Search for dissertations about: "Ethnic Minorities"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 49 swedish dissertations containing the words Ethnic Minorities.

  2. 11. Development and 'The other within': the culturalisation of the political economy of poverty in the Northern Uplands of Viet Nam

    Author : Bent D. Jørgensen; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; poverty; poverty alleviation; development; marginalisation; privatisation; modernisation; marketisation; democratisation; development studies; upland development; ethnic minorities; Hmong; Dao; Muong; Viet Nam Vietnam .;

    Abstract : The dissertation deals with the issue of poverty in eight villages in Northern Viet Nam during the current Doi Moi reforms. In all reforms, poverty alleviation has been a main concern for which market economy and economic growth have been seen as largely successful tools. However, in parallel to economic growth, the social inequality has increased. READ MORE

  4. 12. Regime Stability and Foreign Policy Change : Interaction between Domestic and Foreign Policy in Hungary 1956-1994

    Author : Tomas Niklasson; Statsvetenskapliga institutionen; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; WTO; comecon; CMEA; gorbachev; antall; kádár; ethnic minorities; hungarian politics; hungary; political opposition; authoritarian regime; reference society; two-level game; stabilisers; foreign policy change; foreign debt; economic reform; democratisation; coercion; legitimacy; regime stability; political stability; warsaw pact; CSCE; OSCE; EU enlargement; NATO enlargement; Political and administrative sciences; Statsvetenskap; förvaltningskunskap;

    Abstract : Domestic and foreign policy cannot always be kept apart. A change of Government at national level may impact on foreign policy, and foreign policy adventures sometimes translate into consequences at home. READ MORE

  5. 13. Representativ byråkrati. En studie om ledande kommunala minoritetsadministratörers företrädarskap

    Author : Nazem Tahvilzadeh; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Representative bureaucracy; representation; advocacy; diversity; public administrators; minority administrators; bureaucrats; public administration; ethnicity; politicization; ethnic conflict; ethnocrats; ethnocracy; municipal administration; local government; governance; analytical dualism; critical realism; Sweden;

    Abstract : The theory of representative bureaucracy suggests that the presence of underprivileged social groups, such as women and ethnic minorities, within the public workforce will lead to a more responsive political process, reflecting a wider range of interests. This theory posits that the social background of the individual public administrator affects their values and policy-preferences. READ MORE

  6. 14. Inequalities in health : social, biological, ethnic and life-course perspectives

    Author : Amal R Khanolkar; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : There is an unmistakable consistency in differences in risks for morbidity and mortality between social groups. The more advantaged, whether measured in terms of income, education, class, status or ethnicity in general fare better when compared to others, emphasizing the importance of the social environment in determining health in all stages of life. READ MORE

  7. 15. Local Social Exposure and Inter-Neighborhood Mobility

    Author : Alex Giménez de La Prada; Peter Hedström; Eduardo Tapia; Petri Ylikoski; Gianluca Manzo; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Ethnic segregation; residential mobility; social interdependency;

    Abstract : Studies on ethnic residential segregation analyze how the inter-neighborhood mobility of individuals shapes their spatial distribution across cities. This literature has shown that the residential choices of households partly depend on the ethnic composition of their neighborhoods: higher in-group shares promote the presence of more in-group members, and vice versa. READ MORE