Search for dissertations about: "social movements"
Showing result 6 - 10 of 297 swedish dissertations containing the words social movements.
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6. The Drama of Urban Greens and Regimes : Social Movements and Ecosystem Services in Stockholm National Urban Park
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7. Social movements and social networks
Abstract : One consistent finding in research on social movement organizations is that people's participation as well as their involvement in the formation of these organizations is linked to their structural location in several social dimensions. Hence, understanding the premises for social movement organizations is ultimately a question of examining the structure of people's social networks. READ MORE
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8. Between Nature and Modernity : Agroecology as an alternative development pathway: the case of Uganda
Abstract : Agricultural modernization has massively increased global food supply, but at a high environmental cost. Today many are calling for an agricultural ‘paradigm shift’, including several mainstream institutions. READ MORE
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9. 'When Women Unite!' : The Making of the Anti-Liquor Movement in Andhra Pradesh, India
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
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10. How social movements influence policies : Advocacy, framing, emotions and outcomes among reproductive rights coalitions in Peru
Abstract : With its origins in the early 1990s, feminist advocacy directed at influencing public policies is a relatively new phenomenon in Latin America that is commonly studied at the national level. The aim of this thesis was to study feminist advocacy on reproductive rights at the sub-national level in Peru. READ MORE