Search for dissertations about: "International advocacy"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 15 swedish dissertations containing the words International advocacy.
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1. Making Corporate Social Responsibility an International Concern : Norm Construction in a Globalizing World
Abstract : Since the mid-1990s the issue of corporate social responsibility has become an interest of various actors in the international system and an important item on the international agenda. In spite of the absence of a common definition, the concept generally involves claims on transnational corporations to take responsibility for the promotion and protection of human and labour rights in countries where they operate or otherwise conduct business. READ MORE
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2. Perioperative patient advocacy : having the patient's best interests at heart
Abstract : Patient advocacy implies taking action on someone else’s behalf, and has been described as a key element of nurses’ professional care. In the perioperative setting, it involves not only critical decision making, but also all the small things that the nurses do for the sake of the patients during their working day. READ MORE
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3. Exploring Responsibility : Public and Private in Human Rights Protection
Abstract : The theory and practice of international relations are replete with dilemmas related to the distribution of responsibility for human rights protection. Institutionalized notions of public and private empower and shape knowledge of what the spheres of responsibility signify for different kinds of actors. READ MORE
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4. Corporate Social Responsibility and the Role of NGOs in the Advocacy of New Norms for Transnational Corporations
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5. Non-state actors and global fisheries governance
Abstract : Transboundary policy problems such as overfishing of shared fish stocks, or illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing represent significant governance challenges. States have established international legal frameworks and engage in international organizations (e.g. READ MORE