Search for dissertations about: "International multi stakeholder initiatives"

Found 3 swedish dissertations containing the words International multi stakeholder initiatives.

  1. 1. Making Corporate Social Responsibility an International Concern : Norm Construction in a Globalizing World

    Author : Lisbeth Segerlund; Ulf Jonsson; Elisabeth Abiri; Jan Aart Scholte; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; corporate social responsibility; norms; constructivism; civil society; human rights; Economic history; Ekonomisk historia; Economic History; ekonomisk historia;

    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

  2. 2. Reef Futures : Exploring the dynamics of transformative change in marine social-ecological systems

    Author : Franciska von Heland; Per Olsson; Beatrice Crona; Marja Spierenburg; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; transformative change; marine governance; multi-stakeholder collaboration; multi-level governance; institutional entrepreneurship; boundary work; narratives; Coral Triangle; Sustainability Science; vetenskap om hållbar utveckling;

    Abstract : The thesis explores issues relating to transformative change in the context of marine governance in the Coral Triangle, and the effects of such change processes on policy, stakeholder relations and management activities. Paper 1 studies how change-oriented actors (institutional entrepreneurs) operating at the international level can introduce and purposefully navigate large-scalechange processes. READ MORE

  3. 3. Use and governance of non-wood forest products in market and transition economies : case studies from Sweden, Ukraine and the Russian Federation

    Author : Natalya Stryamets; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; []
    Keywords : LANTBRUKSVETENSKAPER; AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : Forests have provided non-wood forest products (NWFPs) that sustain local communities for Millennia. Today, the role of NWFPs for local livelihoods differs in time and space. International policies highlight the importance of NWFPs globally and in European countries. READ MORE