn till i arbetet med Thought Leadership, för att nå önskad effekt.
MC, Machine Corporation, although historically successful is facing challenges as the industry in which they operate is matured. They thus need to find new ways of generating revenues. The service and parts market penetration rate decreases in the Danish market as the machine ages, but the need of service and parts increase why we argue that there is a market potential not being exploited as of to
