Essays about: "Advocacy Networks"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 27 essays containing the words Advocacy Networks.
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1. Changing Tides and Navigating Uncertainty : An ethnographic study of NGO resilience in coastal South India
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionenAbstract : What makes an non-governmental organisation (NGO) agile and resilient towards changes, pressures or uncertainties at community, state or macro-political level? By adopting a single case study based on semi-structured interviews and fieldwork, this thesis will dive into the life-world of a community-based NGO based in Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu. Social Needs Education and Human Awareness (SNEHA) has since founding in the 1980s had a strong rights-based identity and evolved through various phases of community organising, disaster relief work, evidence-based advocacy and upholding of fisher communities traditional and customary rights. READ MORE
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2. The Catholic Church as a Global Political Player : The Transnational Political Impact of Internacional Pro-Life Organizations on the Public Space in Latin Amercia
University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)Abstract : The research puzzle of this thesis is the global impact of the pro-life discourse of the Catholic Church on the public space in Latin America, using Nicaragua as an illustrative case. The aim is to understand in a global political perspective the transnational impact of the pro-life discursive strategy of the Catholic Church on the public space in Latin America during the period 1995-2020, and how international pro-life organizations have operated tactically to reach their goals. READ MORE
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3. Far Right Populism Beyond Borders and Party Politics : The German Identitarian Movement and its Transnational Advocacy Network
University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)Abstract : In 2017, the far right populist, transnational movement “Generation Identity” (GI) embarked on an activist “mission” in the Mediterranean Sea to stop non-European migrants from reaching the European continent. This paper presents a study of how GI was able to do so, analysing the empowering network of support that evolved during the movement’s “Defend Europe” campaign. READ MORE
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4. STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT IN CLIMATE ACTION PLANS – A CASE STUDY OF COPENHAGEN AND STOCKHOLM
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaperAbstract : This study explored how social aspects for stakeholder engagement are being addressed and incorporated in climate action plans (CAPs). This focus was chosen to address the knowledge gap in research on social conditions for climate action which has been found to provide barriers to achieving deep decarbonisation. READ MORE
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5. THE ÅLAND OFFICE IN BRUSSELS An analysis of its channels of influence
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : This thesis is a case study of the Åland office in Brussels that sets out to analyse its extra-state and intra-state channels of influence in use in order to influence European policy- and decision-making and at the same time try to shed light on how the Åland office circumvent and, on the other hand, work in tandem with the central government of Finland. In this respect, the bypass-theory of the multi-level governance approach will be used to understand and analyse these regional paradiplomatic activities both without the state and in tandem with the state. READ MORE
