Essays about: "Cohesion Policy"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 69 essays containing the words Cohesion Policy.

  1. 1. Constructing Spaces of Intervention in Gothenburg's Urban Periphery; The production of “vulnerable areas” in the City’s official documents

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

    Author : Melissa Lennartsson; [2024-01-26]
    Keywords : Vulnerable areas; urban policy; place-making; advanced urban marginality; safety security nexus; neoliberalism; Gothenburg;

    Abstract : This study explores the construction of the “vulnerable area” by critically analyzing the assumptions, representations, and discourses that inform official documents targeting such neighborhoods. By conducting a qualitative content analysis on local policy produced in the City of Gothenburg, this thesis finds that such texts – through their imagination of space – produce “vulnerable areas” as spaces of intervention in need of extraordinary treatment. READ MORE

  3. 2. Mine Action and Climate Change: A Case Study of Water in Yemen

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi

    Author : Amani Abdulqader; [2023]
    Keywords : Climate change; conflict; Yemen; Mine action; water; peacebuilding; sustainable development; resource management; governance; droughts; floods; climate mitigation; risk and disaster management.; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The following research explores a critical intersection between the work of mine action and the climate. It addresses the amplified impacts of climate change on water in Yemen, a country afflicted by protracted conflict and growing climate threats. READ MORE

  4. 3. At the Heart of the Transition? Making Sense of Agency, Policy, and Post-Politics within Just Transition in Scotland

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Josefina Marklund; [2023]
    Keywords : Sustainable Development; Just Transition; Agents of Change; Scotland; Post-Politics; Governance;

    Abstract : Since the establishment of Scotland’s Climate Change Act, principles of just transition have been statutory and guiding the implementation of several policies on the area. Such policies have laid the foundation for collaborative governance efforts, that invites state and non-state partners to engage on the political arena. READ MORE

  5. 4. Crime prevention and safety measures in socio-economically vulnerable areas in Sweden : A comparative case study of Uppsala and Norrköping

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för tema

    Author : Nesma Ibrahim; [2023]
    Keywords : Socioeconomically vulnerable areas; Crime prevention measures; Safety promotion measures; social disorganization theory; Collective efficacy.;

    Abstract : Crime prevention and safety measures in socio-economically vulnerable areas are important incentives for creating a socially sustainable city. The topic has been debated in Sweden, and to address the challenges, a new law in Sweden will come into force on June 1, 2023, giving Swedish municipalities greater responsibility for crime prevention. READ MORE

  6. 5. How cohesive is the kingmaker of the European Parliament? A roll call-vote study of voting cohesion in the Liberal Party Group of the European Parliament in EP8 and EP9

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Thea Erlandsson; [2023]
    Keywords : European Parliament; roll call-votes; Alliance of Liberals and Democrats; Renew Europe; ideological heterogeneity; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Voting cohesion in the European Parliament is a thoroughly studied field, however a deep dive into the kingmaker of coalition building, the liberal party group, has yet to be done. This thesis attempts to illustrate how voting cohesion varies within the Alliance of Liberals & Democrats and Renew Europe respectively, and what factors can explain variation in cohesion. READ MORE