Search for dissertations about: "local peoples"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 127 swedish dissertations containing the words local peoples.
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1. Authoritarianism Constrained : The Role of Local People’s Congresses in China
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2. Global Adaptation Governance and Indigenous Peoples : Legitimacy, Justice and Participation
Abstract : Indigenous people have participated in United Nations climate change conferences for over 30 years under informal conditions. Their formal opportunity to voice concerns and share traditional knowledge emerged when the Local Communities and Indigenous Peoples Platform became operational in 2018 under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. READ MORE
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3. Learning and teaching sustainable development in global-local contexts
Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis is to develop knowledge of teachingand learning sustainable development in global–local contexts. Theresearch field is global learning for sustainable development (GLSD). READ MORE
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4. Homeless in 'The People's Home' : Exploring the experiences of 'vulnerable EU citizens' in Stockholm, Sweden
Abstract : Since the early 2010s, Stockholm has seen a visible emergence of homelessness and begging amongst predominantly Romanian citizens, many of whom identify as Roma, who have collectively come to be known as ‘vulnerable EU citizens’. Despite their prolonged presence and a great deal of political attention, there remains a lack of in-depth research into their experiences of homelessness in the city. READ MORE
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5. The Shepherds of Þjórsárver. : Traditional Use and Hydropower Development in the Commons of the Icelandic Highland
Abstract : This study explores a damming dispute that has been going on for over four decades in Iceland, about whether a dam, Norðlingaölduveita, should be built in the central highland, near the glacier Hofsjökull and the wetland reserve Þjórsárver, or not. The study focuses on the local resistance against the dam, led by a group of people in the farming community Gnúpverjahreppur, which has its highland grazing commons in the Þjórsárver area. READ MORE