Essays about: "Nina Vollmer"

Found 2 essays containing the words Nina Vollmer.

1. 1. Power ? a Matter of Give or Take? A Minor Field Study of the Empowerment Work of Bangladeshi NGOs

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Nina Vollmer; [2006]
   Keywords : NGOs; empowerment; power; participation; conscientisation; Political and administrative sciences; Statsvetenskap; förvaltningskunskap; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to examine the empowerment potential of non-member based development NGOs. I argue that there is a need to be more aware of the underlying concept of power when talking about empowerment to this end a framework for analysis, identifying different kinds of power is developed. READ MORE

3. 2. Corruption and Female Official Representation in Developing States - do women counteract political corruption?

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Nina Vollmer; [2005]
   Keywords : Corruption; Gender; Women in the legislature; Developing Countries; Cross-national; Political and administrative sciences; Statsvetenskap; förvaltningskunskap; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : The purpose of this essay is to investigate the validity of the hypothesis that there is a negative relationship between female official representation and the level of corruption in developing states. The possibility of a reversed causality is also considered. This is done through statistical analysis combined with a theoretical framework. READ MORE