Search for dissertations about: "intergovernmental relations"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 10 swedish dissertations containing the words intergovernmental relations.

2. 6. Global Governance of AIDS : Partnerships with Civil Soviety

   Author : Peter Söderholm; Statsvetenskapliga institutionen; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; AIDS; Global Governance; sovereignty; partnerships; Political and administrative sciences; nongovernmental organization; intergovernmental organization; Statsvetenskap; förvaltningskunskap;

   Abstract : The global governance of AIDS is dependent for its success on the concerted efforts of actors from both local and global levels, thus challenging the current international organization based on state sovereignty. The study seeks to understand the processes behind the creation of partnerships among the many different nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) active in AIDS politics and the intergovernmental organizations (IGOs) charged with combatting the epidemic. READ MORE

4. 7. Shapers, Brokers and Doers : The Dynamic Roles of Non-State Actors in Global Climate Change Governance

   Author : Naghmeh Nasiritousi; Björn-Ola Linnér; Mattias Hjerpe; Michele Betsill; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Non-state actors; global climate change governance; legitimacy; authority; intergovernmental negotiations; UNFCCC; Icke-statliga aktörer; global klimatstyrning; legitimitet; auktoritet; mellanstatliga förhandlingar; UNFCCC;

   Abstract : Non-state actors, such as international environmental organisations, business associations and indigenous peoples organisations, increasingly take on governance functions that can influence the delivery of global public goods. This thesis examines the roles of these actors in the field of global climate change governance. READ MORE

5. 8. Fields of Gold : The Bioenergy Debate in International Organizations

   Author : Magdalena Kuchler; Björn-Ola Linnér; Johan Hedrén; Eva Friman; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; bioenergy; biofuels; debate; discourse; concept; international organizations; international relations; FAO; IEA; IPCC; energy security; climate change; food security; food vs. fuel; bioenergi; biobränsle; debatt; diskurs; begrepp; internationella organisationer; internationella relationer; FAO; IEA; IPCC; energisäkerhet; klimatförändringar; livsmedelssäkerhet;

   Abstract : The concept of producing energy from biomass has, for the last two decades, occupied attention of policy-makers, private industries, researchers and civil societies around the world. The highly contested and contingent character of the biofuel production, its entanglement in the nexus of three problematic issues of energy, climate and agriculture, as well as its injection into the current socioeconomic arrangements, is what makes it timely to analyse. READ MORE

6. 9. State Learning and Role Playing : International environmental cooperation in the Arctic Council

   Author : Sandra Engstrand; Monica Tennberg; Statsvetenskapliga institutionen; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Learning; international cooperation; role theory; arguing; symbolic interactionism; environmental norms; the Arctic Council; the Arctic; International relation IR ; International cooperation;

   Abstract : This study investigates state interaction as a social learning process, where the ultimate aim is to enhance an understanding on how states learn of environmental norms. An entry into the domain on such learning processes is offered through a Constructivist approach and more specifically through the employment of a role theoretical perspective; a role here is signified as a state's repertory of behavior and its social position within a group. READ MORE

7. 10. A matter of faith? : combatting human trafficking in Thailand & Cambodia

   Author : Andreas Henriksson; Elisabeth Olivius; Malin Eklund Wimelius; Marie Juul Petersen; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; human trafficking; antitrafficking; faith-based organizations; religion in development; faith infusion: secularism; therapeutic governance; holistic development; co-ownership; Cambodia; Thailand; statskunskap; political science;

   Abstract : Human trafficking is estimated to affect about 49 million people worldwide. Faith-based organizations (FBOs) are extensively involved in efforts to counter this global problem, alongside governments, intergovernmental organizations, and various types of non-governmental organizations (NGOs). READ MORE