Search for dissertations about: "non-governmental organizations"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 33 swedish dissertations containing the words non-governmental organizations.

2. 21. Hardened Responsibility? : Contestations and Contradictions in the Regulation of Corporations

   Author : Elin Jönsson; Magnus Hörnqvist; Janne Flyghed; David Whyte; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Corporate Harm; Corporate Social Responsibility; Critical Theory; Regulation; kriminologi; Criminology;

   Abstract : Throughout the last decades, the social responsibility of corporations has undergone significant changes. From revolving around self-regulation, voluntariness, and soft law, the regulatory landscape has expanded to involve harder demands on corporations, such as mandatory sustainability due diligence. READ MORE

4. 22. Images of a Forest People : Punan Malinau – Identity, Sociality, and Encapsulation in Borneo

   Author : Lars Kaskija; Jan Ovesen; Victor King; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Punan; Borneo; Indonesia; hunter-gatherer; foraging ethos; encapsulation; sociality; identity; indigenous; conservation; variability; Kulturantropologi; Cultural Anthropology;

   Abstract : This is a study of groups of forest foragers and horticulturalists in the Malinau River basin in northeast Borneo. These groups are known to themselves and others as Punan, or more specifically – in order to distinguish them from other groups of Punan (or Penan) living in other parts of Borneo – as Punan Malinau. READ MORE

5. 23. Ecosystem response to dam removal

   Author : Anna G.C. Lejon; Christer Nilsson; Birgitta Malm Renöfält; Emily Stanley; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : dam removal; macroinvertebrates; plant species; plant succession; restoration; riparian zone; sediment deposition; species richness; Sweden; biology; biologi; ekologisk botanik; Ecological Botany; hydrologi; Hydrology;

   Abstract : This thesis aims to improve our understanding of how riverine ecosystems respond to dam removal. Riverine and particularly riparian ecosystems are among the most variable and important features of all landscapes. READ MORE

6. 24. User involvement in housing recovery : Cases from Haiyan affected areas in the Philippines

   Author : Ivette Arroyo; Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; User involvement; housing recovery; Capability Approach; Capability space; evolutionary housing; Critical Realism; vulnerability; resilience; causal mechanisms; opportunities; choices; capacities; agency; typhoon Haiyan; social structures; National Housing Authority; Gawad Kalinga; We Effect; types of involvement; levels of involvement;

   Abstract : The aim of this study is to develop a better understanding of the relation between housing recovery and user involvement from a capability perspective. The thesis studies housing recovery in areas affected by typhoon Haiyan, which struck the Philippines on 8th November 2013. READ MORE

7. 25. Scaling sufficiency : Towards less material consumption

   Author : Ola Persson; Karin Bradley; Mikael Klintman; Kersty Hobson; KTH; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Urban and Regional Studies; Urbana och regionala studier;

   Abstract : Various researchers have pointed out that avoiding further catastrophicconsequences related to the deteriorating ecological state of the planet,brought about by unsustainable production and consumption patterns,requires not only technological innovation and efficiency in productionprocesses, but also absolute reductions in energy and material use (i.e. READ MORE