Essays about: "Community of Practice"

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1. 1. Agonistic Peacebuilding Practices, in Practice? A Study of INGOs Programmatic and Advocacy Work With and For Yazidi Survivors in Northern Iraq

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Charlotta Johansson; [2024]
   Keywords : Agonistic peace; Thick recognition; Peacebuilding; Yazidi community; Iraq; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : After the 2014 invasion of contested areas in Iraq by the so-called Islamic State (IS), the Yazidi community has suffered dire consequences. Genocide, sexual enslavement, forced religious conversion and forced displacement were some of these horrendous acts committed by IS against the Yazidi community and other minorities in Iraq and Syria. READ MORE

3. 2. Linking for Peace. An affordance perspective of LinkedIn as an instrument for peace professionals to advance constructive conflict resolution and transformative efforts

   University essay from Institutionen för tillämpad informationsteknologi

   Author : Jasmine Traore; [2023-11-22]
   Keywords : Affordances; Human Computer Interaction HCI ; Peace and Conflict Research;

   Abstract : Has LinkedIn become the platform for a global community of practice for peace professionals? Does it have the potential to be? An inductive approach to Reflexive Thematic Analysis (RTA) following Braun and Clarke’s six-phase methodology was used as an analytic instrument on empirical data from 13 semi-structured interviews with professionals in peace mediation, using the theoretical lens of affordances. The participants in the study were found to use LinkedIn to create and sustain meaningful connections globally and across sectors, learn from empirical knowledge, stories and insights from others and explore economic opportunities. READ MORE

4. 3. Women's civil society organisations and the diffusion of the international climate-gender norm. A comparative qualitative study on the diffusion of the climate-gender nexus through implementation processes in Serbia and North Macedonia

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Martina Dahlby; [2023-10-30]
   Keywords : Climate-Gender Nexus; International Norm Diffusion; Women’s Civil Society Organisations; Gender Equality; Climate Change; Serbia; North Macedonia;

   Abstract : The gendered issues of climate change have been acknowledged by the international community, which has led to the creation of policies addressing the climate-gender nexus. Through this international institutionalisation, the climate-gender nexus has become an international norm. READ MORE

5. 4. CAJOLE: ESCOOTER MOBILE APP DESIGN FOR RIDERS IN GOTHENBURG

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik, kommunikation och lärande

   Author : Berhane Teklu Mekonen; [2023-03-20]
   Keywords : EScooters; ; Micro-mobility; ; Design Thinking;

   Abstract : Purpose: The overall goal for my project is to design a valuable mobile app that teaches endusers how to ride, behave, and follow traffic rules by applying design thinking methodologies (DT). In addition, a deep understanding of electric scooters users and the intentions of the municipality administration can result in a handy app. READ MORE

6. 5. Children’s sense of place : What places and aspects are important to children in the process of generating a sense of place?

   University essay from KTH/Urbana och regionala studier

   Author : Tinde Strand; [2023]
   Keywords : Sense of place; Urban planning; Child-friendly city;

   Abstract : A city user that is often neglected in these fast urban transitions is the children. Even if Swedish planning offices aim to increase the focus on children, they are hindered by a lack of knowledge, leading to adult-created places not rooted in children's actual needs. READ MORE