Essays about: "Bistånd"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 48 essays containing the word Bistånd.

1. 1. A Solidarity Model of Foreign Aid? : A case study of the Olof Palme International Center’s projects in South Africa

   University essay from Högskolan Väst/Institutionen för ekonomi och it

   Author : Malin Stål; [2023]
   Keywords : Foreign aid; international solidarity; charity; non-governmental organisation; development aid; South Africa; Sweden; Olof Palme International Center; Utländskt bistånd; internationell solidaritet; välgörenhet; icke-statliga organisationer; bistånd; Sydafrika; Sverige; Olof Palmes internationella center;

   Abstract : This bachelor thesis is a qualitative case study of whether the Olof Palme International Center’s (OPC) model of foreign aid, as a Swedish non-governmental organisation (NGO), is understood by leading figures of the three types of participants involved in the model; the OPC, Swedish member organisations, and, in this case, South African partner organisations, as taking either a solidarity- or charity-approach to foreign aid, in both theory and practise. The theories of Mutual Aid and International Solidarity are used to construct two opposing “solidarity” and “charity” models of foreign aid, against which the OPC model is compared. READ MORE

3. 2. Post Disaster: Examining Social Tension,Humanitarian Aid Impact and Urban PlanningLessons : The case of Karantina in Beirut, Lebanon

   University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

   Author : Khadija Ali; [2023]
   Keywords : Host community; refugee; crisis; tension; integration; NGOs; Världssamhälle; flykting; kris; spänning; integration; icke-statliga organisationer NGO:er ;

   Abstract : Lebanon has a long history of hosting refugees. The influx of refugees has placed pressure on thecountry’s resources, infrastructure, and economy. READ MORE

4. 3. (Un)protected children? - Social rights of children with disabilities granted temporary protection in Sweden

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

   Author : Denis Karamyshev; [2023]
   Keywords : children; disability; social assistance; temporary protection; migration; human rights; public law; social law; EU law; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : This thesis examines the legal landscape surrounding the social assistance provided to children with disabilities under temporary protection in Sweden. The aftermath of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022 prompted a significant influx of displaced individuals into the EU. The EU Temporary Protection Directive was activated for the first time. READ MORE

5. 4. Painting the Whole World White : A case study on Westernization in aid assistance between Sweden and Tanzania

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Statsvetenskap

   Author : Sofia Burton; Emma Skogsmo; [2022]
   Keywords : Sweden; Tanzania; Aid; Neocolonialism; Eurocentrism; Sverige; Tanzania; Bistånd; Nykolonialism; Eurocenrism;

   Abstract : Between the years 1962 and 2013, the Swedish government gave over $6 billion in development assistance to Tanzania. Despite this, the country remains to be one of the poorest countries in the world. The Swedish aid has failed to achieve the one thing it was destined for - helping Tanzania rise from poverty. READ MORE

6. 5. Work or Shirk : Finding the optimal enforced effort in activation and evaluating the job stimulus for social benefit recipients, by introducing effective leisure in a labor supply model

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi och statistik (NS)

   Author : Oliver Rosengren; [2021]
   Keywords : Labor supply; benefits; social assistance; social benefits; job stimulus; earnings disregard; extensive margin; employment; shirking; effort; Arbetsutbud; bidrag; socialtjänst; ekonomiskt bistånd; socialbidrag; försörjningsstöd; jobbstimulans; ansträngning; sysselsättning; extensiva marginalen;

   Abstract : Social benefits were forecasted to increase by 13 percent to 2022 before the pandemic hit the economy (Prop. 2018/19:1). In the latest forecast it has almost doubled: an increase of 24 percent to 2022 (Prop. 2020/21:1). READ MORE