Essays about: "Neoliberal Transformation"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 24 essays containing the words Neoliberal Transformation.
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1. Accessing Housing : How the political-economy of Sweden’s Housing Market impacts the accessibility for marginalized groups in Malmö
University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för Urbana Studier (US)Abstract : Under urban neoliberal policies, housing has become a vehicle for wealth accumulation, detached from its social function, leading to a shortage of adequate and affordable housing. The lack of adequate housing is perceived as an issue of availability. READ MORE
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2. Exploring the Intersectional Dimensions of Urban Green Spaces : A Study in the Holma Neighborhood of Malmo, Sweden
University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för Urbana Studier (US)Abstract : This thesis serves as an introductory phase to a research project that aims to explore the intersectional dimensions of urban green spaces in the Holma neighborhood of Malmo, Sweden. By adopting a multi-faceted approach, the study delves into various interconnected themes, including intersectionality, spatial justice, neoliberal planning, the right to the city, green spaces, sensory ethnography, and the potential of community mapping. READ MORE
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3. Between hope and resignation. Three collective initiatives on climate change’s understandings of agency for societal transformation.
University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUSAbstract : Addressing climate change will entail groups of people working together to bring about changes in fundamental societal structures. This research investigates how the members of three collective initiatives on climate change in Sweden envision the process of change, based on their understandings of structures and agency. READ MORE
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4. Understanding the convergent experiences of home-based eldercare workers in different welfare regimes: A multiple case study of Sweden and Türkiye
University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate SchoolAbstract : Since the 1970s, neoliberal policies worldwide have been affecting the organization of care in welfare regimes and the working conditions of care workers. Although it takes different forms in different welfare regimes, studies show that it is a global phenomenon in which care workers endure poor working conditions such as low wages, heavy workload, and sexual harassment. READ MORE
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5. "There's always people around to help". A study of worldviews, social practices, and autonomy in Freetown Christiania
University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUSAbstract : Sustainability science has recently seen a growth of literature focused on individuals’ “inner dimensions” as a vehicle for transformative social change, an approach argued to be too individualistic. This thesis fits between both excessively structural and individualistic models of social transformation by framing inner dimensions into a theory of social change through collective action. READ MORE
