Essays about: "local material"

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  1. 1. Spatial Stories of Peace. The case of the Greater Gola Landscape.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Nicholas Eklund; [2024]
    Keywords : spatial theory; Liberia; Sierra Leone; environmental peacebuilding; conservation; case study; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis follows the interdisciplinary tradition that exists in global studies by performing a spatial analysis of the imaginary of peace(s) and conservation as a practice of peace(s) and thus contributing to the fields of environmental peacebuilding, peace- and conflict studies, and geography. The thesis has its theoretical starting point in environmental peacebuilding and is drawing and building on spatial theory as a way of understanding the construction of peace(s) in the context of the Greater Gola Landscape, straddling the border of Sierra Leone and Liberia. READ MORE

  3. 2. Tapestry of rural lives : trust and ties within BYGDSAM association

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Zana-Sofia Merdovic; [2024]
    Keywords : weak ties; civil associations; rural development;

    Abstract : Local communities across Europe have been experiencing a decline in population and public services. To counter this trend, civil society often steps up through voluntary associations. READ MORE

  4. 3. Supply Chain Disruptions : A case study on the effects the Covid-19 pandemic and the Ukraine conflict has had on sustainability work within supply chains in the automotive industry

    University essay from KTH/Industriell ekonomi och organisation (Inst.)

    Author : Magnus Ramsköld; [2024]
    Keywords : Supply chain; disruptions; resilience; sustainability; automotive; Värdekedjor; störningar; resiliens; hållbarhet;

    Abstract : The invasion of Ukraine during early 2022 resulted in significant disruptions for supply chains globally. With massive delays and resource shortages, many companies have found a need to rethink their approach to resilience to not be as affected by future disruptions of similar proportions. READ MORE

  5. 4. The right to a planned parenthood: A qualitative study of NGOs’ work to empower women’s reproductive choice in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

    Author : Nadja Ivarsson; [2023-10-19]
    Keywords : contraceptive; family planning; SRHR; Brazil; Rio de Janeiro; NGOs; non-government organizations; empowerment; feminist theory;

    Abstract : Brazil is a country where the average births per woman has dropped considerably in the last 60 years- from 6.3 to 1.7. However, there are large inequalities among the people in Brazil and many still lack access to education and resources for family planning. READ MORE

  6. 5. Are Non-Ethnic Swedes “Real” Swedes? : A Study on Reproduced Images of the Swedish Nation During Municipal National Day Celebrations

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

    Author : Eric Sonesson; [2023]
    Keywords : Discourse Analysis; Swedish Nationalism; National Day; National Identity; Migration; Integration;

    Abstract : In the pre-globalized era, when many nations were comparatively ethnically homogenous, sentiments about national identity and national membership were less contentious. Today, an increasingly open and inter-connected world is changing the demographic composition of countries across the globe. READ MORE