Search for dissertations about: "social forces"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 317 swedish dissertations containing the words social forces.

2. 1. Rural Livelihood Options for "a better and more sustainable future". Local perspectives from Myanmar and Morocco

   Author : Laura Kmoch; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Rural Livelihoods; Cluster Analysis; Technology Adoption; Swidden Farming; Agroforestry; Climate Adaptation; Remittances; Local Agroecological Knowledge;

   Abstract : In 2015, state leaders adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, to address global inequalities and respond to heightened concern about challenges, arising from contemporary global change. This thesis contributes to addressing these challenges, by extending the knowledge base that rural development stakeholders can draw on to co-construct viable livelihood options for vulnerable rural people. READ MORE

4. 2. Sites and Modes of Knowledge Creation: On the Spatial Organization of Biotechnology Innovation

   Author : Jerker Moodysson; Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; epistemic communities; biotechnology; communities of practice; geography; proximity; knowledge; localization; globalization; innovation systems; Innovation; Samhällsvetenskaper; Social sciences;

   Abstract : The accelerated speed and intensity of global interconnections in all segments of society during the last couple of decades have had a profound impact on the workings of contemporary capitalism. Increased pressure is put on national and regional economies to continuously upgrade their competitive advantages, at the same time as new learning opportunities occur at a faster rate than ever. READ MORE

5. 3. 'When Women Unite!' : The Making of the Anti-Liquor Movement in Andhra Pradesh, India

   Author : Marie Larsson; Gudrun Dahl; Shalini Randeria; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; social movements; anthropology; gender; alcohol problems; India; Social anthropology; Socialantropologi;

   Abstract : In 1991, women from Dubagunta, Nellore District in the state of Andhra Pradesh forced the liquor traders to leave the area. This incident is believed to have been the origin of the Anti-Liquor Movement, which finally led to alcoholic beverages being prohibited in the state. READ MORE

6. 4. Exercising Peace : Conflict Preventionism, Neoliberalism, and the New Military

   Author : Mattias Viktorin; Ulf Hannerz; Gudrun Dahl; Dominic Boyer; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; security; humanitarianism; neoliberalism; intervention; ethics; Social anthropology; Socialantropologi; Social Anthropology; socialantropologi;

   Abstract : This study takes the changing role of the military as a starting point for exploring a set of broader ongoing processes at the intersection of security and humanitarianism. The focus is on one particular assemblage, described here as conflict preventionism. READ MORE

7. 5. Changing boundaries, defending boundaries : Gender relations in the Swedish Armed Forces

   Author : Alma Persson; Boel Berner; Anna Fogelberg Eriksson; Elin Kvande; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Gender; gender relations; military; civilian employees; organization; Resolution 1325; change; masculinities; homosociality; boundary work; repair work; peacekeeping; Sweden; Genus; genusrelationer; militären; civilanställda; organisation; Resolution 1325; förändring; maskuliniteter; homosocialitet; gränsarbete; reparationsarbete; fredsbevarande arbete; Sverige; INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AREAS; TVÄRVETENSKAPLIGA FORSKNINGSOMRÅDEN;

   Abstract : This thesis aims to show how gender is done in the Swedish Armed Forces, against the backdrop of its transition into an international defence organization and the international resolutions that call for gender mainstreaming in peacekeeping operations. In the so-called “New Armed Forces”, traditional demarcations that have separated civilian employees from members of the military officer profession are no longer self-evident. READ MORE