Essays about: "origin of international organisations"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the words origin of international organisations.
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1. Factors Influencing the Divergence and Convergence of ICTs within African Diaspora Entities in the United Kingdom
University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)Abstract : With the increase in International migration, migrants and diasporas contribution and engagement with their countries of origin has seen growing focus from academics, policymakers, governments and other stakeholders. This has been especially the case in the development sector where remittances form a sizeable percentage of some low-income country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP). READ MORE
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2. Cross-border Displacement: Prevent, Prepare or Adapt to?
University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och SamhällssäkerhetAbstract : Despite the fact that some forecasts suggest that a large number of individuals could become displaced by 2050, the institutional and operational linkages between climate and cross-border displacement continues to be complex. While refugees and IDPs are treated according to specific treaties, the status of cross-border displacement as a result of disasters suffers from a normative gap and the linkages between disaster displacement, its drivers and risk reduction seems rather underrepresented in existing research. READ MORE
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3. Expatriation and careers in global organisations : How can we understand expatriate employees' experience of international assignment in the context of globalisation?
University essay from Sociologiska institutionenAbstract : A common practice in multi-national enterprises is to staff important managerial roles in overseas operations with personnel from the company’s country of origin: expatriate managers. Homecoming expatriates often experience that the competence they have acquired abroad is not recognized when returning home. READ MORE
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4. A "NEW LIFE" FOR TRAFFICKED VICTIMS THROUGH PROTECTION AND OCCUPATIONAL DEVELOPMENT? : A Case Study of Baan Kredtrakarn, Thailand
University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudierAbstract : This thesis looked into the protection and occupational development process under the Thai government shelter and the extent to which it has assisted and supported the victims of human trafficking, both Thai and non-Thai, in psychosocial rehabilitation, therapy, and vocational training and development. I used the capability theory and empowerment approach as a framework of analysis to assess qualitatively the findings from in-depth interviews during my fieldwork from 8th October to 8th November 2007 in Thailand, with various governmental, non-governmental and international organisations working on human trafficking issues. READ MORE
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5. How should foreign impact and commercial use of traditional design, with the intent to promote development in indigenous communities, be considered in relation to the lege de ferenda legal protection stipulated in
University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionenAbstract : The rich Mayan weaving tradition in Guatemala has survived even though the indigenous population has been subject to centuries of hardship and oppression. After conducting a field study and scrutinising the commercialisation process of the traditional designs in five different producer cooperatives of which, for the purpose of this thesis, some are characterised as weaving cooperatives and others as international projects, I found that there has been and still is a large degree of foreign influence in the structure, organisation and the commercialisation process of traditional textile crafts. READ MORE
