Essays about: "Norm Diffusion"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 30 essays containing the words Norm Diffusion.

  1. 16. Shit Matters! Assessing sociocultural barriers and opportunities for upscaling adoption of human faeces derived fertilizers in central Uganda

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Elina Persson; Therese Hågerup; [2018]
    Keywords : nutrient recovered faecal sludge; soil infertility; sociocultural norms; IBM-WASH; diffusion of innovations; Uganda; sustainability science; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Nutrient recovered faecal sludge is a novel alternative fertilizer product, and is proposed to be promoted in places where improvement in sanitation management is needed, for example in Uganda’s capital Kampala. However, Uganda and most of Africa is perceived as a faecofobic area, i.e. READ MORE

  3. 17. Becoming European: The Reception of EU Norms in Serbia

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Stefan Stankovic; [2018]
    Keywords : Serbia; Norm Diffusion; EU; Political Elite; Normative Power Europe; Framing; Europeanization;

    Abstract : Why Serbia’s path towards EU membership has been so contentious and fraught with difficulty? Why did Europeanization happen more ‘smoothly’ in some countries, while it stalls or fails in others? This study shows Serbia’s reluctance to Europeanize by exploring how the Serbian ruling elite received the EU’s norms of peace, media freedom and rights of migrants and refugees. As such, it contributes to the emerging research agenda on norm diffusion and Normative Power Europe. READ MORE

  4. 18. Still a Normative Power Europe?: The European Union’s promotion of European norms in Ukraine

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Andreas Björklund; [2017]
    Keywords : European Union; Ukraine; Normative Power; Civilian Power; Military Power; Ian Manners; Norm Diffusion; Euromaidan; Annexation of Crimea; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Ukraine experienced two great events of change in 2013-2014: the Euromaidan revolution and the Russian annexation of Crimea. Throughout this time, the European Union sought a deeper association with Ukraine built on the fundamental European principles of democracy, rule of law, social justice and human rights. The purpose of this thesis is twofold. READ MORE

  5. 19. Investigating Technology Acceptance towards E-commerce within the Work Wear Sector : A study within business-to-business about business clients’ technology acceptance towards e-commerce

    University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/Internationella Handelshögskolan

    Author : Amanda Bjursten; Lina Classon; Ida Steen; [2016]
    Keywords : Behavioral Intention; Business Clients; Business-to-Business; Diffusion of Innovation Theory; E-commerce; Technology Acceptance; Work Wear Sector;

    Abstract : Purpose: The purpose of this thesis is to study business clients’ technology acceptance of e-commerce within business-to-business in the work wear sector. In specific, develop and test a framework in order to analyze the antecedents of perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use behind business clients’ behavioral intention to the usage of e-commerce. READ MORE

  6. 20. The Responsibility to Protect : An Emerging Norm Applied to the Conflict of Syria

    University essay from Växjö universitet/Institutionen för samhällsvetenskap

    Author : Simon Knuters; [2016]
    Keywords : R2P; Syria; emerging norms; the United Nations;

    Abstract : Abstract   In 2005 the United Nations (UN) unanimously agreed setting up a framework for the responsibility to protect (R2P) populations facing mass death and large scale atrocities consisting of three pillars. This responsibility was primarily for states to protect their own population (pillar 1). READ MORE