Search for dissertations about: "international organization"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 156 swedish dissertations containing the words international organization.
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1. Global Adaptation Governance : Evidence from 30 International Organizations, 1990-2017
Abstract : Human adaptation to major climate change and variability is becoming an increasing concern among both scholars and practitioners. This PhD thesis examines the engagement of international organizations (IOs) in the governance of climate change adaptation. READ MORE
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2. Urban policies for a contemporary periphery : Insights from eastern Russia
Abstract : In recent decades, the notion of quality of life has been closely associated with the built urban environment and urbanistic practice. Policies addressing public space and aiming at cities’ increased international competitiveness are proliferating. READ MORE
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3. Learning Motivation in International Primary Schools : The Voices of Children
Abstract : The overall aim of this study is to contribute to a greater understanding of learning motivation in primary school education. Particular emphasis is given to investigating how various contextual or situational aspects of the classroom/school environment affect motivation. READ MORE
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4. Fields of Gold : The Bioenergy Debate in International Organizations
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
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5. Car distribution organization : strategic issues in four configurations
Abstract : This study is concerned with car distribution organization, a context characterized by overcapacity, intense competition, and manufacturers heavily focusing on brands. In the study, different distribution solutions are investigated through applying a framework of four strategic issues. READ MORE