Search for dissertations about: "NGO"
Showing result 21 - 25 of 56 swedish dissertations containing the word NGO.
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21. From Young Migrants to "Good Swedes" : Belonging and the Manifestations of Borders and Boundaries in NGO Social Work
Abstract : Belonging is a contested concept, and for young people arriving unaccompanied by parents to seek asylum in Sweden, belonging is conditional. The aim of this thesis is thus to analyse belonging in the context of an NGO mentoring programme for young people defined as unaccompanied in Sweden. READ MORE
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22. NGOs as child rights implementers in India : How NGO workers negotiate human rights responsibility in 'partnership' with a neoliberal and restrictive state
Abstract : Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) increasingly enter into “partnerships” with states to implement human rights, a phenomenon that has been studied both as a necessary inclusion of civil society in human rights practice, and as a slippery slope towards a neoliberal state retreat. What remains to be studied is how this partnership practice shapes the concepts of human rights and their duty bearers. READ MORE
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23. Patronage, Politics and Pollution : precarious NGO-state relationships : urban environmental issues in south India
Abstract : Rapid urban population growth is a striking feature for most cities in developing countries. Such demographic change, compounded by political power structures, industrialisation and culture, pose big institutional challenges in coping with urban environments. READ MORE
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24. Call for Protection : Situating Journalists in Post-Cold War Romania in a Global Media Development Discourse
Abstract : This study deals with the development of journalism in post-Cold War Romania, and it does so with a particular interest in the transnational dimension this entails.Many NGOs and international organizations are currently seeking to monitor journalists’ situations in countries around the world, while at the same time aiming at having the whole world aligned with international standards of the journalistic profession. READ MORE
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25. The Legal Status of Non-Governmental Organisations in International Law
Abstract : Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) are increasingly the subject of public debate, and it is often asserted that they play an informal role within the international legal system. At the same time, the classical concepts related to the subjects of international law seem to be constructed for a situation where non-state actors have no or limited international legal personality. READ MORE