Essays about: "Liberal development theory"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 49 essays containing the words Liberal development theory.

  1. 1. A Radical Restructuring of Development Aid : From Liberal Justice to “From each according to their ability, to each according to their needs” Assessing the Failures of Development Aid and Providing A New Normative Alternative

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Alexandra Holm; [2024]
    Keywords : Development Aid; Political theory; Justice; Rawls; Anarchism; Communism;

    Abstract : In this paper I will argue for the need for a change of norms in the global governance system in regards to development aid. I argue that liberal norms of justice and distribution of wealth have a negative effect on development aid practices. This study is a normative political theory and the material researched is relevant literature sources. READ MORE

  2. 2. The future of the Sámi people in a developing modern world : A qualitative comparison of Sweden and Norway´s handling of Sámi land use and self-determination

    University essay from Jönköping University/HLK, Globala studier

    Author : Felicia Arvidsson; Andrea Fröberg; [2023]
    Keywords : Indigenous peoples; Indigenous rights; Sámi people; Norway; Sweden; Land use; Self-determination; Minorities; Sustainability; Climate change; Human rights;

    Abstract : Indigenous peoples are living all over the world. In Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia, live the last indigenous peoples of Europe, the Sámi people. Just like many other indigenous peoples in the world they need to find a way to coexist with the majority population in their home state. READ MORE

  3. 3. Sweden's Immigration Governance. A Critical Analysis of how the Policies and the DiscourseCorrespond : A Qualitative Study of Sweden's Immigration Governance and the Discourse Surrounding it from 2015 to 2022

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

    Author : Filippa Moum; [2022]
    Keywords : Immigration; Sweden; Policies; Governance;

    Abstract : Immigration into Sweden has since 2015 been a well-discussed area in the public debates. Some argue for more closure while some towards greater openness, due to this increased visibility in public discourse it is a widely shared assumption that migration policies, in general, have become more restrictive while in many studies the case shows to be the contrary when comparing the discourse to the actual laws. READ MORE

  4. 4. “It’s still a north to south relationship” - A critical discourse analysis on the power of evaluative research and representations of social change within Voluntary Sustainability Standards

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

    Author : Julia Vita Helena Baumeister; [2022]
    Keywords : Voluntary Sustainability Standards; agricultural value chains; social change; development theories; power asymmetries; power and voice; agricultural producers; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Voluntary Sustainability Standards (VSSs) build on market-based governance mechanisms to create fairer and more equitable terms of trade within smallholder-dominated agricultural value chains. Various frameworks and theoretical approaches have arisen to assess social impacts generated through VSSs; however, the findings are scattered and inconsistent. READ MORE

  5. 5. From "the Will to Improve" to "the Will to Transform": Some Promises & Challenges of Sida's Multidimensional Poverty Analysis (MDPA) Framework in Bolivia

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

    Author : Jonathan Solarte Espinosa; [2021]
    Keywords : Sida; Sweden; Latin America; Bolivia; MDPA; multidimensional poverty; poverty reduction; development discourses; development paradigms; power; capitalism; donors; ODA; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Objectives: This study sets out to answer the following research questions: 1. How do Sida and CEDLA problematize poverty and what does this reveal about their underlying development paradigms? 2. READ MORE