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SPRING 2019 POLITICAL ECOLOGY, CRISIS AND IDENTITY (HEKN14) TEACHERS: Andreas Malm (AM) [course coordinator] – Andreas.Malm@hek.lu.se Noura Alkhalili (NK) – noura.alkhalili@keg.lu.se Mariko Takedomi Karlsson (MKT) – mariko.takedomi_karlsson@hek.lu.se Alf Hornborg (AH) – Alf.Hornborg@hek.lu.se Thomas Malm (TM) – Thomas.Malm@hek.lu.se Rooms: F=Flygeln (first floor), R=Rio (fourth floor), M=Malmö (fo

https://www.keg.lu.se/sites/keg.lu.se/files/hekn14_2019_provisional_schedule.docx - 2025-12-27

This paper examines the “back-testability” of Expected Shortfall and if different backtesting methods produce similar results, with the aim of illuminating whether various markets have any effect on the methods’ ability to perform. In order to answer this question, the three backtesting methods – Test 1 and Test 2 by Acerbi & Szekely, and the Approximative Quantile Test by Emmer et al. – are i

Recent years have seen a rise in the role of communities in achieving the global goals of poverty alleviation alongside environmental protection. Simultaneously, it is increasingly recognised that communities are subject to power asymmetries resulting in differential abilities among community members to benefit from the sustainable management of natural resources. Striving to explore community- ba

The topic of immigration and its management is very controversial and highly discussed. Hence, it continues to have a huge impact on the today’s societies and the political climate. The purpose of this study is to analyze the impact of the following socio-economic factors: satisfaction, security and dynamics regarding the fear of immigration in East Germany. The main goal is to investigate the dif

As the world is globalizing, multiculturalism is a common phenomena in more and more countries. The government of Sweden has decided to embrace multiculturalism and work towards a country where people with different cultural background can meet and live together. It's a political goal to implement this idea of multiculturalism in every public institution. One of the most important institution

Purpose - The purpose is to investigate how a retailer identifies critical network actors and gains their support when entering an emerging market. and to examine the role of a firm's relationships with different types of actors on the new market. Design/methodology/approach - The study is of an exploratory nature, and based on an inductive and qualitative research method. A case study of IKEA's e

In the framework of clusters and innovation systems, several scholars have mentioned the phenomena of related variety and diversification. Variety in specific has been observed in a number of different industries and agglomerations, but not extensively examined yet. This study tries to understand innovation in the spirit-industry of the cognac region, recently baptized Spirit Valley, and more spec

Why do some states shame norm-violating states when others remain silent? Inter-state “naming and shaming” is typically viewed as a political tool and a calculated act to shame rivals and highlight allies. In this study I investigate why countries shame conflict related sexual violence in the Universal Periodic Review, based on domestic factors. This study explicitly seeks to answer the following

In an era where social media shapes public opinion and lifestyle choices, and issues such as global climate change are at the forefront of the public’s minds, green influencers emerged as promoters of sustainability and educators on environmental topics, especially among Gen Z. Despite the growing popularity and influence of green influencers, there is a lack of knowledge related to how Gen Z perc

This thesis is structured around one central question: This study will determine the extent to which political change in the discourse topics of European Political Groups (EPGs) can be traced in European election manifestos through the use of Structural Topic Modeling (STM). This thesis asserts that there is a significant gap in our understanding of how to assess Euromanifestos and of the macrostr

The construction sector contributes around 37 % of global CO2 emissions, highlighting the need for de-carbonization. Part of the emissions originate in the use of diesel-driven heavy equipment. Considering the fast pace of transitioning from fossil fuels to electricity in other vehicle sectors, this may be a possible path for heavy equipment, considering the introduction of electric heavy equipmen

There is a critical need to elucidate molecular mechanisms underlying brain injury, repair, and recovery following ischemic stroke-a global health problem with major social and economic impact. Despite 5 decades of intensive research, there are no widely accepted neuroprotective drugs that mitigate ischemic brain injury, or neuroreparative drugs, or personalized approaches that guide therapies to

During the last few decades, education globally has been marked by being closely related to the economy. It always was, but today’s commodification and marketization reach into any aspect of the educational system (Ball, 2012; Bartlett et al., 2002). Sweden is a specific case at hand, since privatization and competition between schools have taken especially sinister forms, and have far-reaching ef

Policing technologies are increasingly being developed to surveil and control people from afar. This is especially true in relation to cross-border crimes and other global threats where the necessity of monitoring such illegal flows is often advocated. In the literature, this is sometimes referred to as “policing at a distance,” signifying how the growth in different policing technologies is allow

Objective: The goal of this study was to optimize robust PID control for propofol anesthesia in children aged 5-10 years to improve performance, particularly to decrease the time of induction of anesthesia while maintaining robustness.Methods: We analyzed results of a previous study conducted by our group to identify opportunities for system improvement. Allometric scaling was introduced to reduce

In recent decades, better data and methods have become available for understanding the complex functioning of cities and their impacts on sustainability. This review synthesizes the recent developments in concepts and methods being used to measure the impacts of cities on environmental sustainability. It differentiates between a dominant trend in research literature that concentrates on the accoun

One aspect of tombs and burials in the BA Aegean in general that has not received much notice is that of color (hue and shine). Were certain hues more predominant than others? Was this significant? Was the presence (or absence) of shine of importance? Following a discussion of ‘what is color?’, the study and results of the colors of the finds from Late Bronze Age tombs at three sites in the Greek