Essays about: "institutional bricolage"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 13 essays containing the words institutional bricolage.

1. 1. Pepita de oro: How AlVelAl is building a regional regenerative agriculture transformation through social innovations

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Stockholm Resilience Centre

   Author : Elissa Dickson; [2023]
   Keywords : regenerative agriculture; Spain; sustainability transformation; social innovation; adaptive capacity; institutions; drylands;

   Abstract : Regenerative Agriculture (RA) is increasingly promoted as a sustainable agri-food solution. Agronomic studies find that RA practices (e.g. cover crops, reduced tillage, crop rotation, and agroforestry) can regulate soil moisture, sequester atmospheric carbon, enhance biodiversity, and reduce the impacts of droughts and floods. READ MORE

3. 2. Accessing credit through social relationships : a case study of cassava farmers in Central Uganda

   University essay from SLU/Department of Molecular Sciences

   Author : Susanna Larsson; [2023]
   Keywords : credit; access; agricultural market systems; value chain; moral economy; institutional bricolage;

   Abstract : The FAO aims to support local farmers in Nakasongola District, Uganda, to tap into value-added cassava market opportunities. This thesis critically examines farmers' experiences in these cassava markets, challenging classical economic assumptions that underpin the FAO project. READ MORE

4. 3. Sorry, can I take this call? Ethnography of an Integrated Development Plan in South Africa

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

   Author : Casper Falk Wollberg; [2022]
   Keywords : Integrated Development Plan; South Africa; Institutional Bricolage; Participation; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The South African government has since its democratisation launched Integrated Development Plans (IDPs) to engage institutions and communities in shaping local development. These IDPs have yielded mixed results, especially in relation to participation and institutional integration. READ MORE

5. 4. Renegotiating Institutions: Institutional Bricolage in the Zambian Woodfuel Sector

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

   Author : Alice Castensson; [2021]
   Keywords : natural resource governance; critical institutionalism; institutional bricolage; woodfuel; institutions; multifunctional landscapes; Zambia; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Governing multifunctional resource landscapes in ways that protect ecosystems without aggravating poverty is a critical task for development efforts. This thesis adopts an institutional bricolage approach to scrutinise institutional interplay in the Zambian woodfuel sector. READ MORE

6. 5. Abolishing Female Genital Mutilation by Cultural Renewal? : An assessment of Alternative Rites of Passage in Kenya

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

   Author : Franciska Reinholds; [2021]
   Keywords : Alternative rites of passage; female genital mutilation; female circumcision; Kenya; institutional bricolage;

   Abstract : Many attempts have been made to eradicate female genital mutilation over the past decades, yet the sustained practice continues to be a risk for women’s health and agency. In Kenya, an intervention with increasing proliferation is the alternative rites of passage. READ MORE