Search for dissertations about: "NGO"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 56 swedish dissertations containing the word NGO.

2. 16. The Multinational Company and Society : A Study of Business Network Relationships in Latin America

   Author : Anna Ljung; Amjad Hadjikhani; Cecilia Pahlberg; Anna Bengtson; Pervez Ghauri; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; society; multinational company; business network; relationship; non-business actor; interdependence; NGO; CSR; emerging economies;

   Abstract : The role of society for the development of multinational companies’ (MNC) business has so far not attracted much scholarly attention in international marketing. Responding to recent calls for further research relating MNCs with society, the aim of this thesis is to enhance the understanding of the MNC relationship with society. READ MORE

4. 17. Civil society in civil war : peace work and identity politics in Sri Lanka

   Author : Camilla Orjuela; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; peace work; identity; conflict resolution; civil society; peace movement; NGO; dialogue; multiculturalism; ethnic conflict; civil war; ethnicity; nationalism; Sri Lanka;

   Abstract : What possibilities do civil society actors have in contributing to peace in violent conflicts fought along identity lines? What are the problems involved in civil society peace work? This thesis takes on these questions, applying a critical, interpretative and constructivist approach. It draws the attention to actors who are often not visible in war and peace processes, given that a focus on outside intervention has dominated peace and conflict research. READ MORE

5. 18. Laboring Through Uncertainty : an ethnography of the Chinese state, labor NGOs, and development

   Author : Darcy Pan; Johan Lindquist; Anette Nyqvist; Stephan Feuchtwang; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; uncertainty; intimacy; complicity; mingan; secrecy; state; NGO; socialantropologi; Social Anthropology;

   Abstract : This study sets out to understand how international development projects supporting labor activism work in contemporary China. It focuses on the lived experiences of and relationships among a group of grassroots⁠ labor NGOs in the province of Guangdong, South China; intermediary NGOs in Hong Kong; and Western funding agencies that try to bring about social change in postsocialist China where the political climate is still highly restrictive and the limits of the state’s tolerance for activism are ambiguous and uncertain. READ MORE

6. 19. Enacting Boundaries through Social Technologies : The Dance between Work and Private Life

   Author : Steffi Siegert; Jan Löwstedt; Hans Rämö; Emma Bell; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; social technology; boundaries; NGO; företagsekonomi; Business Administration; Business administration;

   Abstract : Social technologies have become ubiquitous. As technology in one shape or form infiltrates all areas of life, naturally there are consequences for individuals and organisations. READ MORE

7. 20. Public and Non-Profit Interaction : U.S. Assistance to Eastern European Media 1989-1995

   Author : Annika Thunborg; Statsvetenskapliga institutionen; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; United States; Eastern Europe; news media; post-Cold War era; conservatism; liberalism; national interest; realism; idealism; First Amendment; network analysis; quaNGO; NGO; foreign aid; foundation; USAID; International Media Fund; USIA; public; non-profit; Soros Foundation; Freedom Forum; Political and administrative sciences; Statsvetenskap; förvaltningskunskap;

   Abstract : This study explores the relationships among U.S. public and non-profit organizations against the backdrop of the assistance they rendered to news media in Eastern European countries between 1989 and 1995. READ MORE