Essays about: "participatory observation"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 90 essays containing the words participatory observation.

  1. 16. Aragalaya - Stories about unity and conflicts in a crisis-hit Sri Lanka

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Amie Modin-Lundin; [2022]
    Keywords : Sri Lanka; Aragalaya; unity; conflict; religion; ethnicity; culture; minorities; democracy; protests; economic crisis.;

    Abstract : Abstract   Sri Lanka battled a civil war for 26 years during a time when the majoritarian rule discriminated and marginalized Tamils from the rest of the society; the war ended in 2009 but numerous societal problems remained in the country. The Easter bombings in 2019 took the lives of 269 people, once again ethno-nationalistic powers and politics became of great importance within the country’s political sphere. READ MORE

  3. 17. From Smart to Shrewd: Provincializing “Smart” Urbanism through the Heterogenous Infrastructure of Waste Work in Kibera and Mathare, Nairobi

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Sonto Amy Mkize; [2022]
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    Abstract : Urban global waste generation has been growing at alarming rates and innovative sustainable solid waste management is considered vital to addressing the waste crisis. The vision to achieve this globally has mostly been taken its inspiration from cities in the Global North. READ MORE

  4. 18. Living against the grain of society : the practice of voluntary simplicity

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

    Author : Diana Fritz; [2021]
    Keywords : voluntary simplicity; simple living; anti-consumption; practice theory; societal change; responsibilization;

    Abstract : Ecological challenges like climate change and biodiversity loss lead to a need for change, but the radical changes that are required seem not to come about. One hot issue debated is who has the power and responsibility to change. This discussion has many different dimensions (e.g. READ MORE

  5. 19. Intrapreneurs as insider threats : A Rogerian literature review

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Gustav Gatu; [2021]
    Keywords : Intrapreneurship; insider threats; employee deviance; intelligence services; innovation; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : This thesis explores how intrapreneurs can be recognized as insider threats. Nine different perspectives are presented, including deviant intrapreneurs, threatened and threatening resources, and subcultures on the tactical/operative level. Intrapreneurs are employees who use their entrepreneurial spirit for the benefit of their organizations. READ MORE

  6. 20. Local carbon budgets as a tool for sustainability transitions : Three emerging narratives of change and governance

    University essay from KTH/Urbana och regionala studier

    Author : Sanna Gunnarsson; [2021]
    Keywords : sustainability transitions; narratives of change; local governance; carbon budget; climate change;

    Abstract : This study takes as a starting point that climate change must be seen as interrelated with other social, technological, political, and ecological challenges of our times, and that it is closely linked to the local arena of policy and planning. By this, the study is guided by the notion that sustainability transitions are needed to combat climate change. READ MORE