Essays about: "Civil society participation in development"

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  1. 11. Social Sustainability in Marine Governance: The Case of Barra del Colorado, Costa Rica

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Paola Apéstegui; [2021]
    Keywords : Sustainable Development; Social Sustainability; Marine Governance; Responsible Fishing Marine Areas; Marine Management Areas; Recognition; Representation; Distribution;

    Abstract : Marine issues develop in complex social contexts, usually involving a large number of sectors, actors, and users. Achieving sustainable marine governance requires a continued and context-specific structure of interdisciplinary knowledge, inter-sectorial interaction as well as inter-institutional coordination that generates daunting challenges to government, stakeholders and civil society. READ MORE

  3. 12. Understanding new expectations for democratic environmental governance : a policy analysis of an activist movement in the South-East of France

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

    Author : Léna Belly-le Guilloux; [2021]
    Keywords : governance; democracy; activism; Democratic Innovation; civil society; participation; deliberative democracy; political trust; democracy crisis;

    Abstract : This paper is based at the nodal points of several phenomena, including political distrust in France, a European trend supporting public participation, a failed experiment of citizen assembly in France, and the organisation of a citizen collective to advocate for a replication of a similar citizen assembly, at the regional level, by environmental activists. In this context, I have conducted a policy analysis focusing particularly on the activist movement with the aim to provide insights into new expectations for democratic governance of environmental resources. READ MORE

  4. 13. Social Digital Currency and Basic Income – the Development Strategy of the Future? : A case study of social currency, basic income and local business in Maricá, Rio de Janeiro

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Izabella Martins Grapengiesser; [2021]
    Keywords : social currency; community banks; the Palmas model; basic income; solidarity economy; Maricá; Rio de Janeiro; oil revenues; local development; Mumbuca;

    Abstract : This study is based on interviews with local business owners in the Brazilian municipality of Maricá, Rio deJaneiro, conducted in November 2021. The municipality receives royalties from the rich oil reserves that werefound in the bottom of the pre-salt area of the Atlantic Ocean, and has implemented a basic income programcalled Renda Básica de Cidadania (RBC). READ MORE

  5. 14. Empowering Arab Women through Media Development : A case study

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

    Author : Nabila Zayati; [2021]
    Keywords : media development; empowerment; gender; communication for development; participatory communication; social change; Arab region;

    Abstract : The media have power: they create frames of conceptions, influence attitudes and behaviour, and monitor the conduct of government officials. For women, the media can suggest ways and means to defend civil rights and gain access to society’s resources and opportunities. READ MORE

  6. 15. Putting all the sustainable development eggs in the private sector basket : An investigation into hegemonic struggle in the Danish development community over increasing private sector-driven development

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Louise Maria Skotte Møller; [2020]
    Keywords : Sustainable Development; Development Finance; Private Sector-Driven Development; Civil Society; Critical Discourse Analysis; Hegemony; Sustainability Science; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : How sustainable development (SD) is envisioned, practiced and financed is a crucial question today. In Denmark, the former government introduced private sector-driven development (PSDD) at the heart of Danish development cooperation. READ MORE