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In this study I examine the way stand-up comedian Bill Hicks challenges authority and conventional ideas by re-interpreting signs and offering other ways of explaining social phenomena. The use of comedy for purposes of education and protest is central in the analysis of how the meaning of signs is challenged. Theoretically based in a post-structuralist tradition, and drawing on Discourse Theory,
This thesis evaluates the empirical support for some of the most influential theories within the literature on democratic consolidation and applies them to the third wave of democracy. In our population, which consists of 85 countries that experienced a transition to democracy between the years 1974 and 1995, there exists a large divergence in the outcome of the consolidation process. By using
Abstract This thesis evaluates the empirical support for some of the most influential theories within the literature on democratic consolidation and applies them to thethird wave of democracy. In our population, which consists of 85 countries thatexperienced a transition to democracy between the years 1974 and 1995, there exists a large divergence in the outcome of the consolidation process. By
Following rapid economic growth and industrialization in China, environmental problems from waste batteries are rising as a consequence. There is an urgent environmental demand to establish a waste battery management system in China. With the purpose to contribute to the development of waste battery policy in China, this study presents the environmental problems from waste batteries in China and e
Energy security is revealed to be one of the most urgent issues for the Ukraine and the key driver for the diversification of its energy sources. The country is shown to have significant potentials for renewable energy sources, and specifically for biomass. The development of bioenergy options is believed to help the Ukraine combat its energy security problem and bring a number of economic, social
The purpose of this research paper was study to what extent English language-culture has impacted the lifestyle of contemporary Chinese women in urban area. To be more elaborate, this research aimed at finding out how deep English and Western culture behind the language (as perceived by Chinese people) has filtered into the women's life, how large it has immersed, and how far and to which dire
Focusing on the aging situation in urban Shanghai, China, this paper analyzes the changes and development in the elderly care policy concerning aspects of pension insurance, medical care insurance and the housing system. The elderly care situation in Shanghai was examined in order to find out the challenge to the traditional way of elderly care, and to see what the government has done to improve t
The purpose of this study was to understand how the young Shanghainese use the Internet in the??, the Internet café; the demographic determinants that are associated with the use; and the motives and habitsrelated to using the Internet café as an access point to the Internet. The central questions were: "Within the Internet café environment, how do the café users use the Internet and what are
Indigenous tourism is a vehicle of sustainable development for indigenous people. However, as the increase in the exposure to a westernized rationale along with tourism development, indigenous tourism development may result in the degradation of indigenous culture. The purpose of the thesis was to identify significant aspects of indigenous tourism especially focused upon cultural sustainability.
This is a study of how children in the US can participate in the assessment that is connected to them. My purpose was to study how children´s voice and children´s participation were considered in childcare assessments and how social workers thought about the best interest of the child. This is mostly studied through the plans used to assess the treatment for the child. My questions at issue were;
If things go as planned, the EU will have two new member states in January 2007: Bulgaria and Romania. They were excluded from the 2004 enlargement because they were simply lagging behind the other candidates and would not have been able to meet the conditionality. The Copenhagen conditions consist of a political, an economic, and an administrative criteria that need to be fulfilled in order to ga
Chemical management services (CMS) is an application of the Product Service System in the chemical sector. It is a new business model based on a long term relation between customers and service suppliers, who both have the same goal of reducing the costs and volume of chemicals used in the customer's processes. CMS started in the early 1980's in the US and transferred to Europe later. CMS
The Asian financial crisis in 1997-1998 constituted a major economic shock to the countries in the region. This article seeks to analyze financial market regulation in South Korea ('Korea') and Malaysia after the crisis using the 'most similar systems design' (MSSD) for comparison. Based upon the theoretical pieces 'second image reversed' and 'state-market condominium&#
Purpose: This study aims at determining the financial characteristics of takeover targets in the food industry operating in the European Union. By using the logit model, the researchers intend to identify firm targeting behavior that might explain corporate takeover decisions of food and beverage companies in 1999 to 2008 period. Theoretical framework: The theory is based on explaining the motives
