Essays about: "Legal Empowerment"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 47 essays containing the words Legal Empowerment.

  1. 21. Legal consciousness and legal empowerment in low-income Latina parents of children with disabilities attending the ‘TIGER’ parent advocacy program

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Rättssociologiska institutionen

    Author : Vilhelmina Poppius; [2017]
    Keywords : legal consciousness; empowerment; legal empowerment; parent empowerment; power; economic capital; cultural capital; social capital; symbolic capital; parent advocacy; minority low-income parents; children with disabilities; legal non-profits; special education law in California; IDEA; hegemony of the law; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : It is important to examine parent advocacy programs to understand how they function in a society where there are many structural obstacles to those with little power. These programs can provide an impactful way to level out power imbalances. READ MORE

  3. 22. Forest resource governance and the devolution of power through co-management approach: policy vs practice : a case study in Rema-Kalenga Wildlife Sanctuary, Bangladesh

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

    Author : Sujoy Subroto; [2017]
    Keywords : co-management; power devolution; partnerships; accountability; actors Capability;

    Abstract : In recent years co-management has been widely used as a strategy to address the challenges related to protected area governance, and devolution of power, management responsibility and empowerment of actors are recognized as central to this approach. This study examines the extent to which present co-management arrangements in Rema-Kalenga Wildlife Sanctuary (RKWS), Bangladesh has achieved devolution of power, responsibility and resource use rights and what are the prevailing gaps between policy and practice. READ MORE

  4. 23. Selling Sex in Sweden: An Analysis of Discourses about Sex Workers and their Human Rights

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för socialt arbete

    Author : Katie Sophie Gonser; [2016-12-12]
    Keywords : sex work; prostitution; human rights; Sweden; social constructionism; discourse;

    Abstract : Sweden was the first country in the world to criminalise the purchase of sex whilst keeping its sale legal. This approach to prostitution is highly controversial: some herald it as an effective way to tackle the oppressive, exploitative nature of prostitution, whereas others claim that it worsens working conditions and denies sex workers’ agency. READ MORE

  5. 24. Rule of law for whom? : questioning the beneficiaries of Mozambican land and resource rights

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Pascale Magin; [2015]
    Keywords : sustainability science; power structures; economic compensation; land acquisition; property rights; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : In recent years, land acquisition has escalated due to increased global demand for food and fuel driven by population growth, urbanisation, and growing energy demand. Mozambique is ranked as one of the world’s top 10 countries with available land for agriculture, forestry and livestock production. READ MORE

  6. 25. Women’s rights and the well-being of the Rwandan family

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för socialt arbete

    Author : Consolee Uwihangana; [2014-06-25]
    Keywords : empowerment; family; gender relations; human rights; Rwanda; family well-being; women’s rights.;

    Abstract : The main objective of this study was “How the promotion of the rights of women can lead to the improvement of the well-being of the family in Rwanda.” Human rights are fundamental entitlements adopted to protect the dignity and worth of the human being. Despite this, worldwide, women have been and are still discriminated against. READ MORE