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This thesis investigates how the Finnish forestry company UPM-Kymmene collaborated with the Uruguayan State to legitimize the development of the Paso de los Toros pulp mill in Uruguay. Additionally, this thesis compares the legitimizing development narratives produced during the planning process for the Paso de los Toros pulp mill to the material outcomes of the project. The study utilizes a quali
Digitaliseringens utveckling har förändrat konsumtionsmönster och gjort Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) till en allt vanligare betalningslösning inom e-handeln, särskilt bland unga vuxna och studenter. Trots att tidigare forskning främst fokuserat på ekonomiska och tekniska aspekter av BNPL, såsom ökad konsumtion och skuldsättning, är kunskapen begränsad kring hur konsumenter själva upplever och motiver
Lignin, the second most abundant biopolymer after cellulose, is a promising renewable material but remains underutilized due to challenges in its dissolution and processing. This study combines a literature review and an experimental investigation to better understand the solubility behavior of kraft lignin in different solvent systems. The literature review analyzed recent studies (2012-2023) on
XL-MIMO systems place hundreds of antenna elements across a physically large aperture, enabling high spatial resolution for 6G deployments. At sub-6 GHz carrier frequencies and user distances below roughly 30 m, the aperture is large enough that two propagation effects dominate channel structure: the wavefront arriving from a near-field source is spherical rather than planar, so both range and ang
Forskningsfråga: Vad uppfattar unga konsumenter som avgörande för att varumärken ska utvecklas till symboliska resurser för identitetsskapande? Hur tar sig detta uttryck i konsumentens självbild och självkänsla? Syfte: Analysera hur varumärken inom modebranschen fungerar som symboliska resurser i unga konsumenters identitetsskapande processer, med särskilt fokus på hur varumärkena relaterar tillResearch question: What do young consumers perceive as crucial for brands to develop into symbolic resources for identity construction? How is this expressed in the consumer’s self-image and self-esteem? Purpose: To analyze how brands in the fashion industry function as symbolic resources in young consumers’ identity-forming processes, with a particular focus on how these brands relate to self-i
Inledning: Organisatoriskt lyssnande lyfts allt oftare fram som en central förutsättning för dialog, delaktighet och organisatoriskt lärande. Samtidigt visar forskning att många organisationer präglas av en obalans där fokus främst ligger på att sprida information snarare än att skapa förutsättningar för genuint lyssnande. Tidigare forskning har visat att lyssnande påverkas av organisatoriska stru
The Readiness 2030 initiative, launched in March 2025, proposed unprecedented levels of European defence investment and integration in a historically constrained domain. This thesis analyses how the European Commission discursively constructed and legitimised increased defence imperatives through its official policy communication on this initiative. It thereby investigates discursive legitimation
Although unconditional cash transfer programmes are primarily designed to reduce poverty and improve welfare, they may also influence agricultural productive decisions. Using data from Zambia’s Multiple Category Targeting Grant, implemented in 2011, this study applies a difference-in-differences approach to estimate the programme’s impact on three agricultural outcomes in 2013 and 2014: market
Purpose: To examine whether and how artificial intelligence transforms structures within communication industries. Methodology: This study adopts a qualitative and abductive research approach. Empirical data was collected through semi-structured interviews with communication professionals in Sweden and Norway. Generative Engine Optimisation (GEO) and AI visibility were used as a concrete example
Architectural classification has long been constrained to visual standards, defining materials as flat surfaces or static geometric volumes. Yet, when dealing with reused materials, frequently non-standard and irregular, this surface-level consideration is not enough. To surpass this visual bias, this thesis introduces a research workflow that interrogates the hidden identity of physical materia
The implementation of the revised urban wastewater treatment directive (UWWTD) introduced mandatory micropollutant abatement or quaternary treatment for many wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) within the EU. Rya WWTP in Gothenburg, which is treating almost 880,000 PE of water, must find and implement a suitable option by 2045 at the latest. One alternative is granular activated carbon (GAC) which
This thesis explores the dynamics of digital feminism in 2020s China through a qualitative case study of the Yang Li controversy, focusing on her widely circulated phrase “average yet confident men” (普信男). It examines how Yang Li’s comedy is interpreted, defended, criticized, and politicized across three Chinese social media platforms: Weibo, Bilibili, and Xiaohongshu. Drawing on popular feminism,
This thesis examined how digital femininity is produced, stabilized, and normalized through platformed visibility on Xiaohongshu. It approached femininity as a visible, embodied, aesthetic, and behavioral formation shaped through platformed self presentation. Drawing on Butler’s performativity, Foucault’s concepts of discipline and visibility, and platform studies, the thesis analyzed Xiaohongshu
Agricultural intensification is a major driver of biodiversity loss, which highlights the need for effective policy instruments that promote sustainable farming. Therefore, the EUs common agricultural policy (CAP) plays a major role, especially the voluntary eco-schemes that are designed to incentivize such practices. However, the effectiveness of these policies depends both on farmer participatio
This thesis explores the negotiation of cultural identity under migration among South Koreans in North America through cinematic representations. Drawing on narrative identity theory, the thesis employes narrative and film analyses to examine three semi-biographical fiction films: Minari (2020), Riceboy Sleeps (2022), and Past Lives (2023). It investigates how cultural identity is represented and
This thesis examined how South Korea manages the tension between the promotion of soft masculinity through cultural figures as part of its international nation branding strategy and the domestic enforcement of militarized citizenship grounded in hegemonic masculinity through conscription. Drawing primarily on theories of nation branding, the research analyzed how masculinities are strategically co
Finding the solution to a large, nonsymmetric system of linear equations is a challenging problem in mathematics that often requires a lot of computational power. In this thesis, we provide a basis for understanding the Induced Dimension Reduction theorem. We introduce the IDR(s) theorem and the algorithm derived from it, which is a short recurrence method that addresses these challenges in an ef
This thesis examined how solitude is experienced and accommodated in cafés in contemporary Tokyo, and how it can constitute a form of urban belonging beyond community-centred understandings of public social life. While cafés are commonly analysed through Oldenburg’s third place theory, which emphasises sociability and informal social interactions, such frameworks cannot adequately account for the
This thesis examines the relation between digitalization, in the form of smart cities, and the core-periphery logic, trying to understand how digitalization has affected the narration that shapes regional inequalities, smart city governance and the future of regional development. Through an analytical narrative approach, this research examines policy documents, alongside the case studies of Aizuwa
