Essays about: "Local government"
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1. Voices from Rwanda
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för redovisning och finansieringAbstract : This thesis seeks to explore how the institutional environment in which an organization operates affects the work with Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in developing countries. The study has been conducted as a case study in Rwanda, collecting data using a qualitative study with in-depth interviews with three core groups: local entrepreneurs, foreign investors, and government organizations. READ MORE
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2. The right to a planned parenthood: A qualitative study of NGOs’ work to empower women’s reproductive choice in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studierAbstract : Brazil is a country where the average births per woman has dropped considerably in the last 60 years- from 6.3 to 1.7. However, there are large inequalities among the people in Brazil and many still lack access to education and resources for family planning. READ MORE
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3. Indigenous knowledge in education in north-east India
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för didaktik och pedagogisk professionAbstract : Considering the need to preserve indigenous knowledge with relevance to the global ESD discourse, the purpose of this study is to explore and understand the value and status of indigenous knowledge (IK) in the context of integrating this in the formal school curriculum, with a focus in the North-eastern (NE) region of India. This study is grounded within the theoretical framework of Critical pedagogy of Place proposed by Gruenewald. READ MORE
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4. Planning for heat resilience - A comparative study between Greater Gothenburg´s and Skåne´s work on heat
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaperAbstract : Due to climate change, it is expected that heat waves will be intensified and occur more frequently in Sweden; hence, heat-related risks are anticipated to increase, i.e., morbidity and mortality. Through heat mitigation strategies, risks associated with heat can be prevented. READ MORE
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5. The Cost of Respect : A qualitative study on the relationship between peace communities and governments in civil wars
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskningAbstract : Peace communities are an “organized and sustained civilian mobilization in the midst of civil war to declare neutrality and to purposely end or prevent violent conflict in their community” (Kaplan. 2017). READ MORE