Search for dissertations about: "Globalisation"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 163 swedish dissertations containing the word Globalisation.

  2. 16. Global history or inter|nationalist discourse!? : Unsettling the 'comfort women' issue

    Author : Anna-Karin Eriksson; Mats Sjölin; Douglas Brommesson; Maria Stern; Linnéuniversitetet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; comfort women ; historical justice; human rights activism; populism; deadlock; Statsvetenskap; Political Science;

    Abstract : Survivors of the ‘comfort’ system, the state-sponsored regime of military sexual exploitation and a core institution in the expansion of the empire of Japan from 1932 to 1945, continue to go unrecognised almost 80 years past 1945 and 30 years after the breakthrough by human rights activists in 1991. That such a brutal regime of sexual exploitation remains unrecognised by the state is remarkable and merits attention. READ MORE

  4. 17. Challenges for the democratisation process in Tanzania : Moving towards consolidation 50 years after independence?

    Author : Jonas Ewald; Joakim Öjendahl; Adebayo Olukoshi; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; democracy; democratisation; substantive democracy; role of opposition; opposition parties; ruling party; CCM; CUF; CHADEMA; NCCR; TLP; elections; electionalism; civil society; media; trade unions; parliament; poverty reduction; economic development; interface between economic and political reforms; political change; public sector reforms; local government reforms; iron triangle; accountability; role of donors; aid; development cooperation; democratic culture; Zanzibar; Tanzania; Freds- och utvecklingsstudier; Peace and Development Studies;

    Abstract : Tanzania has been independent in 2011 for 50 years. While most neighbouring states have gone through violent conflicts, Tanzania has managed to implement extensive reforms without armed political conflicts. Hence, Tanzania is an interesting case for Peace and Development research. READ MORE

  5. 18. The Implementation of Peace Operations. Executing Security Sector Reform and Stabilization in the DR Congo

    Author : Meike Froitzheim; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; peace operations policy implementation implementing actors security sector reform stabilization Democratic Republic of the Congo United Nations European Union;

    Abstract : The aim of this study is to investigate the implementation of peace operations deployed by the international community in third countries. Considering the lack of knowledge on what happens when peace operation policies are implemented, this inquiry intends to explore in-depth what emerges as security sector reform (SSR) and stabilization policies are executed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. READ MORE

  6. 19. Reassembling Local E-Government : A study of actors’ translations of digitalisation in public administration

    Author : Mariana S. Gustafsson; Elin Wihlborg; Bo Persson; Antonio Cordella; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Local e-Government; digitalisation; network governance; translation; tensions; Kommunal förvaltning; digitalisering; nätverksstyrning; översättning; spänningar;

    Abstract : The digitalisation of society decidedly affects public administration. Swedish public administration has long worked with information technologies for an effective and improved management of public services. But new and increased use of information technologies in society poses new challenges. READ MORE

  7. 20. Electoral Violence Prevention: The Role of Brokers in Kenya's 2013 General Elections

    Author : Jean-Bosco Habyarimana; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Electoral violence prevention; peacebuilding; brokers; brokerage practices; Kenya s 2013 elections;

    Abstract : This research explores initiatives believed to have played a role in the prevention of electoral violence in Kenya’s 2013 general elections. Intending to contribute to ongoing debates on electoral violence prevention, the study focuses on brokerage dynamics of violence prevention at the community level, as a way of understanding the significance such a topic can have if placed in peace research. READ MORE