Essays about: "Modernisation theory"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 30 essays containing the words Modernisation theory.

1. 1. Catholicism and the Catholic Church in Contemporary Ireland : The Church-State Relationship, the Societal Role of Catholicism and the Applicability of Secularisation Theory in the Aftermath of the Ryan, Murphy and Cloyne Reports

   University essay from Enskilda Högskolan Stockholm/Avdelningen för östkyrkliga studier

   Author : Graeme Stirling; [2023]
   Keywords : Catholicism; culture and social issues; Catholicism in Ireland; Religiosity and secularisation;

   Abstract : Abstract Throughout the period of 1972-2022 and previously, Catholicism has been a robust aspect of Irish national culture and identity and the institutional Catholic church has enjoyed a degree of sociopolitical influence and extensive co-operation with the Irish state. This has led to characterisations of Ireland as an outlier amidst secularisation patterns worldwide, whilst the 2009 scandals following the publication of the Ryan, Murphy and Cloyne Reports into clerical sexual abuse have led to claims of the collapse of Irish Catholicism and the church. READ MORE

3. 2. Jute Farmers in Bangladesh : a study on institutional influences

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

   Author : Pia Sophie Paulsen; [2022]
   Keywords : Jute farmers; Jute industry; institutional influences; Bangladesh;

   Abstract : Jute is an important cash crop in Bangladesh that provides livelihoods for millions of workers. In recent years, jute received growing attention and faced a higher global demand, due to its positive environmental attributes and its ability to replace plastics in many products. Hence, the industry has the possibility to grow. READ MORE

4. 3. An Attempt to Modernise Indian Agriculture

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Sargam Kuckreja; [2022]
   Keywords : India; Farm Laws; Agriculture Sector; Policy Failure; Modernisation; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The Indian agriculture sector plays a vital role in the country's economy and employs a significant number of individuals. The sector's performance has been plummeting in recent years, and this decrease in growth can be attributed to factors such as the provisions provided to farmers by the government. READ MORE

5. 4. Farming with Draft Animals: Using Retro Innovations for Sustainable Agrarian Development. : A case study of organic small-scale farming in Northern Italy.

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Stockholm Resilience Centre

   Author : Anna Garre; [2022]
   Keywords : craftsmanship; interpretive method; draft animals; non-representational theory; Italian Alps; Po Valley; retro-innovation; farming styles; stewardship; sustainable agrarian development;

   Abstract : To farm more sustainably, some farmers are rediscovering and innovating knowledge, skills, and technologies that were used before the modernisation of agriculture in the 1950s. One such 'retro-innovation' is the use of draft animals as a source of labour on farms. READ MORE

6. 5. A new age in seafaring? Analysing the Dutch approach to incentivise a zero carbon fleet

   University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

   Author : Suzanne Oostdam; [2021]
   Keywords : environmental policy; policy effectiveness; sustainable shipping; ecological modernisation theory; sustainability science; the Netherlands; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Contributing 3% of global annual carbon emissions, the shipping sector has to do its part to keep the global temperature under the maximum increase of 2°C. To fulfil this target, the Netherlands conceived the ‘Green Deal on Maritime and Inland Shipping and Ports’ in 2019. READ MORE