Search for dissertations about: "policies"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 1405 swedish dissertations containing the word policies.

  2. 16. Prolonged Exile in Relative Isolation : Long-term Consequences of Contrasting Refugee Policies in Tanzania

    Author : Måns Fellesson; Astri Suhrke; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Sociology; Forced migration; refugee policies; Tanzania; Burundi; adjustment; integration; conflict; control and development; Sociologi; Sociology; Sociologi; sociologi; Sociology;

    Abstract : The question at issue in this work has been stimulated by the past decade's shifts in the field of refugee-hosting. An important element of these changes is the consideration of repatriation as the only durable solution. READ MORE

  4. 17. Gender Regimes, Family Policies and Attitudes to Female Employment : A Comparison of Germany, Italy and Sweden

    Author : Eva Sundström; Stefan Svallfors; Vicki Johansson; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Sociology; gender regimes; welfare state; employment; care; citizenship; local policies; Sociologi; Sociology; Sociologi; sociologi; Sociology;

    Abstract : In this study, attitudes towards female employment and the division of labour between men and women in Germany, Italy and Sweden are explored. Using a quantitative approach, the first objective is to examine how political ideologies and welfare political models are reflected in or accompany attitudes towards female labour market participation among different groups in the three welfare states. READ MORE

  5. 18. Ecosystem Services and Disservices in an Agriculture–Forest Mosaic : A Study of Forest and Tree Management and Landscape Transformation in Southwestern Ethiopia

    Author : Tola Gemechu Ango; Lowe Börjeson; Tobias Plieninger; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; conservation; deforestation; ecosystem disservices; ecosystem services; forest; Ethiopia; land grabbing; livelihood; Oromia; policies; political ecology; trees; tropical landscape mosaic; Geography with Emphasis on Human Geography; geografi med kulturgeografisk inriktning;

    Abstract : The intertwined challenges of food insecurity, deforestation, and biodiversity loss remain perennial challenges in Ethiopia, despite increasing policy interventions. This thesis investigates smallholding farmers’ tree- and forest-based livelihoods and management practices, in the context of national development and conservation policies, and examines how these local management practices and policies transform the agriculture–forest mosaic landscapes of southwestern Ethiopia. READ MORE

  6. 19. An evaluation of biodiesel policies : The case of palm oil agro-industry in Indonesia

    Author : Fumi Harahap; Semida Silveira; Serina Ahlgren; KTH; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; palm oil; biodiesel; Indonesia; policy evaluation; policy coherence analysis; land allocation; sectoral policy goals; life cycle cost analysis; biodiesel cost competitiveness; biorefinery; Energy Technology; Energiteknik;

    Abstract : Oil palm has flourished as an economically vital crop in Indonesia given its use in both food and non-food products (including biodiesel) for domestic and export markets. However, the expansion of oil palm plantations in Indonesia is controversial. READ MORE

  7. 20. Beyond the Border : Syrian Policies towards Territories Lost

    Author : Emma Jörum; Inga Brandell; Åsa Lundgren; Volker Perthes; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Political science; Statsvetenskap; Statskunskap; Political Science;

    Abstract : This study furthers our understanding of an often ignored but important and central part of modern politics; the dynamic relationship between territory and state. The republic of Syria, carved out of a much larger territory during the post World War I re-mapping of the Middle East, constitutes the empirical focus. READ MORE