Essays about: "rationalities of government"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 16 essays containing the words rationalities of government.

1. 1. Governing through freedom and responsibility: A qualitative study examining the expression of neoliberal governmentality in strategies concerning Swedish foreign development aid

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

   Author : Kajsa Sund; [2023-10-26]
   Keywords : development; Swedish aid; SIDA; governmentality; neoliberal governmentality; Micheal Foucault; Global studies;

   Abstract : The purpose of this study is to investigate exercises of power in Swedish foreign development aid, ultimately answering the question of how aid is governed. This is done by conducting an abductive qualitative content analysis exploring four actor-focused aid strategies guiding The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA). READ MORE

3. 2. Surveillance, Survival, and Incentives to Stay: Three Approaches to Governing ‘Irregular’ Migration from the Gambia

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

   Author : Kira Twisttmann Askholm; [2022]
   Keywords : Migration governance; The Gambia; Irregular migration; Governmentality; Implementers of migration management; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Gambian migrants have been amongst the top-nationalities arriving to European shores by ‘irregular’ means. While ‘irregular’ migration is often extremely risky and dangerous, the Gambian government has only been limitedly engaged in governing this migration. Instead, several non-state actors have stepped in. READ MORE

4. 3. Normative or Power? Genealogical analysis of citizens' rights promotion within the EU visa liberalisation policy

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Nijat Eldarov; [2019]
   Keywords : European Union; normative power; visa liberalisation; power relations; critical security studies.; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : Since 2008, the European Union requires the candidate and neighbourhood countries to undertake reforms in the field of citizens’ rights, including protection of minorities in order to give their nationals access to the Schengen area for the short-term stays. However, within the visa liberalisation procedure, the European Union has demonstrated ambivalence in monitoring the implementation of these normative reforms. READ MORE

5. 4. The Copenhill Crisis. The Dark Side of Planning The Greenest Waste-fired Power Plant Ever Seen

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

   Author : Ulrik Kohl; [2019]
   Keywords : urban politics; power plant; neoliberal planning; iconicity; city marketing; sustainable energy; waste-to-energy; dark side of planning;

   Abstract : This thesis is about the making of a power plant. It sheds light on how neoliberal ideas shape large public investments in sustainable energy infrastructure. It tells the story of how the City of Copenhagen decided to build what was claimed to be the greenest waste-fired power plant in the world: Copenhill. READ MORE

6. 5. Green Logo: a study of food labeling as an initiative to govern consumption

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Henrietta Flodell; [2016]
   Keywords : Consumption; standardization; climate; governmentality; agri-food; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : The great climate impact of the agri-food sector has only recently been brought into light, and become a concern of political actors around the world. Standardizations as an initiative to govern this sector have received increasing attention, but while these initiatives can prove an effective tool for influencing consumer choice, they also hold certain problematic characteristics. READ MORE