Sökning: "causal explanations"

Visar resultat 26 - 30 av 62 uppsatser innehållade orden causal explanations.

  1. 26. The Resource Efficiency Paradox : A Case Study of the Guerdane Irrigation Project in Morocco

    Kandidat-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Författare :Kevin Perera; [2020]
    Nyckelord :Resource efficiency; Jevons paradox; Irrigation; Process-tracing; Resource; Efficiency;

    Sammanfattning : How can we explain the paradoxical outcomes of resource efficiency? As a key pillar of worldwide sustainable development policies, the concept of resource efficiency has become increasingly important to scrutinize. The overreliance on efficiency coupled with the intention of conserving scarce resources can sometimes backfire. LÄS MER

  3. 27. Funktionshinder, ett hinder för social rättvisa? : En kvalitativ studie om upplevd diskriminering i vardagslivet bland personer med en synlig funktionsnedsättning

    Kandidat-uppsats, Södertörns högskola/Socialt arbete

    Författare :Sevag Awidesian; Yasemin Borssén; [2020]
    Nyckelord :Disability; Subjective discrimination; Social model of disability; Justice; Funktionsnedsättning; Subjektiv diskriminering; Sociala modellen av funktionshinder; Rättvisa;

    Sammanfattning : The overall purpose of the study was to study and elucidate the phenomenon of discrimination in relation to individuals who have a visible disability. The main empiricism has been based on qualitative interviews and completed influential knowledge. LÄS MER

  4. 28. Sales Modeling and Local Factor Decomposition for Optimal Investment Decisions in MMM: A Monte Carlo Simulation Study

    D-uppsats, Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Författare :Daniel Heimgartner; [2020]
    Nyckelord :Marketing Mix Modeling; Shapley Value Regression; Time-Varying Effect Models; Shapley Additive Explanations; Accumulated Local Effects;

    Sammanfattning : Media Mix Models (MMM) are used to understand drivers behind key performance indicators and to measure the effectiveness of media channels. The key metric to report causal impacts of media investments on sales is return on investment (ROI). The shape of ROI-curves crucially impacts optimal allocation. LÄS MER

  5. 29. Justifying Rebellion : A Study on When Individuals Justify Rebellion-Related Political Actions

    Master-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning

    Författare :Mert Can Yilmaz; [2019]
    Nyckelord :rebellion; civil war; rebel participation; justifications; motivations; political actions;

    Sammanfattning : Under what conditions does an ordinary citizen find it justified for an individual to engage in rebellion-related political actions? Though there is a large body of literature on rebel participation phenomenon, little is known about how ordinary citizens react to the motivations of rebels highlighted by the scholars. This research aims to address this gap by focusing on three generic sources of motivation for rebel participation: economic or political grievances, selective incentives, and indiscriminate violence. LÄS MER

  7. 30. Polariseringen kring orsaksförklaringarna om hedersrelaterat våld : En kvalitativ diskursanalys om hur sju svenska forskningsverk beskriver orsaksförklaringarna om hedersrelaterat våld.

    Kandidat-uppsats, Institutionen för socialvetenskap

    Författare :Louise Edlund; Maria Saliba; [2019]
    Nyckelord :Honor-related violence; polarized debate; intersectionality; culture; social work and explanations of cause; Hedersrelaterat våld; polariserad debatt; intersektionalitet; kultur; socialt arbete och orsaksförklaringar;

    Sammanfattning : The purpose of this thesis work is to investigate how research on honor-related violence is structured and how this can potentially affect social work. The scientific problem we see is about the fact that the polarized debate regarding honor-related violence is a growing problem, not only in Sweden, but also in other Nordic countries. LÄS MER