Essays about: "Devolution"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 14 essays containing the word Devolution.

  1. 1. Communicating Participatory Budgeting : Insights from Makueni County in Kenya

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

    Author : Elmi Hussein; [2023]
    Keywords : Participatory communication; participatory budgeting; power dynamics; WhatsApp; Facebook; social media; digital tools; mobilisation; dialogue; elite capture; public engagement; development; Makueni; Kenya;

    Abstract : Kenya's 2010 Constitution marked a significant shift towards decentralised governance and public participation as key drivers of sustainable development (Finch and Omolo, 2015). One of the primary strategies county governments employ to achieve this goal is participatory budgeting (PB), which empowers communities and devolves power to support inclusive and equitable development. READ MORE

  3. 2. Resilient Disaster Recovery: An exploration of operationalizing climate change adaptation measures in disaster recovery at the community level on Grand Bahama and Abaco

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

    Author : Maya Fields; [2020]
    Keywords : Climate Change Adaptation; Resilience; Disaster Recovery; Decentralization; Community; Build Back Better; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : This explorative case-study examines the dynamics of operationalizing climate change adaptation (CCA) measures in the aftermath of climate change induced natural disaster at the community level in a low-lying coastal Nation State with fragile institutional capacity. It explores the roles and responsibilities different stakeholder groups take and identifies constraints and facilitators for operationalizing CCA measures in disaster recovery to ultimately explore leverage points or pathways towards greater integration of CCA measures in the phase of disaster recovery. READ MORE

  4. 3. The rise of secessionism in Catalonia: A study of the shift in nationalist discourse from an identity perspective

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Hilma Karlsson; [2019]
    Keywords : catalonia; nationalism; secession; social identity; social representations of history; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : In 2017 Catalonia held a referendum for independence, after years with an increasingly pro-independence social and political climate. The shift in the nationalist discourse from devolution to secession and increasing support for independence inspired this thesis where the aim is to explore the dynamics behind the change from an identity perspective. READ MORE

  5. 4. The Dragon, The Unicorn and the Grip of The Lion : A Comparative Case Study on the Secessionist Political Parties in Scotland & Wales and the Nationalist Arguments Aiming for Secession

    University essay from Högskolan Väst/Avd för juridik, ekonomi, statistik och politik

    Author : Emil Gahnström; Robin Knowles; [2019]
    Keywords : Nationalism; secession; Scotland; Wales; the United Kingdom;

    Abstract : This thesis is conducted as a descriptive comparative case study with the aim to explore the utilisation of different forms of nationalist arguments for secession by the Scottish National Party in the Scottish Parliament and Plaid Cymru in the Welsh Assembly. Based on the application of nationalist theories from three different modernist scholars, statements made by each party are analysed from politico-ideological, economic, and socio-cultural perspectives. READ MORE

  6. 5. Breaking Down the Reflex-Machine in Three Works by Philip K. Dick

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Sara Gaarn-Larsen; [2018]
    Keywords : Philip K. Dick; Postmodernism; reflex-machine; androidization; science fiction; The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch; A Maze of Death; A Scanner Darkly;

    Abstract : This thesis expands upon Philip K. Dick’s philosophy surrounding ‘androidization’, a process of degradation leading to the devolution of individuals into what he termed as ‘reflex-machines’. READ MORE