Search for dissertations about: "non-governmental organization"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 13 swedish dissertations containing the words non-governmental organization.

  2. 1. The non-governmental organization as a health promoting setting : examples from alcohol prevention projects conducted in the context of national support to NGOs

    Author : Susanna Geidne; Bente Wold; Örebro universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Vårdvetenskap; Nursing Science;

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  4. 2. Formal Female Mentoring Relationship as Health Promotion

    Author : Madelene Larsson; Therése Skoog; Camilla Pettersson; Charli Eriksson; Ann Öhman; Örebro universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Health Promotion; formal mentoring; intervention; young women; female mentors; motivation; organizational context; non-governmental organization; relational-cultural theory; seöf-determination theory; Public health; Folkhälsovetenskap;

    Abstract : The transition from adolescence to adulthood can bring with it mental health problems, resulting in reduced mental well-being among young women and an increasing public health issue. Perceived mental health problems can be a major obstacle to personal development and opportunities for becoming established in society. READ MORE

  5. 3. Explaining Civil Society Core Activism in Post-Soviet Latvia

    Author : Tove Lindén; Anders Uhlin; Jonas Tallberg; Lars Johannsen; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Civil society activism; post-Soviet Latvia; NGO activism; women; Latvian citizenship; high education; empathy; civic literacy; role model s ; positive support; organizational competence; organizational leadership experience; Political science; Statsvetenskap; Political Science; statsvetenskap;

    Abstract : Civil society activism in traditional non-governmental organizations (NGOs) is seen as one of the cornerstones of a vibrant participatory liberal democracy in most Western democratic states. Whereas this issue has been explored from a variety of perspectives in a Western context, only limited research has been carried out in a post-Soviet context. READ MORE

  6. 4. Constructing and contesting the legitimacy of private forest governance : The case of forest certification in Sweden

    Author : Johanna Johansson; Carina Keskitalo; Karin Bäckstrand; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; accountability; corporate social responsibility; eco-labelling; forest certification; forest governance; forest practices; governance; legitimacy; national forest inventory; private governance; Sweden; voluntary standards; statskunskap; political science;

    Abstract : In recent decades, political scientists have devoted substantial attention to the changing role of the state towards more inclusion of non-state actors in policymaking. This deliberative turn, or move towards governance, may signal inability to handle complex problems without cooperation with nonstate actors. READ MORE

  7. 5. Exploring health-seeking behaviour of disadvantaged populations in rural Bangladesh

    Author : Syed Masud Ahmed; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Bangladesh; disadvantaged populations; health-seeking behaviour; health-system; self-care;

    Abstract : Background: Improving ability of the health system to reach the poor/disadvantaged populations is important for health and essential to mitigate the income-erosion consequences of ill- health in Bangladesh. This study examined the health-seeking behaviour of some identified disadvantaged population groups, including the effect of poverty focused non-governmental development interventions. READ MORE