Search for dissertations about: "government civil society"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 29 swedish dissertations containing the words government civil society.

2. 1. Crafting Democracy : Civil Society in Post-Transition Honduras

   Author : Caroline Boussard; Statsvetenskapliga institutionen; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Central America; Honduras; development assistance; transition; civil society; democracy; Political and administrative sciences; Statsvetenskap; förvaltningskunskap;

   Abstract : Civil society is frequently singled out as one of the most important factors in the democratization process, but existing research is often imprecise with regard to civil society’s relation to democratic development. This study analyzes how, and under what circumstances, civil society can contribute to democratic development in newly established democracies. READ MORE

4. 2. A pluralist state? : civil society organizations’ access to the Swedish policy process 1964-2009

   Author : Erik Lundberg; Erik Amnå; Thomas Sedelius; Pia Brundin; Göran Sundström; Örebro universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; access; interest representation; civil society; neo-corporatism; pluralism; political opportunity structures; policy network; resource exchange; consultations; governmental commissions; remiss procedure; Sweden; Political Science; Statskunskap;

   Abstract : Including civil society organizations in the policy process is a distinctive trait of democratic governance. But, while being highly valuable from a democratic point of view, not all civil society organizations are represented in the policy process. READ MORE

5. 3. Formal and Informal Practices for Affordable Urban housing : Case study: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

   Author : Medard Zephyrin Mushumbusi; Inga Britt Werner; Volker Kreibich; KTH; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Civil engineering and architecture; Samhällsbyggnadsteknik och arkitektur;

   Abstract : This thesis attempts to ascertain the magnitude of the urban housingproblem in Tanzania and endeavours to evaluate the strategies that thegovernment has been employing to address this problem. Informal andformal practices in urban housing are compared. READ MORE

6. 4. A Risk or a Resource? : A Study of the Swedish State’s Shifting Perception and Handling of Minority Religious Communities between 1952-2019

   Author : Linnea Lundgren; Lars Trägårdh; Annette Leis-Peters; Elisabeth Christiansson; Grace Davie; Ersta Sköndal Bräcke högskola; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; religion; religious diversity; faith community; state; government documents; mixed method; policy; civil society; religion-state; pluralism; religious schools; Människan i välfärdssamhället; Social välfärd med inriktning mot civilsamhället; The Individual in the Welfare Society; Social Welfare and the Civil Society;

   Abstract : In Sweden, as in many other European countries, governments and other public authorities increasingly seem to view religious communities as an important resource that should be included in welfare provision and help combat problems that societies are facing, thereby intentionally or unintentionally bringing religion back into the public arena. However, religious communities also seem to be perceived as a risk and a problem that needs to be further regulated and controlled. READ MORE

7. 5. Crossing the river by feeling the stones : Approaches to Sustainable Urban Development in China

   Author : Hongling Liu; Björn Frostell; Dick Urban Vestbro; KTH; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY;

   Abstract : China already has the highest numbe of,and largest cities in its history. According to recent statistics, Chinese cities were home to 52.6% of China’s total population at the end of 2012. READ MORE