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Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 158 uppsatser innehållade ordet overseas.
1. Möjligheternas städer? : En kohortstudie av social mobilitet under urbaniseringen i Sverige 1890-1940
Magister-uppsats, Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper (KV)Sammanfattning : Cities of possibility? – A cohort study of social mobility during the urbanization of Sweden 1890-1940 This cohort study examines the social mobility of countryside migrants to Swedish cities in the period of 1890-1940. The purpose is to determine whether the claim that cities had enhanced possibilities for the individual and therefore offered a chance for social advancement. LÄS MER
2. Navigating Identity Abroad: Taiwanese Interactions with Chinese in Sweden
Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudierSammanfattning : This study investigates the dynamics of Taiwanese identity among Taiwanese migrants in Sweden, with a specific focus on their experiences and interactions within the local Chinese community. The research draws on data collected from ten in-depth semi-structured interviews and utilises the analytical framework developed by Brubaker and Cooper (2000) to gain a deeper understanding of Taiwanese identity. LÄS MER
3. South Korean Birthmothers Negotiate Everyday Violence and Child Loss Through Storytelling
Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudierSammanfattning : Adoption scholars have dismantled the story of adoption as a humanitarian effort to save destitute children and framed adoption as a transnational issue underpinned by neo-colonial and patriarchal structures governing the relations between the West and ‘the rest’. This thesis builds on those insights and thus contributes to a growing body of literature within critical adoption studies. LÄS MER
4. Protections Against Direct and Indirect Expropriation - How the United States and the European Union use Sanctions and Bilateral Investment Treaties to Protect Intellectual Property
Magister-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Institutionen för handelsrättSammanfattning : This paper presents an overview of how the United States and the European Union use their sanctions and Bilateral Investment Treaty policies to protect intellectual property rights overseas from expropriation. Both territories’ policies vary, with American rightsholders more capable of protecting their overseas intellectual property through the United States’ sanctions policy; European Union investors, conversely, are more likely to benefit from Bilateral Investment Treaties signed by the Member States and third countries. LÄS MER
5. Bringing human rights due diligence into law: Addressing modern slavery or business as usual? : A postcolonial assessment of the UK Modern Slavery Act’s compliance with the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights
Master-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionenSammanfattning : Operating through complex supply chains and multiple jurisdictions, today’s business enterprises can outsource manufacturing to different parts of the world where they can take advantage of low labour- and production costs. In the global quest for businesses to maximise their profits, deteriorating working conditions for offshore labour workers are increasing the risks of human rights abuses. LÄS MER
