Essays about: "International Social Work"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 435 essays containing the words International Social Work.

1. 1. Joining NATO : A qualitative case study of Sweden’s autobiographical narrative 

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Ragna Stertman; [2024]
   Keywords : delaktighet; inkludering; Flemingsberg; unga vuxna; social kapital;

   Abstract : In May 2022 the Swedish government took the momentous decision to apply for membership in NATO, putting an end to what had constituted Sweden’s foreign and security policy identity for over half a century. In order to make sense of this historical shift and its entailing implications for Sweden’s identity in the international sphere, I turned to the literature on ontological security and autobiographical narratives. READ MORE

3. 2. Experiences and challenges of Collaboration between Civil Society Organizations and the United Nations

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för socialt arbete

   Author : Mina Mirzakhani-Moghaddam; [2023-11-17]
   Keywords : Interorganizational collaboration; civil society organization; CSO; United Nations; UN; civil society participation; CSO and the UN collaboration;

   Abstract : Interorganizational collaboration is defined by Phillips, Lawrence and Hardy (2000) as “a co-operative relationship among organizations that relies on neither market nor hierarchical mechanisms of control” (pp. 24). READ MORE

4. 3. Menstrual rights are human rights - a qualitative study about period poverty among homeless Roma in Stockholm

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för socialt arbete

   Author : Britta Dohmen; Britta Dohmen; [2023-11-03]
   Keywords : period poverty; menstruation; vulnerable EU citizens; Roma; Stockholm; feminism;

   Abstract : In the past decade, period poverty has gained more attention in international research. However, in Sweden the issue is still neglected which results in a complete absence of scientific research. Period poverty is not exclusively a phenomenon in low-income countries but is present around the globe. READ MORE

5. 4. Who Deserves to Be Included? Diffraction of Diversity and Inclusion in Swedish International Organizations

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper

   Author : Kanae Wada; [2023-08-21]
   Keywords : Diversity; Inclusion; Diversity management; Differences; Neoliberalism;

   Abstract : My thesis explores how diffraction on D&I is created by the entanglement of the nature of institution (institutional will and wall) and dissemination of neoliberal rationality, and how it perpetuates power relations that creates inequality and exclusion. I will explore this through critical discourse and intersectionality analysis thereby aiming to offer suggestions to improve diversity and inclusion (D&I) work at the Swedish organizations. READ MORE

6. 5. A phenomenological study on Chinese parents's primary choice in Gothenburg, Sweden

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik och specialpedagogik

   Author : Haijiao Chen; [2023-06-19]
   Keywords : school choice; parental reason; cross-culture; rational choice theory; theory of acculturation;

   Abstract : Aim: As big differences exist in the culture and school system in China and Sweden, it is hard for Chinese parents to choose primary schools for their children in Sweden. No research has investigated Chinese parents’ school choice in Sweden. READ MORE