Sullivan, John Patrick (Date of defense: 2013-10-21)
This study seeks to understand the role of transnational organized crime in challenging the sovereignty of the nation state. In order to do so it provides an analysis of the most important current case: ...
Terren, Ludovic (Date of defense: 2022-03-09)
This thesis contributes to the social media literature by focusing on the role and potential of social media in (i) political participation and access to the public sphere; (ii) political deliberation ...
Karaivanov, Isperih (Date of defense: 2022-02-08)
With this dissertation the goal is to analyze the novel medium of video game streaming and more specifically the “Let’s Play” video format as seen on YouTube and other online platforms. The practice has ...
Nascimbeni, Fabio (Date of defense: 2012-12-14)
La investigació té com a objectiu demostrar que alguns aspectes crítics de la cooperació per al desenvolupament poden ser abordats a través de l'enfortiment de les xarxes dins de les polítiques i programes ...
Dunajcsik, Peter (Date of defense: 2015-09-16)
The dissertation adopts the theoretical framework of peer production to investigate the phenomena of open collaboration in hacker clubs through two case studies of small scale electronic artefacts. A ...
Otchenash, Maiia (Date of defense: 2022-09-17)
The core aim of this research is to find a balanced jurisdictional approach for claims concerning online intellectual property infringements (Art. 7(2) Brussels Regulation Recast). It addresses the ...
Conesa Carpintero, Ester (Date of defense: 2023-03-07)
This thesis explores the effects of productivism and the acceleration of the academic pace in scientists’ lives and scientific practices. It works with a feminist care (and time for care) theoretical ...
Garrido-Skurkowicz, Natalia (Date of defense: 2023-03-28)
This dissertation explores the degree to which an organizational ecosystem from the social and solidarity economy in Barcelona is gendered. Are there gender differences in terms of ‘decent work’ conditions? ...
Peña López, Ismael (Date of defense: 2009-09-08)
With this work, our aim is to analyze how and why the different approaches to model and measure the Information Society have determined what is meant by the concept of access to Information and Communication ...
Duane Bernedo, Lucas John (Date of defense: 2018-02-19)
Aquesta tesi descriu etnogràficament l'establiment recent de la dissidència lingüística a les illes Balears, entesa com l'assentament en el camp sociopolític de l'arxipèlag d'una creença que reivindica ...