Search for dissertations about: "Civil society activism"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 12 swedish dissertations containing the words Civil society activism.

2. 1. Explaining Civil Society Core Activism in Post-Soviet Latvia

   Author : Tove Lindén; Anders Uhlin; Jonas Tallberg; Lars Johannsen; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Civil society activism; post-Soviet Latvia; NGO activism; women; Latvian citizenship; high education; empathy; civic literacy; role model s ; positive support; organizational competence; organizational leadership experience; Political science; Statsvetenskap; Political Science; statsvetenskap;

   Abstract : Civil society activism in traditional non-governmental organizations (NGOs) is seen as one of the cornerstones of a vibrant participatory liberal democracy in most Western democratic states. Whereas this issue has been explored from a variety of perspectives in a Western context, only limited research has been carried out in a post-Soviet context. READ MORE

4. 2. Political Imaginaries Amidst a Peace Deferred. The Politics of Human Rights Activism in the 2016 Colombian Peace Process

   Author : Richard Georgi; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; human rights; peace and conflict; Colombia; activism; civil society; deconstructionist philosophy; post-structuralism; political theory; discourse theory; protest movements;

   Abstract : The Colombian government and the FARC-EP envisioned to make history when they sealed the 2016 Peace Agreement, ending one of the longest standing armed confrontations in human history, and promised the cessation of protracted violence. In post-accord Colombia, however, this promise has been eclipsed by political polarization, serious setbacks in the implementation process, and the surge of violence against human rights defenders. READ MORE

5. 3. Judicial Review and Individual Legal Activism : The Case of Russia in Theoretical Perspective

   Author : Anna Jonsson; Anders Fogelklou; Thomas Bull; Katlijn Malfliet; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Constitutional law; Judicial review; judicial protection; individual rights; individual legal activism; democracy; support structure; standing rules; legal aid; public law adjudication; civil society; Council of Europe; access to justice; Russia; post-Socialist; legal transition; Konstitutionell rätt; Constitutional law; Konstitutionell rätt; Konstitutionell rätt; Constitutional Law;

   Abstract : This dissertation deals with judicial review of governmental action and individual legal activism. It investigates whether judicial protection of individual rights and individual legal activism, within the field of public law, can be seen as an alternative or complement to electoral control of political and administrative powers. READ MORE

6. 4. Politics on the net : NGO practices and experiences

   Author : Pia Brundin; Jan Olsson; Håkan Thörn; Peter Dahlgren; Örebro universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Internet; ICTs; politics; cyber politics; NGOs; political culture; national political context; online activism; advocacy; interactivity; social movements; political influence; globalisation; civil society; global civil society; Political science; Statsvetenskap; Political Science; Statskunskap;

   Abstract : This study investigates how different kinds of non-governmental organisations (NGOs), operating in different national political contexts, perceive and use the Internet as a political space. The political space concept, as defined here, encompasses two dimensions of Internet use: one external, where organisations use the Internet for online activism and campaigning, and one internal, signifying organisational use of the Internet to promote engagement and interactivity with members and/or supporters. READ MORE

7. 5. Activist Entrepreneurship : Attac'ing Norms and Articulating Disclosive Stories

   Author : Malin Gawell; Björn Bjerke; Chris Steyaert; Gemma Donnelly Cox; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Entrepreneurship; entrepreneurial process; activist entrepreneurship; social entrepreneurship; organization creation; organizing; non-profit organizations; voluntary organizations; activism; social movements; civil society; Business studies; Företagsekonomi;

   Abstract : This dissertation aims to extend entrepreneurship theory to also comprise entrepreneurship in non-profit organizations in civil society. Entrepreneurship is claimed to be highly relevant also to this non-profit setting. READ MORE