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An examination of deterrence and access to asylum through law, rhetoric and experience
(Åbo Akademis förlag - Åbo Akademi University Press, 23.04.2024) -
The Ambidextrous Organization Antecedents of Exploration and Exploitation : Examining Nokia’s Growth to Market Leadership and Failure at Renewal
(Åbo Akademi - Åbo Akademi University, 22.03.2024)A persistent question in strategic management is how organizations learn new things while also making use of current competences. In this thesis, I will examine how Nokia grew to become a leader in telecommunications, and ... -
From Charity to Legal Accountability? : A Study on Extraterritorial Human Rights Accountability within Bilateral Development Cooperation
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Statehood, statelessness, and continuity in a climate-changed world : A worst-case scenario analysis
(Åbo Akademi - Åbo Akademi University, 08.12.2023)The impact of anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions is seriously threatening the stability of the earth’s climate. The changes are felt acutely in the oceans of the planet, and one of the key consequences is sea-level ... -
Predictors of Igbo Adolescents’ Well-being and Behavioral Problems in Southeastern Nigeria : Exposure to Armed Conflict and Physical Punishment at Home
(Åbo Akademi - Åbo Akademi University, 02.11.2023)The overall aim of the thesis is to investigate the mental well-being and behavioral problems among Igbo adolescents in Southeastern Nigeria, living in an environment of constant armed conflict in the form of violent attacks ... -
Digitalisation Meets Home Economics Teachers : A Mixed-Methods Study of the Conditions Related to Finnish Home Economics Teachers’ Use of Information and Communication Technologies
(Åbo Akademi - Åbo Akademi University, 27.10.2023)In Finnish lower secondary education, home economics (HE) is one of the smallest school subjects in terms of teaching hours, yet, its central task is quite comprehensive. Especially in today’s digitised society, HE has a ... -
Joint Mission or Mission Impossible? : Exploring Conditions for Itinerant Early Childhood Special Education Teachers’ Work
(Åbo Akademi - Åbo Akademi University, 16.06.2023)This thesis aims to examine what conditions enable or constrain itinerant early childhood special education teachers (ECSETs) work with providing support for children with special educational needs in Finnish early childhood ... -
Misinformation in Encounters : A Qualitative Study of Misinformation as a Social Phenomenon
(Åbo Akademi - Åbo Akademi University, 16.06.2023)Current research tends to see misinformation as a negative type of information in online environments, and fact-checking and improved information literacy are seen as solutions to the problem of misinformation. Considering ... -
Mental well-being at work : Support and protective factors of work engagement and work-life balance in contemporary working life
(Åbo Akademi - Åbo Akademi University, 19.05.2023)Background: The promotion of mental well-being at work, including work engagement and work-life balance, is a top priority for organizations worldwide. Organizations are likely to benefit from prioritizing mental well-being ... -
Informal Care in the Light of Well-Being – the Case of Finland
(Åbo Akademi - Åbo Akademi University, 17.05.2023)The societal triumph in terms of increased life expectancy has, in combination with other development, contributed to an increased need for socially and financially sustainable care forms for older adults in Finland, as ... -
Desire for Inclusion : Construction of Professional Identity of Library Students with an Immigrant Background
(Åbo Akademis förlag - Åbo Akademi University Press, 12.05.2023)The public library is a unique institution that aims to promote social justice which is attached to the concept of social inclusion. Although, multiculturalism is one fundamental principles of public libraries and the ... -
Elevers matematiska utmaningar i slöjd : Ämnesöverskridande lärande via handens arbete
(Åbo Akademis förlag - Åbo Akademi University Press, 14.04.2023)The thesis is based on an interest in mathematical learning in the school subject sloyd in the Swedish elementary school. The students come to the sloyd classroom to make sloyd objects, but most students do not reflect ... -
Security in the Baltic Sea Region from a Legal Perspective with a Focus on Border Security
(Åbo Akademi - Åbo Akademi University, 13.01.2023)First, inter-state threats and deterrence in a Baltic Sea region context are explored from a legal perspective, for the purpose of examining whether the concept of border security is used in connection with the use of force ... -
Irony as a Method of Neoclassical Sociology : Toward a Reconstruction of Iván Szelényi’s Methodology
(Åbo Akademis förlag - Åbo Akademi University Press, 16.12.2022)Iván Szelényi is one of the most successful and accomplished contemporary sociologists originating from Central and Eastern Europe. His oeuvre – reflexive sociology of intellectuals – is based on what he together with his ... -
Far From the Dream : Exploring the Gap in Educational Opportunities for Black Americans
(Åbo Akademi - Åbo Akademi University, 08.12.2022)Substantial evidence demonstrates the inequity in educational opportunity that currently exists for Black students in U.S. schools. Combatting this inequity requires an understanding of what educational opportunity looks ... -
Refugee Consumers Navigating Long-term Liminality : An Agentic Perspective on Integration in Finland
(Åbo Akademi - Åbo Akademi University, 07.12.2022)This doctoral thesis explores the integration of refugees in Finland, focusing on the meaning of consumption during long-term involuntary liminality. Liminality stands for transitional processes that push people from one ... -
Sex Differences in Effective Political Participation among Elected People's Representatives of the Rural Local Governance Units, Union Parishads, of Bangladesh : Workplace and Sexual Harrassment, and Cultural Hurdles to Female Participation
(Åbo Akademi - Åbo Akademi University, 05.12.2022)The aim of this thesis, consisting of four published articles (Studies I–IV), was to explore sex differences in political participation and factors related to these sex differences among people’s representatives in the ... -
Social Integration, Psychological Well-being, and Proactive Attitudes towards the Integration of Immigrants in a Sample of the Swedish-speaking Population in Western Finland
(Åbo Akademi - Åbo Akademi University, 07.11.2022)The aim of this thesis is to examine social integration, psychological well-being, proactive attitudes towards the integration of immigrants, intense group identification, and witnessing domestic aggression within a sample ... -
Lärmiljöns betydelse för barns utövande och lärande av grundläggande motoriska färdigheter i småbarnspedagogik
(Åbo Akademi - Åbo Akademi University, 04.11.2022)Fokus i den här avhandlingen är på lärmiljöns betydelse för barns möjligheter till utövande och lärande av grundläggande motoriska färdigheter (GMF) och har riktat blicken mot tre perspektiv. Med utgångspunkt i barn-, ... -
Between Movement and Platform : Exploring the Sociomateriality of Accountability in Platform Organization and its Performative Consequences
(Åbo Akademi - Åbo Akademi University, 28.10.2022)Digital platforms represent a growing disruptive phenomenon. Platforms are engaging since they trace peers, consumers, and citizens, organize social movements, manage distributed innovation, and aid in the governance of ...
