Essays about: "what is ngo"

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  1. 16. People help the people: A critical discourse analysis of NGO activism against water privatisation in El Salvador

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/Humanekologi

    Author : Line Lundager Olsen; [2022]
    Keywords : activism; El Salvador; water politics; water privatisation; power; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis concerns itself with the current state of water activism in El Salvador. For 20 years the topic has been a point of conflict for the nation, with both wins and losses for the water activists. The previous academic research into this consists of ethnographic studies. READ MORE

  3. 17. Evidence use in conservation practice : Using interviews to understand the opinions of conservation practitioners on the use, availability, and diversity of evidence in conservation practice

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Stockholm Resilience Centre

    Author : Raf Erik Veerle Jansen; [2022]
    Keywords : Conservation; practitioner; evidence-based; local ecological knowledge;

    Abstract : There has been a discussion in the last decades about a perceived lack of scientific evidence use in conservation practice, affecting its legitimacy and efficiency. Some researchers argue that peer-reviewed science is rarely used in conservation practice. READ MORE

  4. 18. Of Legal Mobilisation and Active Citizenship: Examining NGO Litigation in India to Eradicate Manual Scavenging

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Rättssociologiska institutionen

    Author : Alena Kahle; [2022]
    Keywords : active citizenship; Dalit rights; legal mobilisation; litigation; manual scavenging; neoliberal governance; public interest litigation; sanitation; Social Sciences; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : For decades, manual scavengers – people cleaning and engaging with human faeces as part of the sanitation chain, most of whom are Dalits – in India have been protesting against the severe health risks and exploitation associated with their work. Despite the enactment of stricter laws and high-profile court cases and wins, manual scavenging persists rampantly. READ MORE

  5. 19. “Nothing About Us Without Us” — The Barriers and Enablers of Persons with Disabilities as Climate Change Agents

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Eleonora Moen; [2022]
    Keywords : disability; climate change; environmental justice; accessibility; discrimination; capability approach; ableism; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This paper investigates what the barriers and enablers are for persons with disabilities and organisations of persons with disabilities to engage in climate action. The countries analysed are Bangladesh and Madagascar as two countries in the Global South who are similarly impacted by climate change. READ MORE

  6. 20. Filling in the Blanks : framing and interpreting the environment in Swedish development cooperation

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

    Author : Miron Moraitopoulos Arljung; [2022]
    Keywords : environment; communication; development; cooperation; framing; natural resources;

    Abstract : This thesis explores how the understanding of such an ambiguous concept as “the environment” can be communicated in Swedish development cooperation by the Governments and Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) in a way that reconciles the need to deliver on policy goals while still allowing for an interpretative and participatory project design. The central research problem studied was thus how to communicate environmental understandings without explicitly doing so. READ MORE