Essays about: "Homelessness"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 39 essays containing the word Homelessness.

  1. 21. The Diaspora of Chin Refugees in Malaysia: Challenges and Coping Mechanisms

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School; Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen; Lunds universitet/Pedagogik; Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Global Studies

    Author : Michela Pittalis; [2019]
    Keywords : Chin; refugees; diaspora; belonging; community; home; Malaysia; Law and Political Science; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates the social dynamics of the Chin refugee group which currently faces great challenges in Malaysia, the host country. Modes of organisation and coping mechanisms are examined in relation to the specific legal and socio-political context. READ MORE

  3. 22. Colourful voices : centering LGBTQ+ perspectives of public spaces

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

    Author : Petronella Magnusson; [2018]
    Keywords : LGBTQ ; ; urban; planning; landscape architecture; public spaces; intersectionality; representation; queer; Jim Deva Plaza; Davie Village; Vancouver;

    Abstract : How inclusive are public spaces for LGBTQ+ peoples and what can be made visible through using an intersectional approach in urban planning and landscape architecture processes? At the UN Habitat III meeting in Quito 2016, the UN failed to recognize LGBTQ+ peoples in their Sustainable Development Goals (UN 2015) as 17 countries voted against it. Liljefors (2016) points out the importance of inclusive policies on a global level as many planners work towards these on a local level, and therefore impacting who is included in the cities we build. READ MORE

  4. 23. The Management of Spatial Order

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Pär Altermark; [2018]
    Keywords : government; space; European migrants; Foucault; homelessness; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : In recent years, people using public space in ways that are seen as problematic has been a recurring topic of public debate – for example about begging EU-migrants and marginalized youth causing unrest in shopping malls. This study sets out to understand how government responds to in such cases. READ MORE

  5. 24. Being damned if you do and damned if you don't - a qualitative study about the life situation of Romanian women who beg in the streets of Malmö.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Socialmedicin och global hälsa

    Author : Matilda Ottelid; [2017]
    Keywords : Begging; Migration; Agency; Coping Strategies; Discrimination; Exclusion; Poverty; Sweden; Malmö; Health Equity; Socio-Economy; Social Determinants of Health; Mental Health; Health; Public Health; Romania; Romanians; Romas; Roma; EU migrants; Vulnerable EU citizens; Beggars; Harassment; Homelessness; Unemployment; anti-Gypsyism.; Medicine and Health Sciences;

    Abstract : Title: Being damned if you do and damned if you don’t - a qualitative study about the life situation of Romanian women who beg in the streets of Malmö. Background: Health is unevenly distributed within and among the countries of the world, and usually follows a population’s socio-economic status. READ MORE

  6. 25. "We need to work on this together" : Collaboration between municipalities and other service providers on the matter of homelessness in Iceland

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Socialhögskolan

    Author : Unnur Kristín Sigurgeirsdóttir; [2017]
    Keywords : homelessness; collaboration; Iceland; service providers; Street-level bureacracy; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : With as complex phenomenon as homelessness, collaboration is needed to provide multiple services that are necessary.The aim of this study was to analyse how service providers experience collaboration between municipalities and other service providers on the matter of homelessness in Iceland. READ MORE