Essays about: "Civil Society Organization"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 81 essays containing the words Civil Society Organization.

  1. 21. Power and policy - A comparative study on the state use of paramilitary forces in the Democratic Republic of Vietnam and Ukraine

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Gabriel Lindgren; [2020]
    Keywords : Power; policy; paramilitary; war; action; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Combative paramilitary forces are an unconventional but not unusual notion in warfare. The purpose of this study is to explain how the domestic and international power of a state affect its decision to support and align itself with paramilitary forces in war. READ MORE

  3. 22. Organizational Precarity : An Anthropological study of a Civil Society Organization in austerity-ridden Greece

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Socialantropologiska institutionen

    Author : Eleni Zoi Palaiorouta; [2019]
    Keywords : Austerity; precarity; solidarity; organizational anthropology; Greece;

    Abstract : This study examines a Greek civil society organization, which is struggling to cope with the precarity caused by the environment of crisis. By looking into the austerity that prevails in Greece, I aim to discuss the connection between the Greek society and the organization, as both of them are struggling with the consequences of the crisis which brings them into a precarious position. READ MORE

  4. 23. Peacebuilding In Myanmar: A Case Study of State Influence on Civil Society in Karen State

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

    Author : Mara van der Kamp; [2019]
    Keywords : Civil Society; State Influence; Peacebuilding; Democratization; Myanmar; NGOs;

    Abstract : Myanmar, formerly known as Burma, has been going through a democratization process since 2011, despite different stages of conflict in several regions. In Karen State the main ethnic armed group, has signed the National Ceasefire Agreement in 2015. With the democratization process came a lot of changes for civil society. READ MORE

  5. 24. Our Common Sea : Global Environmental Governance and The Marine Stewardship Council Story

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för ekonomisk och industriell utveckling

    Author : Chloe Beemer; [2019]
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    Abstract : Fish. Why do fish matter? Fish are the main source of protein for three billion people on Earth (World Wildlife Fund, 2019), that is roughly 39 percent of the global population (United Nations, 2019, p. 11). Food, in particular, is essential to politics, as it literally fuels the brainpower of mankind. READ MORE

  6. 25. Empowering the powerless: Investigating the sustainability of climate change adaptation through the lens of empowerment in Char Shakhahati, Bangladesh

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Tahura Farbin; [2019]
    Keywords : Empowerment; collective agency; Climate Change Adaptation; mainstreaming adaptation; Chars; Bangladesh; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Climate Change Impacts are a major concern for Bangladesh. The country is expected to face an increase of 11% in precipitation, drier winter periods causing droughts, extremely high temperatures, sea level rise changing the dynamics of discharge of water from rivers, etc. intensifying poverty. READ MORE