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Whereas Nordic education always has been freely accessible to its countries’ citizens, the commodification of education is no new phenomenon to the rest of the world. Nor is the idea of abroad studies, which Chinese students have pursued for decades. With Nordic educational offers available amongst many others within the global higher education market, it becomes of interest how this well-establis
What does it mean to have a virtual body and to use it in the virtual space? This thesis examines the daily activities of VRChat users in their virtual avatars, with a focus on the entanglement of the virtual nature of the avatars and the realities being brought into the avatars by the users. Based on my ethnography in VRChat, I have examined the mutual influence of virtuality and reality in terms
This study examines the everyday life and mobility patterns of shoe shiners in La Paz and focuses in particular on the perspective of female shoe shiners. Shoe shining is a stigmatized profession in La Paz. Based on Lefebvre’s theory of the right to the city, the study investigates the means through which shoe shiners are able to access and use public space—especially through the payment of patent
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to explore the relationship between ESG performance and firm performance across the five tiger cub economies of Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam, and to see whether it is affected by institutional factors of regulatory quality and government effectiveness. Theoretical Perspective: The theoretical framework of this study is primarily
Based on a sample of 591 emerging market private equity funds from the Preqin database, this paper investigates the relationship between fund structural characteristics and relative performance. Benchmark-adjusted internal rate of return (BAIRR) is used to measure performance, and a cross-sectional regression model is constructed with fund size, GP experience, investment strategy, and investme
The purpose of this study is to improve the understanding regarding how craftspeople experience managing their craft identity when faced with the issues pertaining economic survival for their company. Specifically we hope to understand how they experience and manage liminality. The study expands the literature on liminality (Beech, 2011; Ibarra & Obodaru, 2016) by extending it to the area of c
As the climate crisis has intensified in the 21st century, the role of ESG has become increasingly important in the international community. As the largest developing country, China has also been actively promoting ESG development. In September 2020, at the United Nations Climate Summit, China announced its “dual carbon” targets—to reach peak carbon emissions by 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality
This study examines the impact of the European Green Bond Standard on the pricing of green bonds in the European bond market. The EU Green Bond Standard entered into force in December 2023 and its purpose is to enhance transparency and investor confidence by providing a clear framework for green bond issuance. Using a matched sample of 105 green and conventional bond pairs with weekly yield data,
This paper focuses on the detection of structural breaks in the second-order matrices of multivariate time series. A comprehensive simulation-based comparison is conducted to measure the performance of three widely cited nonparametric methods that allow for serial dependence in the data: the pure CUSUM procedure with binary segmentation in Aue et al., (2009), the CUSUM-based sparsified binary segm
Uppsatsen undersöker om det rättsliga stödet för sekretess enligt 21 kap. 7 § offentlighets- och sekretesslagen (OSL) uppfyller legalitetsprincipens krav. Av 21 kap. 7 § offentlighets- och sekretesslagen (OSL) framgår det bl a. att sekretess gäller för personuppgifter, om det kan antas att uppgiften efter ett utlämnande kommer att behandlas i strid med dataskyddsförordningen (GDPR) eller dataskydThe essay investigates whether the legal basis for confidentiality according to the 21st chapter 7 § of the Public Access to Information and Secrecy Act (OSL) is in fulfillment of the demands that follow the principle of legality. According to the 21st chapter 7 § OSL, confidentiality applies to personal data if it can be assumed that, after being disclosed, the data will be pro-cessed in violati
In this paper, we examine 1437 merger and acquisition (M&A) events that took place between 2015 and 2019 in China, comparing the short-term stock return performance of domestic and cross-border M&A. After that, we further compare the long-term market performance of domestic versus cross-border M&A transactions and investigate the impact of firm-specific and market-related factors on on
This thesis investigates the institutional barriers that influence the adoption and sustainability of organic agriculture among smallholder farmers in Morogoro, Tanzania. Organic agriculture presents a promising pathway for achieving sustainable intensification and rural development, particularly in the context of Sub-Saharan Africa, where smallholders typically practice agriculture with limited s
Research on social capital has highlighted its significance for labor market integration, particularly regarding informal job search strategies. However, how do second-generation immigrants perceive and make use of social capital and its resources in Sweden's labor market? This thesis examines the relationship between the quality of social capital, measured by the occupational status of respon
This thesis investigates how the Ministry of Climate,- Energy,- and Utilities employs different environmental discourses in the Reports on Climate Effects between 2020 and 2024. Furthermore, it explores how these discourses change through the years and interrogates implications of the Ministry’s employment of specific environmental discourses. The study applies Critical Discourse Analysis grounded
This study investigates the financial effects of the European Union’s Non-Financial Reporting Directive (NFRD), with a particular focus on whether firms’ greenhouse gas emissions influence the financial impact of these regulations. While previous research has examined the impact of ESG disclosures on financial performance, no studies have investigated whether a firm’s environmental risk, as measur
This thesis explores how the European Union (EU) constructs and adapts its identity as a normative power in light of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Historically viewed as a peace project founded on principles such as democracy, human rights, and the rule of law, the EU’s provision of military assistance and promotion of enhanced defence capabilities have raised concerns regarding
Tourism-driven land dispossession has become a growing phenomenon, where development projects often displace Indigenous communities. The impacts generated by these processes are disproportionately suffered by rural Indigenous women, whose existence depend on access to land and water, and who hold multiple roles within their households and communities. This qualitative case study explores the impac
This thesis examines the transformation of livelihood strategies and cultural landscapes of the Maniq ethnic group, the only Negrito indigenous community in Thailand who live a nomadic lifestyle based on hunting and gathering in the Banthat mountain range, Phatthalung Province. Drawing on qualitative fieldwork, the study analyzes the impacts of state development policies, environmental change, and
The purpose of this thesis is to enrich our understanding of micro-level internal legal culture by examining how Indonesian legislative lawyers navigate tensions between legal principles and political pressures. The focus is on civil servants within the Coordinating Ministry for Human Development and Cultural Affairs who are tasked with law-making processes, such as drafting, negotiating, and
The purpose of this paper is to study the relationship between Seasoned Equity Offerings and Physical Climate Risk in the United States. This thesis conducts an events study using the market model and conducts a multivariate regression analysis to study the relationship between the announcement effects and physical climate risk. The theoretical perspectives for this thesis costs of the market timi
